Loveness Lee launches new Snake Chinese Zodiac Signet Ring

Loveness Lee has launched its new Snake Chinese Zodiac Signet Ring in celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year taking place on 29 January 2025. Crafted with a textured band and contrasting smooth polished surface, the new unisex signet style ring encapsulates the essence of Chinese heritage through intricately hand-written…

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BRC warns of 2025 falling sales volume despite December sales growth

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned of possible falling sales volume in 2025 despite the modest increase in total retail sales experienced in December 2024. UK total retail sales in December 2024 increased by 3.2% year on year, against a growth of 1.9% in December 2023, according to new…

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Tom Wood to launch Snakeskin Rings for Lunar New Year

Tom Wood has announced it will launch its new Snakeskin Rings on 13 January 2025 in celebration of the Chinese Zodiac’s Lunar New Year. Expertly crafted in three of the brand’s signature shapes – Cushion, Kay and Oval – the Snakeskin rings showcases a “unique” variation of the jasper stone,…

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Baker Brothers unveils new store in Bedford

Family-run, independent luxury jewellery and watch retailer Baker Brothers has unveiled its new two-floor boutique in Bedford. The new store is a relocation and major expansion of its previous site, just a few doors away. Directors – and sisters- Lizzie and Rebecca McAuley, were instrumental in the vision for the…

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Total footfall was down 2.2% in 2024

Total UK footfall in 2024 was down 2.2% compared with 2023 according to data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Footfall decreased year-on-year for all four nations, with Scotland falling by 1.5%, England by 2.1%, Wales by 2.6%, while Northern Ireland experienced the biggest decline at 5.8%. Alongside this, total…

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V by Laura Vann rebrands as Laura Vann

Birmingham-based jewellery company V by Laura Vann has rebranded to Laura Vann. Over a decade ago, the group launched as V Jewellery. Shortly after, it evolved into V by Laura Vann—a name that combined the heritage of “V” with a personal touch. Fast forward to today, the company will be…

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Athari launches new Tourmaline Tales collection

Athari has unveiled its newest jewellery collection, Tourmaline Tales, featuring hues of pink and green tourmaline. Each gemstone is sourced directly from the historic mines of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil, that come from a 3rd-generation, family-owned mine committed to sustainable and ethical practices. According to Athari, from responsible mining…

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Laings sees turnover hit £68.4m

Family-owned jeweller Laings has posted turnover of £68.4m for the year ended 31 May 2024. This number represents an increase of 8% compared with the previous year. Alongside this, the company posted a profit before tax of £2.1m in the period. Laings stated that it will return attention to updating…

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Swarovski launches ‘most sustainable crystals’ to date

Swarovski has launched its most sustainable crystals to date, the Swarovski ReCreated Crystals. The new crystals combine Swarovski’s savoir-faire with its circularity framework, which focuses on reducing waste and keeping materials in use. The crystals are made with breakage from its crystal manufacturing process. Multicolored breakage is remelted and transformed…

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Footfall rises ahead of Christmas but remains lower than 2023 levels

Footfall rose for the second consecutive week last week across all UK retail destinations with retail parks and shopping centres paving the way, according to MRI Software’s new data. However, levels were still considerably lower than the same week last year. For the week to 22 December, footfall rose by…

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