Voice on the High Street: Daniella Draper

Name: Daniella Draper Location: Year Established: 2007 Number of staff: 30 Website: www.danielladraper.com Tell us about the story behind Daniella Draper After graduating from Central St Martins in Jewellery Design, I was undecided whether to stay in London and work in ‘the industry’ or move back to my hometown of…

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Pawnbrokers H&T Group sees revenues and profits jump in H1 2018

Pawnbroking firm H&T Group has reported it continued to achieve profit growth and revenue growth from all of its core revenue streams in the first half of 2018. The pawnbroker that deals with watch brands such as Rolex, Tag Heuer and Breitling saw its profit before tax in the six…

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How pearls made their high fashion comeback

No longer just for old aunties, royalty and your granny, pearls are reinvented by fashion and fine jewellery designers using them in cool and contemporary ways from duo pearl earrings to triple pearl rings. Who do we thank for this new style? Chanel and Lagerfeld in 2012 both turned their…

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3 Minute Interview: Daren Daniels, founder of Redblok

Describe yourself in three words. Creative, happy and lucky. When you were at school, what did you want to be and why? I think like most people I wasn’t really sure; most people thought I was going to be a sportsman. I loved creating and thinking differently, in both art…

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Retail footfall down 0.8%, shopping centres continue to suffer

Retail footfall fell by 0.8% in July when compared to the same time last year, despite the high street again seeing a slight rise. The figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard show that high street footfall increased by 0.3% which was the third consecutive month of growth.…

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Monitoring employees’ private communications in the workplace

An employer who monitored an employee’s private communications at work has been found guilty of breaching his human rights. The facts Bogdan Bărbulescu was employed in the Bucharest office of a Romanian private company as a sales engineer. He created an instant messaging account using Yahoo Messenger in order to…

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Are online-only auctions the future?

The internet puts the world at our fingertips and e-commerce means we no longer have to leave the house for required goods. As trust in trading on the internet grows, higher quality, luxury goods are becoming more readily available and people are less worried when it comes to making high…

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Cooksongold launches revamped store to mark 100 year anniversary

Jewellery supplier Cooksongold has launched a revamped store in celebration of 100 years in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. According to the group the complete refurbishment will allow for “a greater experience with thousands more products on display in what will be the UK’s largest jewellery making store”. The company has also…

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Why business rates are not fit for purpose

Has anyone in the government worked out that we are living in the 21st Century? Yes – Why is it then that they continue to base the assessment of “business” rates on a framework and structure that is no longer relevant, appropriate and more importantly equitable in today’s modern Britain?…

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Three-Minute Interview: Q Branch Bespoke Casting

Describe yourself in three words? Geeky, organised and logical When you were at school, what did you want to be and why? I wanted to be in a band, playing guitar or keyboards. Why? Having a ridiculous ‘flock of seagulls’ hair cut, Going on tour. The cool synths and samplers,…

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