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11 January

Appointments

Alessandro Carrara

Investors flee Pandora in 15% share price fall

Pandora’s shares have plummeted by almost 15% in January so far, the largest drop in market capitalisation the company has seen in six years. The bracelet and charms jewellery brand reported 2017 sales of 22.8bn Danish crowns (DKK) (£2.6bn) were up by 15% in local currencies, but below its…
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11 January

Celebrities

Lewis Catchpole

Dell and Nikki Reed to harvest gold from old laptops for new jewellery line

Computer giant Dell and actress, entrepreneur and activist Nikki Reed have announced a jewellery collaboration in support of the sustainable design movement. The ‘Circular Collection’ by Bayou with Love and Dell is a new, limited edition jewellery collection made in the US and sourced from gold recovered from Dell’s recycling…
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11 January

Crime

Alessandro Carrara

Jewellery worth €4.5m stolen during armed heist at Ritz Paris hotel

Armed robbers made off with an estimated €4.5m (£4m) worth of jewellery in a smash-and-grab heist at the Ritz Hotel in Paris. According to The Guardian five masked men entered the hotel armed with knives and hatchets at 6:30pm on 10 January 2018, using axes to smash several display cabinets…
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10 January

Designers

Alessandro Carrara

Gemfields and Fabergé unveils ‘world first’ laser inscribed emerald

Gemstone supplier Gemfields and fine jewellery specialists Fabergé have unveiled what they claim is the world’s first laser-inscribed emerald. The 4.11 carat, green emerald-cut gemstone was mined at Gemfields’ Kagem emerald mine in Zambia. It was then acquired and mounted by Fabergé as a custom-crafted item for the winner of…
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10 January

E-Commerce

Lewis Catchpole

Investment boosts online sales for Buckley London

Fashion jewellery brand Buckley London has announced that it increased its online sales by 29% compared to the previous year. It attributed this growth to investment in the ‘customer journey’ over the last 12 months, saying it has implemented a host of improvements in 2017 to further enhance the shopping…
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9 January

Economy

Lewis Catchpole

UK retail sales show marginal growth over Christmas

UK retail sales showed less growth over Christmas than they did last year, according to figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Retail sales increased by 0.6% on a like-for-like basis from December 2016, which was a decline compared to an increase of 1.0% from the preceding year. Over the…
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8 January

Events

Alessandro Carrara

Gem-A invites prospective students to open evening event

The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) has announced its first open evening of 2018, letting students explore its London teaching centre. Guests interested in the association’s gemmology foundation, gemmology diploma and diamond diploma courses will be able to speak with tutors, explore the teaching facilities and listen to a…
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4 January

International

Lewis Catchpole

EU new Kimberley Process chair for 2018

The European Union (EU) has taken over the chairmanship of the Kimberley Process for 2018, under the leadership of Italian politician Federica Mogherini. The EU will head the international initiative to stem the trade in conflict diamonds during 2018. Kimberley is a process started in 2003 following the United Nations…
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3 January

Designers

Alessandro Carrara

V by Laura Vann launches first temporary store in London

V by Laura Vann has launched its first temporary store in Shoreditch to promote its brand. The store will be used as a both a premises from which to sell and as a showroom for press and buyers during London Fashion Week, and is the result of regular exposure at…
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3 January

Designers

Lewis Catchpole

Bucherer opens ‘experiential pop up’ in Selfridges’ Wonder Room

Bucherer Fine Jewellery has announced a new ‘experiential pop-up boutique’ in London department store Selfridges. Bucherer Fine Jewellery will invite shoppers and jewellery lovers to explore its Swiss jewellery craftsmanship and diamond expertise, where customers can design their own unique piece and project messages onto the wall space for their…
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