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16 March

Economy

Tom Davis

‘Jewellers thriving’ as net closure of retail stores falls 50% in 2015

Jewellers are said to be among the list of retail categories managing to thrive as the net closure of retail stores dropped by 50% in 2015. A PwC analysis compiled by the Local Data Company found despite the rate of openings remaining constant at 13 per day in 2015, the…
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15 March

Economy

Tom Davis

Hallmarking edges up in February as number of gold articles jump

The total number of hallmarked items rose by 0.8% in February, an increase of 5,970 articles compared with February 2015. That’s according to the latest figures released today by the four UK assay offices, and compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office, which found there was a total of 766,310 articles…
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15 March

Events

Tom Davis

Cooksongold to debut first platinum jewellery printing powder

Cooksongold has announced it will debut its 950Pt/Ru advanced metal powder at Baselworld – which will produce the world’s first 3D-printed platinum jewellery. The 950Pt/Ru powder, which will be launched in collaboration with the Platinum Guild International (PGI), has been designed to use with the company’s direct precious metal 3D…
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15 March

Auctions

Tom Davis

Rare blue diamond could fetch £24.7m at auction

Sotheby’s is set to auction the world’s largest oval fancy vivid blue diamond ever to go under the hammer. The De Beers ‘Millennium Jewel 4’ – set to be auctioned at Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Spring Sale on 5 April, 2016 – is expected to sell for between $30m…
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14 March

Events

Michael Northcott

International Jewellery London to focus on Germany for 2016 show

The organisers of International Jewellery London (IJL) have name Germany as the the official ‘Market Focus’ for 2016. The Market Focus initiative was launched last year with a focus on Italy and a group of innovative Italian companies. It aims to facilitate links and boost trade between UK jewellery industry members…
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14 March

Economy

Michael Northcott

Retail footfall declines in February

Retail footfall has declined by 1.1% in February compared with the same period last year, according to the British Retail Consortium. UK Summary Footfall in February was 1.1% down on a year ago, lower than the 1.2% rise seen in January and lower than the three-month average rate of -0.8%.…
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10 March

Voice On The Highstreet

Tom Davis

VOHS: Silver Tree Jewellery

Name: Oliver Gibson, Silver Tree Jewellery Location: Lancaster Year Established: 1982 Number of staff: 14 Website: www.silvertreejewellery.co.uk Tell us about the history of Silver Tree Jewellery Silver Tree Jewellery was founded in 1982 initially as Lancaster’s only silver jewellery shop. In 1991, Pat Gibson bought the business and Silver Tree…
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10 March

Current Affairs

Tom Davis

Zero-hours contracts rise to record level

The number of workers on zero-hours contracts has increased by more than 100,000 over the past 12 months. The Office for National Statistics said the figure had breached 801,000 – the highest since records began. The figure represents 2.5% of the UK workforce, up from 2.3% in the same period…
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10 March

Events

Tom Davis

Houlden celebrates 40th anniversary at annual buyers’ event

Houlden Jewellers has celebrated its 40th anniversary at its annual buying event for members, held on Monday 23 February to Tuesday 24 February at the Waldorf Hilton in London. The two day event included a ‘Members Day’, allowing members to network and share past experiences in a bid to improve…
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10 March

Current Affairs

Tom Davis

MPs reject Sunday trading hour extension

The government’s proposed plan to extend Sunday trading hours has been rejected after MPs voted against the bill. The plans were rejected as MPs voted 317 to 286 to scrap the proposal. The Labour Party and the Scottish National Party (SNP) voted against the plans, along with 27 Conservative rebels.…
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