Pattaraphan launches in Selfridges

Genderless fine jewellery brand Pattaraphan has become the first Thai jewellery brand to be stocked at Selfridges, launching online and in-store at the Oxford Street flagship. Alongside the Maii Pavé ID Necklace in Blue Topaz, a Selfridges-exclusive, the collection features signature Pattaraphan pieces including Shroom and Remnants bone styles, as…

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LVMH watches and jewellery arm sees profits and revenues fall in H1

LVMH’s jewellery and watches business has reported a 19% decline in profits from recurring operations to €877m (£736.6m) and a 3% fall in revenues to €5.15bn (£4.33bn) in the first half of 2024. According to LVMH, its profits were “heavily affected by exchange rate fluctuations”. Despite the drop in revenues…

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De Beers to sell Australian iron ore right to Taurus Funds Management

De Beers Group has announced the sale of an iron ore royalty right related to the Onslow Iron project in West Pilbara in Australia, as part of its focus on streamlining the business and divesting non-core assets in support of its Origins strategy. Taurus Funds Management will acquire the subsidiary…

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The NAJ co-opts two new members to its national committee

The National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) has announced the co-option of Kerry Saunders, operations director at Domino Jewellery, and Neil Ventura, CEO of Ventura Fine Jewellery, to its national committee board. Saunders comes with over 25 years of extensive experience in manufacturing, and throughout her career, she has honed her…

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Diamnet unveils ‘Diamnet Connect’ API

Diamond aggregation platform Diamnet has announced the launch of Diamnet Connect, an API designed specifically for jewellery retailers with an online presence. The feature allows retailers to seamlessly integrate Diamnet’s extensive diamond inventory into their own websites. As a result retailers can give their customers access to around 1.4 million…

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T.H. Baker acquires Case and Case jewellers

T.H. Baker, a family jeweller established in 1888, has announced the acquisition of Case and Case jewellers to its growing network of fine jewellery stores, expanding its presence to Wigan and Warrington. The news comes on the heels of the successful transition of Burrells stores into the T.H. Baker Family.…

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Sacet launches in five Austen and Blake UK stores

Ethical jewellery brand Sacet has launched in five Austen and Blake stores across the UK.  This means Austen and Blake will introduce an ethical range into these five stores for the first time in six years. The Austen and Blake stores, which have introduced Sacet’s range of ethical jewellery collections,…

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Tasaki expands its Balance Collection in celebration of 70th anniversary

Japanese luxury jewellery brand Tasaki is celebrating its 70th anniversary year, with the launch of new pieces to its Balance series. The designer Thakoon Panichgul first presented the Balance collection in 2010, with the pearls delicately aligned in a row to create a “minimal and modern” design. Featuring five Akoya…

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Starmer vows to ‘make work pay’ in King’s Speech

The new Labour government has outlined its main goals for the new parliament as part of the King’s Speech today (17 July) with a central focus of “ improving living standards for working people through economic growth”.  Key points outlined in the speech, read by the King but written by…

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Pandora’s net-zero climate goal validated by SBTi

Pandora’s target to become a net-zero business by 2040 has been validated by the leading corporate climate action organisation Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The validation affirms the company’s ambition to decarbonise at the pace and scale required to align with the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global temperature rise…

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