Who are we supposed to believe when the figures are so discrepant?

I don’t know about you, but, being a journalist, I don’t like being forced to have a stab in the dark where really important information is concerned. You wouldn’t guess your profit, you don’t guess how much you’ve sold this month.  Can someone tell me, then, how it can be…

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Zara Phillips to launch horse-inspired jewellery line

The Queen’s granddaughter, Zara Phillips, is set to launch her own line of jewellery inspired by her love of horses.  The accomplished equestrian, who won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics, and the wife of England rugby captain Mike Tindall, is launching the The Zara Phillips Collection – a…

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Weston Beamor launches ‘Staffordshire Hoard’ collection

Birmingham casting house and CAD specialist Weston Beamor has released a collection of jewellery based on ‘The Staffordshire Hoard’.  The Hoard is a collection of over 4,000 Anglo-Saxon treasure objects in gold and silver which was found in a field near Lichfield, Staffordshire, in 2009. The pieces are now jointly…

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Consumer spending up 4.2%, says Barclaycard

Consumer spending in the UK rose 4.2% in May amid falling prices combined with greater confidence.  According to the latest monthly spend data analysis by Barclaycard, falling prices in supermarkets helped families boost spending on ‘nonessential’ items, which grew by 6.2% over the period. Barclaycard said that by spending less…

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Richemont invites LVMH and Kering to create new online store

The chairman and CEO of Richemont, Johann Rupert, has invited LVMH and Kering to create a new online luxury retail store to compete with Amazon.  Speaking at the Financial Times Business of Luxury event in Monte Carlo, Rupert said that he had spoken to Bernard Arnault CEO at LVMH, which…

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Gemfields discovers ‘exceptionally’ rare matching rubies

Gemfields, the coloured gemstone supplier, has said it has discovered an ‘exceptionally’ rare pair of matching rubies from its Montepuez mine in Mozambique.  With a combined weight of 45 carats, the two rough rubies will now form one of the highlights at the company’s ruby auction, taking place in Singapore…

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Goldmajor’s JW Man collection

Steel has come into its own now as it is sexy, masculine and cool and this appeals to men of all ages. The watch houses who hire Formula One drivers and top tennis stars to endorse their brands have all enhanced their collections by incorporating steel. It retains its lustre, is lightweight and…

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UK retail sales flat in May

Retail sales in the UK were flat on a like-for-like basis in May compared with the same time last year, when they increased by 0.5%.  This is according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG Retail Sales Monitor which found on a total basis sales were up 1.1%, against…

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F Hinds and IJL announce High Street by Design 2015 winners

Jewellers F Hinds and International Jewellery London (IJL) has announced the five winners of its High Street by Design (HSBD) 2015 competition. Winners of the competition’s five categories: Current Jewellery Designer – Silvia Tjahyadi Student Jeweller Designer – Sally Costen Jewellery Lover Up to 12-years category – Adeen Naseer 12-18…

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Porsche reveals first watches designed entirely in-house

Porsche Design has announced a new series of timepiece models – Chronotimer Series 1 – which it says form the first complete series of timepieces developed entirely independently by the luxury brand. The pieces, based on the principles of Professor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, will be launched in July 2015. Porsche…

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