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31 March

Economy

Tom Davis

Retail footfall to jump 4.7% over Easter weekend

Retail footfall is set to increase by 4.7% over the Easter weekend compared to the same time last year, according to new figures released today by Springboard. Easter weekend is two weeks earlier than last year and falls just after a national payday, putting consumers in a strong position to…
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31 March

Crime

Tom Davis

Jeweller sentenced over endangered species

A jeweller from Sheffield has been sentenced after she was caught selling jewellery containing tiger claws and teeth on eBay. Catherine Emberton, 29, of Gleadless Road, Heeley, was given a 12-month community order, ordered to carry out 120 hours’ unpaid work and to pay a £60 victim surcharge at Sheffield…
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30 March

Retailers

Tom Davis

Fraser Hart opens new store in Worcester

Jewellery chain Fraser Hart has announced the opening of a new store in the centre of Worcester. The store, which opened on Saturday, March 28, has been designed to create a “light, spacious and welcoming shopping atmosphere” in-keeping with the jeweller’s existing interior design theme. The store, which is fitted…
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30 March

Crime

Tom Davis

Three arrests after rooftop raid at Beaverbrooks in Huddersfield

Three men have been arrested following a roof-top raid at a Beaverbrooks store in Huddersfield town centre. The suspects are believed to have been caught following an operation which involved the West Yorkshire police helicopter. It is believed that police were called to the building at the corner of King…
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27 March

Analysis

Tom Davis

Watch out for the Swiss franc

Swiss watchmakers have reacted to the strength of the franc by raising their prices in the Eurozone, but this is not necessarily bad news for UK retailers, finds TOM DAVIS Swiss watch exports have been soaring in recent years and in 2014 they reached a record high, bringing in a…
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27 March

Retailers

Tom Davis

Signet delivers highest Q4 sales growth in 13 years

Signet’s UK division, which owns H Samuel and Ernest Jones, has experienced its highest Q4 sales increase in 13 years and its best operating profit in three years. In the 13 weeks to January 31, the company reported a same-store sales increase of 7.5%, with total sales reaching $278m (£186.6m).…
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26 March

Economy

Michael Northcott

Record $81bn diamond jewellery demand in 2014

Global demand for diamond jewellery hit $81 billion in 2014, a 3% increase compared with the previous year and a record high. This is according to new industry insight data published today by The De Beers Group of Companies. The data showed there was positive growth in consumer demand for…
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26 March

E-Commerce

Tom Davis

Planning law to allow ‘click & collect’ lockers in shops

Changes to the planning law is set to give jewellers a boost as the government has announced plans to allow retailers to install ‘click & collect’ lockers without the need for planning permission. The move, which will take effect on April 15, has been designed to encourage more shoppers back onto…
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26 March

Watch Focus

Tom Davis

IWC celebrates 10-year partnership with Mercedes-AMG with new watch

IWC Schaffhausen is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its partnership with Mercedes-AMG with the launch of a motoring inspired watch. The Ingenieur Automatic Edition ‘AMG GT’, is made of solid boron carbide – one of the hardest materials in existence – and is limited to just 25 pieces. It features…
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25 March

Crime

Michael Northcott

Jeweller fined £70k over hallmarking

A Birmingham jeweller was today sentenced to 10 weeks imprisonment and ordered to pay more than £70,000 after pleading guilty to 21 offences under the Hallmarking Act 1973 and Trade Marks Act 1994. Umran Rafiq, trading as Asian Jewellers based in Alum Rock Road, Alum Rock, was ordered to pay…
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