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  • Apr- 2016 -
    29 April
    RetailersAllum & Sidaway appoints new jewellery design director
    Tom Davis

    Allum & Sidaway appoints new jewellery design director

    Jewellery retailer Allum & Sidaway has announced the appointment of Ivonna Poplanska as its new jewellery design director. A multi-award winning designer, Poplanska has had a 10-year career working on numerous bespoke commissions including the creation of the ‘The Eternal Dove’ brooch for Queen Elizabeth II, which was presented in…

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  • 28 April
    Crime
    VIDEO: Man steals Rolex watches worth £28,000 from a Manchester jewellers
    Tom Davis

    VIDEO: Man steals Rolex watches worth £28,000 from a Manchester jewellers

    A man posing as a customer ran out of a jewellers in Manchester with two Rolex watches, valued at around £28,500. The man was caught on CCTV walking into a jewellery store in Manchester’s Arndale Centre on Saturday, 19 March, at around 6:35pm as he posed for a customer. The…

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  • 28 April
    EconomyRetail employment figures show sharpest decline since 2014
    Tom Davis

    Retail employment figures show sharpest decline since 2014

    The number of full-time retail jobs in the first quarter of 2016 was down 0.9% compared with the same period last year, according to new data released today. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Bond Dickinson’s latest Retail Employment Monitor found that the job decline in the retail sector was…

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  • 27 April
    EventsIndustry financing to top agenda at World Diamond Congress
    Tom Davis

    Industry financing to top agenda at World Diamond Congress

    “Critical” information on financing for the diamond industry will be at the top of the agenda at the 37th World Diamond Congress to be held in Dubai on 16-19 May. The biennial meeting of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) will have…

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  • 26 April
    AuctionsPhillips to expand international watches team
    Tom Davis

    Phillips to expand international watches team

    Auction house Phillips has announced a “significant” expansion to its team of international watch specialists, with new roles in New York, Geneva and Hong Kong. The new appointments include Douglas Escribano as senior international specialist in New York; Amy Chow as senior specialist in Hong Kong; and Alex Ghotbi as…

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  • 26 April
    Current AffairsPetra Diamonds revenue soars 25% in Q3 results
    Tom Davis

    Petra Diamonds revenue soars 25% in Q3 results

    Petra Diamonds has announced its revenue rose 25% to $120.5m (£82.9m) in the third quarter (Q3) of the 2016 financial year, when compared with the same period in 2015. In its latest trading update for the period from 1 January to 31 March, Petra said its revenue was pushed up…

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  • 25 April
    EventsIJL unveils 2016 KickStarter line-up
    Tom Davis

    IJL unveils 2016 KickStarter line-up

    International Jewellery London (IJL) has announced the names this year’s ten most promising, and emerging, designers selected to be part of its annual KickStart Bursary Programme. The 10 winning designers will benefit from exhibiting as a group at this year’s show, while receiving market and industry support from IJL and…

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  • 25 April
    DesignersSwarovski to relocate Covent Garden store
    Tom Davis

    Swarovski to relocate Covent Garden store

    Jewellery brand Swarovski is set to relocate its London Covent Garden store in a bid to embrace a new “fashion aware customer”. The current store on Covent Garden’s Piazza will be relocated to St Martin’s Courtyard, which the company said will help it reach a new fashion aware customer who…

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  • 25 April
    EconomyConsumer confidence dips in Q1 2016
    Tom Davis

    Consumer confidence dips in Q1 2016

    Consumer confidence fell in the first three months of 2016, according to the latest Consumer Tracker from business advisory firm Deloitte. The quarterly survey of 3,000 UK consumers revealed a renewed caution in the consumer section, with confidence falling by 3% year-on-year in the first quarter of the year- from…

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  • 22 April
    EventsJacobs the Jewellers launches 2016 young designer award
    Tom Davis

    Jacobs the Jewellers launches 2016 young designer award

    Jacobs the Jewellers has launched the second year of its Reading-based young jewellery designer competition. The competition, which is held in association with the Bishopsland Educational Trust, HS Walsh and the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, has been launched after the success of its inaugural contest last year. Four young jewellery…

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