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7 December

Retailers

Michael Northcott

Goldsmiths WestQuay to reopen after £1m refurbishment

Goldsmiths WestQuay in Southampton is to reopen this week after an extensive £1m refurbishment. The high street jeweller has carried out a ‘luxury refit’ and also introduced a brand-new ’boutique.Goldsmiths’ iteration. The premises will be open to the public on 10 December. The refurbished Goldsmiths store will feature dedicated Omega, Breitling,…
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7 December

Current Affairs

Tom Davis

De Beers suspends Canada Snap Lake mine operation

De Beers has announced it has suspended operations at its Snap Lake diamond mine in Canada due to poor market conditions. The company said work to suspend production at the mine has begun, a process which could take up to nine months. It will evaluate market conditions over the next…
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7 December

Trade Organisations

Michael Northcott

Inaugural NAJ Awards incorporated in Benevolent Society Ball

The 80th British Jewellery Giftware & Finishing Federation Benevolent Society Ball, incorporating the NAJ Awards, took place in Solihull on December 3. This year’s event incorporated very first National Association of Jewellers Member Awards, designed to “flag up all that is most excellent about the UK’s extremely diverse jewellery industry”. The NAJ…
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4 December

Taking Stock

Michael Northcott

GVUK: Gemvision to launch CounterSketch International

Get Ready for a New Way to Create Bespoke Jewellery Personalisation has become the norm and bespoke jewellery design is at the heart of this. In January Gemvision will launch CounterSketch International allowing you access to over a thousand fully adjustable parametric CAD files, then to download that file model…
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3 December

Events

Tom Davis

BCU to launch technology hub for jewellery students

Birmingham City University’s (BCU) School of Jewellery will officially open its new ‘Digital Technology Hub’ next week – housing 3D printing and laser technologies. The investment in the hub is part of an effort to enable both the industry and students to benefit from being able to create complex jewellery…
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3 December

Events

Tom Davis

Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office opens first retail hallmarking facility

The Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office has announced the opening of its first hallmarking facility within a retail jeweller. The in-house assay office, which opened in November, is located within a purpose-built facility at Graff Diamonds’ London workshop in Mayfair. The facility, which has its own dedicated member of the assay…
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2 December

Economy

Tom Davis

Shop prices fall to joint record low in November

Shop prices fell 2.1% in November as retailers took part in ‘intense’ competition in the build up to Black Friday. That is according to the latest British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Nielsen Shop Price Index which found the fall was down from a 1.8% fall in October. On a 12-month…
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2 December

Crime

Tom Davis

VIDEO: Have-a-go-heroes tackle jewellery robber in Leeds

Armed robbers who targets a Leeds jewellers in a million pounds raid were tracked down after ‘have-a-go-heroes’ intervened and detained one of the gang. The Estonian gang, who flew into the country just days before the raid, stole more than 150 watches worth more than £935,000 when they struck at…
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1 December

Watch Focus

Tom Davis

Phillips holds inaugural watch auction in Hong Kong

Auction house Phillips has broken the record for the highest auction price ever paid for a wristwatch in Asia at its inaugural Hong Kong auction. The auction saw the sale of a Patek Philippe branded watch, which went for a record HK$12,040,000 (£1m). Overall, the Hong Kong auction realized HK$117,760,750…
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1 December

Current Affairs

Tom Davis

Petra and Ekapa Mining acquires De Beers’ Kimberley mines

Petra Diamonds and South African mining company Ekapa Mining have announced the acquisition of De Beers’ Kimberley mines. Petra, which owns the Finsch and Cullinan mines, said that deal of 102 million rand (£46.9m) will see it own a 49.9% interest in the mine, with Ekapa owning a 50.1% share.…
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