Rox partners with Gary Barlow for ‘Chances For Children’ charity event

British jeweller Rox has partnered with Take That singer Gary Barlow for Buttle UK’s ‘Chances For Children’ charity event. The singer/songwriter performed in front of 120 guests, including Louise Redknapp, judge Robert Rinder, Richard Arnold and Anton du Beke, at The News Building in London to raise funds for the…

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March retail footfall sees steepest decline in eight years

Footfall in March decreased by 6%, compared with the positive rate of 1.3% seen in March 2017. There was no growth in footfall for any UK regions, and the most notable declines (year-on-year) were seen in Greater London, -7.5%, the South East, -6.5%, and in the East Midlands, -5.6%. Growth…

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Low-skilled jobs rebadged as apprenticeships by firms, says report

Employers are relabelling low-quality, low skilled and and often low-wage roles as ‘apprenticeships’, according to a new report. As part of the Government’s wider package of reforms to apprenticeships, groups of employers have come together to write the new ‘apprenticeship standards’. Some employers have used this opportunity to generate high-quality…

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Diamond Heaven to launch fourth store in Scotland

Independent jeweller Diamond Heaven will be opening its fourth store in Glasgow, Scotland. The store will be located in Princes Square, near Argyll Arcade and the group said it will bring high quality engagement rings, wedding rings, eternity rings and other diamond jewellery to the Scottish people. The Glasgow store…

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Retailers need to invest in visualisation technology to boost online sales

Almost half of shoppers would spend more online if there was technology that helped them visualise and understand how products work without having to go in store, according to new research. The survey of 1,000 shoppers, conducted by full service e-commerce agency, PushON, found that 45% of people would be…

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Diamond prices slow in March after events ‘impacted on confidence’

Diamond prices stabilised in March, but sentiment softened after a positive start to the year, says Rapaport. The international diamond network, said dealers were “disappointed with the Hong Kong diamond show and a major bank fraud involving two Indian jewellery companies impacted on confidence”. The RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI) for…

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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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