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13 July

Analysis

Tom Davis

SPONSORED: Assetsure set to pay jewellers for insurance leads

Assetsure, a specialist insurance provider, is set to pay jewellers for insurance introductions rather than the traditional method of remuneration, which involves only receiving commission after a sale has been concluded. This new method of payment means that a jeweller will be paid £5 for every introduction to a customer…
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13 July

Watch Focus

Michael Northcott

SalonQP to return to Saatchi Gallery in November

SalonQP, the Telegraph-owned exhibition of luxury watches, will be returning to London from 12-14 November 2015, it has been announced. The event, which has been running since 2009 and has become one of the foremost shows in the luxury watches market for Europe, will be held again in the Saatchi Gallery…
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13 July

International

Tom Davis

VIDEO: Mila Kunis stars in Gemfields promotional film

Gemfields’ brand ambassador and Hollywood actress Mila Kunis has appeared in a new short film from the coloured gemstone supplier, celebrating the launch of its Mozambican rubies. The film, directed by art photographer Jeff Burton, features Kunis wearing bespoke piece of jewellery and explores the “mystery and allure” of rubies…
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10 July

Appointments

Tom Davis

Tiffany & Co appoints Philippe Galtié as senior vice president

Tiffany & Co has announced the appointment of Philippe Galtié as its new international senior vice president, effective from August 17. Galtié began his career with a range of general management and global marketing roles at Moët-Hennessy, Mars Inc, Eridania Beghin Say and the Nestlé Group. For the past 15…
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8 July

Current Affairs

Tom Davis

Summer Budget 2015: National Living Wage to be introduced

Chancellor George Osborne has announced the launch of a new National Living Wage that will be launched from April next year. Delivering his emergency budget speech earlier today, Osborne announced that all businesses across the UK will have to pay working people over the age of 25 at least £7.20…
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8 July

Current Affairs

Tom Davis

Summer Budget 2015: Sunday trading could be extended

Sunday trading hours could be extended to give businesses greater flexibility over their weekend opening hours, the Chancellor George Osborne has announced. Speaking at the Summer Budget 2015, the first all-Conservative budget speech since 1996, Osborne said that elected mayors and councils could be given powers to relax local laws…
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8 July

Economy

Tom Davis

Non-food shop price deflation slows in June

The deflation of non-food shop prices slowed to 1.9% in June compared with a drop of 2.5% in April and May. This is according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index which found overall shop prices reported deflation of 1.3% in June, up from the 1.9% recorded in May. The fall…
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8 July

Economy

Tom Davis

Diamond prices decline in June

Diamond prices continued to decline in June as decreased demand from the US and the Far East affected manufacturers. This is according to the latest report from Rapaport which found that diamond markets were relatively quiet as US demand after the JCK Las Vegas show was weaker than in previous…
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8 July

Watch Focus

Tom Davis

Phillips auction house appoints ex-Bonhams watch specialist

Former Bonhams watch specialist Paul Maudsley has been appointed international specialist and director of a new London watches department at Phillips auction house. The appointment comes after Phillips’ successful inaugural watch auction, held in Geneva, which broke numerous records and achieved 29.6 million Swiss Francs (£20.5m). Maudsley has 16 years…
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7 July

Appointments

Tom Davis

Lumbers Jewellers appoint ex-footballer as sales ambassador

Midlands-based jeweller Lumbers has signed Leicester City footballer and cup-winning captain Matt Elliot as a sales ambassador. Elliott will work alongside Lumbers’ existing sales team representing the store at both in-house and outside events. The appointment comes after the recent announcement that Lumbers is to undergo a £1m relocation and…
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