Cheffins appoints new head of jewellery, silver and watches

Cheffins has appointed Steven Collins as the new head of jewellery, silver and watch at its  regional fine art auction house in Cambridge. Collins joins the team with over 30 years in the jewellery, silver and watch industry. He is an FGA and DGA qualified gemologist with international experience in…

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Bella Hadid opens new TAG Heuer concept boutique in Japan

Model and brand ambassador Bella Hadid has launched Tag Heuer’s new boutique concept in the Ginza district of Tokyo. TAG Heuer said it is “reinventing the customer boutique experience”, by unveiling the very first completely modular, fully connected store. To mark the occasion Jean-Claude Biver, CEO of TAG Heuer, invited…

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De Grisogono to cut 41 jobs due to poor jewellery sales

Swiss jewellery and watch brand De Grisogono will be cutting up to 41 jobs after sales of its high-end jewellery failed to meet expectations. The brand said it had to reduce production capacity to reflect the “challenging conditions in some key markets” and is “scaling back ambitions” to become the…

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High street store openings at lowest level in seven years

New high street store openings have fallen to their lowest level since 2010, new research suggests. A report by retail location strategists Local Data Company (LDC) for PwC, which studied 500 town centres across the country, shows that the number of new stores opened on the UK high street feel…

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Generation Z – the next wave of jewellery consumers

Jewellery brands have spent the best part of a decade coming to terms with the Millennial consumer. Sons and daughters of the baby boomer generation, they were vastly different to what had came before them in terms of tastes and habits, and brands scrambled to adapt to new preferences in…

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Chester’s oldest jewellers to close after 248 years

Chester’s oldest jeweller, Lowe and Sons, is to close this month after 248 years of trading. The independent firm has reportedly been trading in Chester since 1770 and has occupied its existing historic premises in Bridge Street Row since 1804. However the store, which is known for trading its unique…

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Counterfeiting hits nearly half of brands

Almost half (47%) of brands lose sales revenue to counterfeit or pirated goods, new research from brand protection firm MarkMonitor has revealed. In the study conducted by market research firm Virtuous World, one in three respondents  also reported a loss of more than 10%. Respondents from the UK, US, Denmark,…

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Obituary: Michael John Marsh (Mike) of P.A Jewellery

Michael John Marsh (Mike) of P.A Jewellery, passed away on 9th February, aged 70 years in St. Luke’s Hospice, surrounded by his family. Mike didn’t intend on a career as a jeweller and came to the industry by luck. In 1976 whilst working in insurance he visited a potential client…

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Beaverbrooks to give away £2,000 of wedding jewellery

Jewellery retailer Beaverbrooks is giving away £2,000 of wedding jewellery to a lucky couple – as long as they are getting married on the same day as the royal wedding. Beaverbrooks, is giving couples getting married on 19 May the chance to win the free jewellery as compensation for having…

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Small firms hit by pension auto-enrolment scheme, claims FSB

Small firms and startups will be “hit the very hardest” by the doubling of auto-enrolment employer pension contributions, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). From 6 April 2018, the minimum amount employers must by law pay into workplace pensions increased by 2% of qualifying earnings, whilst staff contribute…

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