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15 February

Watch Focus

Tom Davis

Breguet to launch first UK pop-up exhibition

Luxury Swiss watch brand Breguet is set to launch its first UK pop-up exhibition at the recently opened Watches of Switzerland store in Canary Wharf, London. The boutique is set to run from Thursday, 25 February, to Saturday, 27 February, and will showcase the “finest selection” of watches from the…
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15 February

Watch Focus

Tom Davis

Florence Welch named as new ambassador for Gucci watches and jewellery

Gucci watches and jewellery has announced Florence Welch, the lead singer of British brand Florence + the Machine, as its new ambassador. The British musician was named as the new ambassador at a private event in Los Angeles on Friday, 12 February, and was interviewed in front of the audience…
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15 February

Economy

Tom Davis

January sees best overall footfall performance in two years

Retail footfall in January has recorded growth of 1.2% compared with the same month last year – its best performance since January 2014. That’s according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor which found the increase was significantly above the 2.2.% decline seen in December…
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12 February

Economy

Tom Davis

Counterfeiting costs UK jewellery and watch industry £138m a year

The jewellery and watch sector in the UK loses £138m every year as a result of counterfeit products in the marketplace, according to new figures. The two new reports from the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) – the EU’s largest intellectual property agency – said the jewellery…
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12 February

Retailers

Tom Davis

Jewellery sales up 7.8% at Centre:mk

Milton Keynes shopping centre, Centre:mk, has reported a 7.8% increase in jewellery sales in 2015 compared with the previous year. The shopping centre, which is jointly owned Hermes Investment Management and AustralianSuper, includes jewellery retailers such as Beaverbrooks, Goldsmiths, Fraser Hart, H Samuel, Leslie Davis, F Hinds, Ernest Jones and…
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11 February

Editor's Blog

Michael Northcott

Jewellery Focus’ Tenth Anniversary

The very first copy of Jewellery Focus rolled off the press 10 years ago this month.Our publisher Mulberry Publications, always exploring sectors that might benefit from a fresh new offering, discovered a jewellery trade suffering from a lack of choice in publications – a dominant incumbent with an expensive subscription…
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11 February

Economy

Michael Northcott

Gold demand resilient in 2015 says World Gold Council

Global gold demand in 2015 was virtually flat compared with 2014 at 4,212 tonnes (t), according to the World Gold Council’s latest Gold Demand Trends report. Despite a challenging start to the year, gold demand rebounded in the second half of 2015 as a result of sustained buying from central banks…
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11 February

Crime

Tom Davis

Blackburn jewellers targeted after raiders smash into shopping centre

Detectives are appealing for information after thieves raided a jewellery store located in a Blackburn shopping centre. Officers were called at around 2:30am on Tuesday, 9 February, following reports of a fire at the Church Street entrance to The Mall in Blackburn, where the burglars had smashed their way into…
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9 February

Events

Tom Davis

Day three: Jewellery and Watch in pictures

We have compiled some companies we have seen in the third day of Jewellery and Watch Birmingham: Picture 1 – The Carry Me Collection from Xtra Star Picture 2 – Banyan Jewellery Picture 3 – The new Signature Collection from Wedds & Co Picture 4 – Manja Jewellery has launched…
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9 February

Current Affairs

Tom Davis

Escaped Hatton Garden raider is ‘former policeman’

The mysterious Hatton Garden raider known as ‘Basil’ – who remains on the run – is a former policeman, a ring leader of the £14m raid has claimed. Danny Jones, who is awaiting his sentencing of the burglary, has claimed in a letter to Sky News that Basil was the…
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