Voice on the High Street – William May

Tell us a bit about the company For nearly 200 years, William May has strived to provide jewellery synonymous with class, sophistication and timelessness. We pride ourselves on catering to all tastes by offering everything from vintage jewellery and classic watches to diamond engagement rings, and believe that any piece…

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Missing opportunities in bespoke manufacturing

Time was when many high street retailers would have had their own in-house jewellers who could undertake repairs, alter existing pieces of jewellery to give them a new look or potentially create something completely new and unique for those customers unable to find exactly what they were looking for in…

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Watchmaker teams up with Cardiff University for 3D printed timepiece

A south Yorkshire watchmaker has teamed up Cardiff University to harness the power of 3D printing to create a new timepiece. PARC – an academic and industry partnership based at Cardiff Business School – explored and used 3D printing (3DP) as an innovative technology for Guy Holland’s Doncaster-based watch business,…

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Selling Advice: Selling during Christmas

Golden selling opportunities are missed during the holiday season because it is too easy to sell. In fact, how much actual selling will you see? Not much because in December, some store owners think all they need are warm bodies to take care of the traffic.  “Get those part timers”…

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Voice on the High Street – EH Warford

Tell us about the history of EH Warford EH Warford is an independent family-run jewellers dating back to 1969; we are a husband-and-wife team and now in our 12th year of running this successful high street jewellery shop. The business was first established by three young local jewellers selling mainly…

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Alrosa extracts largest yellow rough diamond this year

Diamond mining company Alrosa has extracted the largest 28.59-carat rough yellow diamond since the beginning of 2018. The diamond was discovered at Ebelyakhplacer deposit in July and has dimensions of 11.40 x 19.00 x 17.50 mm, with insignificant colorless inclusions on the surface. Evgeny Agureev, director of united selling at…

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Bibi Bijoux London to open its first concession in Selfridges

Bibi Bijoux London has opened its first physical presence with the opening of a concession inside Selfridges, the Trafford Centre, Manchester. The award-winning brand’s Autumn Winter 2018 collection are also available in the store featuring the six collections: Tassel, Birdcage, Celestial, Coin, Waterfall, Rose Garden. The designs include classic profiles…

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What kind of jewellery store manager are you?

I have spent entire days in jewellery stores, training managers how to teach their salespeople the fine art of selling. I have observed their habits and this is how I came up with these types of managers. For those of you who are managers, see what category you would be…

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Voice on the High Street: Cheshire Watch Co.

Name: Christian O’Rourke Location: Wilmslow Year Established: 2011 Number of staff: 5 Website: www.cheshirewatchcompany.co.uk When was the Cheshire Watch Company founded? The Cheshire Watch Company was founded in 2011 by Stuart Sitford, who wanted to bring luxury goods to customers at competitive prices. What type of watches and jewellery do…

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Are jewellery trade shows dying?

“A different rhythm and a different approach is needed. In this new context, annual watch fairs, as they exist today, no longer make much sense. This does not mean that they should disappear, but, it is necessary that they reinvent themselves, responding appropriately to the current situation and demonstrating more…

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