Justice announces closure of Bath store after voluntary liquidation

Bath-based independent jeweller Justice has announced the closure of its Bath store after its owner put the parent company into voluntary liquidation.  The store, which is located in Bath’s main shopping area on Upper Borough Walls and been open almost 20 years, has been put into voluntary liquidation by owner…

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Bottica targets London commuters with #GiftAStory campaign

Online retailer Boticca has launched its first ever multi-channel advertising campaign, dubbed #GiftAStory, in time for the festive trading period.  The advertising campaign, which spans video, content, social media, CRM, PR, digital and outdoor media will target London commuters. It will cover 3,500 London Underground sites. Working in partnership with Havas Media UK,…

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Body found in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter

West Midland police officers are investigating the discovery of a man’s body found in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter on Monday morning.  The man, believed to be in his 40s, was found with serious injuries in Icknield Street, Hockley on Monday morning at 4am and was pronounced dead at the scene. West…

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The Second-Hand Uprising

The founders of used watch retailer Watchfinder & Co have secured £6.2m of investment in their company from VCs. Aside from taking the business into the major league, what exactly will this cash injection achieve for the hitherto organically-grown internet startup? By MICHAEL NORTHCOTT. Co-founder and brand director of Watchfinder…

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VIDEO: Axe-wielding raiders smash into Beaverbrooks

Three axe-wielding masked men who smashed their way into Beaverbrooks have been caught on video by an eye witness.  The raid took place in broad daylight in the Potteries Shopping Centre, Stoke-on-Trent, at 10:50am yesterday, Monday November 17, and the raiders are believed to have made off with a quantity of…

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Harriet Kelsall apprentice named UK ‘fine jewellery champion’

An apprentice working for bespoke jeweller Harriet Kelsall has been named the UK ‘champion for fine jewellery making’ at the World Skills UK competition.  Will Lander, who fended off competition from six other competitors to pick up the gong, had to create a sterling silver pendant to a very specific…

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Steffans jewellers hit by store raid

Two men have been charged for burglary in connection to a raid on a jewellers shop in Northampton where a car was used to smash down a door.  According to a report from Leicestershire Police, Steffans Jewellers in The Square, Market Harborough, was targeted at around 4:45am on Friday November…

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Shop vacancies rise for first time since Q1 2013

The average shop vacancy rate in town centres in the UK was 10.3% in October, up from July’s rate of 10.1%, and the first time the figure has risen since the first quarter of 2013.  The British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) Footfall and Vacancies Monitor for October found footfall was 0.8%…

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Demand for gold jumps 18% for Q3, but jewellery drops 4%

UK demand for gold rose 18% in Q3 compared with the same period last year, according to the latest data from the World Gold Council (WGC). Within that, jewellery demand softened by 4% year-on-year, but the WGC said “the comparison continues to be heavily influenced by the events in 2013”.…

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BJA and NAG call for greater honesty in diamond trading

The British Jewellers Association (BJA) and the National Association of Goldsmiths (NAG) have today made a call for greater honesty and transparency in diamond trading, following the release of Martin Rapaport’s ‘Honest Grading’ report. The BJA and NAG have released a statement in which they said the issue of diamond…

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