Shop prices continue to decline in February

Shop prices declined for the 22nd consecutive month in February, driven mainly by the falling prices of non-food items such as clothing and electrical goods.  Figures released today by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and research body Nielsen show that shop price deflation accelerated to 1.7% in February, after falling…

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Guess Watches debut brand’s first smartwatch

Fashion brand Guess Watches has unveiled its new smartwatch, Guess Connect, at the Mobile World Congress 2015 event in Barcelona, Spain this week.  The watch, of which its official launch was announced earlier this year, can now be seen on the joint Martian and Guess stand at the exhibition. The…

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Trollbeads appoint interim managing director

Danish jewellery brand, Trollbeads, has announced the appointment of Henrik Leth Møller as interim managing director of Trollbeads UK.  The announcement comes after David Riddiford, the brand’s UK chief executive, stepped down from this role to go into semi-retirement. Leth Møller joined the brand as sales director from Danish watch…

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Atlantic Watches

Atlantic Watches brings to the UK the Atlantic International Watch brand that combines Swiss quality and a tradition of 127 years of watchmaking. A collection of both ladies and gentlemen’s quality Swiss watches are available. The Worldmaster and Art Deco series brings classic designs that are sought after by collectors…

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The Platinum Mounts Company

The Platinum Mounts Company is continuing its offer of a 5% discount on all mounts to Jewellery Focus readers until January 31, 2015. Its expertly designed and crafted range features more than 200 ring mount designs alongside pendant and earring mounts exclusively in platinum. Each mount is supplied hallmarked and…

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Weston Beamor to sponsor award at ‘New Designers’

Weston Beamor, the Birmingham-based jewellery casting and 3D printing company, has announced that it will once again be sponsoring an award at the New Designers annual exhibition.  The Weston Beamor award for ‘the most innovative use of CAD in jewellery design’ will be made during the first day of the…

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Rapaport to auction ‘record’ quantity of diamonds

Rapaport is set to auction a ‘record’ quantity of diamonds, with 98,000 carats on show at its melee auction in Hong Kong today.  The auction consists of recycled and finely assorted premium quality diamond parcels in all shapes, qualities and sizes, sourced from retailers, pawnshops and refineries around the world.…

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British-made has still got it

I’m a big fan of British-made. Over the course of history, in so many fields, British people and companies have earned a reputation for quality, creativity and ingenuity, and nowhere more so than in jewellery design and manufacture. I have had the pleasure of visiting two very British firms in…

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Consumer confidence remains stable in February

Consumer confidence in the UK has remained stable in February as low inflations and rising wages made Britons more confident about their finances, according to new figures released today.  This is according to Gfk’s latest Consumer Confidence Index, which found that consumer confidence remained at +1 during the month. The…

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Houlden Group CEO Stuart Laing to retire after 40 years

The Houlden Group has announced that its founder and CEO Stuart Laing will retire in June 2017, with a successor planned to be announced in June 2015.  Applications for the role were encouraged at the company’s first meeting in 2015, and it is expected that the new leader will come…

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