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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Two ‘brilliant cut’ 50ct diamonds to be auctioned by Sotheby’s

Sotheby’s diamonds has announced that two 50ct brilliant cut diamonds are to be auctioned in Geneva this May. The first of the two stones is a round, brilliant cut diamond which, at 51.71ct, and ranks as the second largest D Flawless brilliant-cut diamond ever to have appeared at auction. The…

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Fraser Hart reports sales and profit increase

Jewellery retailer Fraser Hart has seen its profits and sales increase in the full fiscal year to June 2017. In its latest financial statement, the retailer reported that over its 54 stores trading under the Fraser Hart and Fields brands turnover increased to £80.8m up from £76.3m the previous year.…

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Wartski announces move to new showroom in St James’s Street

Wartski, a antiques dealer specialising in jewellery and works of art by Russian Court jeweller Carl Fabergé, is moving from Grafton Street to a new showroom situated at 60 St James’s Street. The new premises is flanked by heritage brands, Royal Warrant holders and is at the heart of London’s…

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Instagram jeweller ‘Say It With Diamonds’ to open store in Liverpool

Online jeweller, Say It With Diamonds, is to open a physical store in Liverpool’s Cavern Walks. The jewellery brand founded in 2016, by Charlotte Donoghue and Steph Porter, originally launched with products only available for purchase on social media platform Instagram. However at the end of 2017 Say It With…

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