Backes & Strauss opens Mayfair boutique

Backes & Strauss, which specialises in diamond watches, has announced the opening of a new boutique store in London’s Mayfair. The store, which is located on Grosvenor Street, will showcase timepieces from the brand’s Duchess, Renaissance, Royal Jester and Victoria collections. Alongside the timepieces, the store will also house historical…

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IJL to focus on security at upcoming exhibition

International Jewellery London (IJL) is set to welcome an increased number of security focused exhibitors at its upcoming event, set to take place between September 6 – 8.  The announcement follows a recent spate of smash-and-grabs and the much publicised ‘Hatton Garden heist’, in which an estimated £10m of jewellery…

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Norwich jewellery store raid: Six people charged with robbery

Six males have been charged with robbery following a raid on a jewellery store in Norwich city centre on Wednesday last week.  The robbery took place at the Winsor Bishop jewellery store on London Street shortly after 10:50am. The incident was caught on camera by passers-by, some of whom tried…

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Suzi Perry teams up with designer to create racing-themed jewellery

Television presenter Suzi Perry has teamed up with jewellery designer Alyssa Smith to create a collection of racing-inspired jewellery.  The presenter, who is famous for her coverage on the MotoGP and Formula One, has marked her first foray into the jewellery world with Smith & Perry Motorsports collection, which is…

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Winchester Watch Company launches crowdfunding campaign for first watch

British watch start-up Winchester Watch Company has launched a crowdfunding campaign in an effort to produce its first British-made quartz watch.  The Winchester Watch Company is setting out to create the ‘Meridian’. The company said that the British-made watch will combine comfort, style and innovation at an “honest” price tag.…

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Winsor Bishop thanks ‘heroes’ following store raid

Winsor Bishop has thanked members of the public for their help following an attempted robbery on the store on Wednesday morning.  The Norwich-based jewellery store said it would like to thank all of the “heroes” on London Street who helped during and after the raid on Wednesday morning, when six…

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VIDEO: Pedestrians chase off Norwich jewellery store robbers

Six people have been arrested following a raid on a jewellery store in Norwich yesterday morning (Wednesday, August 5).  The robbery, which took place at the Winsor Bishop jewellery store on London Street shortly after 10:50am, was caught on camera by passers-by, some of whom tried to tackle the robbers…

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Hatton Garden jewellery raid: two more people charged

Two more people have been charged in connection with the Hatton Garden heist, which saw jewellery worth up to £10m stolen from a safety deposit box over the Easter weekend.  Brenn Walters and Terry Robinson, who are both from Enfield, have been charged under Section 327 of the Proceeds of…

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Let’s go for optimism instead of fear

Too many jewellers are not prepared for a future where online sales will make up the majority of retail purchases. Most people agree that this brave new world is coming, but this industry has been particularly slow at embracing e-commerce as a revenue stream. There are some success stories out…

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Non-food prices fall for 28th consecutive month

Non-food shop price deflation accelerated to 2.3% in July, which was down from the 1.9% in June and represented the 28th consecutive fall for non-food prices.   That is according to British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Nielsen’s latest Shop Price Index, which reported deflation of 1.4% in July, which was…

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