Shore Projects partners with Marine Conservation Society

New British watch brand Shore Projects has announced a partnership with the Marine Conservation Society.  Shore Projects, which is inspired by the British seaside, will donate £1 from each watch sold to help the conservation charity increase levels of protection for aquatic wildlife and habitats, including improving the condition of…

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Tag Heuer regains RJC certification

The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has announced that watch brand Tag Heuer has achieved re-certification by meeting the ethical, social and environmental standards, established by the RJC.  Ashish Deo, RJC’s CEO, said: “RJC congratulates Tag Heuer on achieving Re-Certification. Tag Heuer were first certified in 2011. After a Member has…

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Hallmarking set to top 10m items for first time in three years

The total number of hallmarked items is set to top 10 million for the first time since 2011, the latest data from the four UK assay offices suggests. Overall hallmarking figures, collated by the Assay Office Birmingham, dropped by 7.8% in November compared with the same period last year, mainly…

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Chisholm Hunter opens fourth store in 2014

Jeweller Chisholm Hunter has opened its second Edinburgh store, located in the city’s Gyle Shopping Centre.  The opening marks the retailer’s fourth new store opening of 2014, including its Bromley store which opened in October and two other stores located in Kingston-upon-Thames and Glasgow. The shop has created 10 new…

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Online shoppers set to spend £676m on ‘Manic Monday’

Online shoppers are set to outstrip ‘Cyber Monday’ today (December 8) with 151 million visits to online retail sites and a total spend of £676.5m.  This is according to new figures produced by global information services company, Experian, in conjunction with IMRG, which has tipped online Christmas shopping to set…

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£100k jewellery thieves ‘could be at large in Hampshire’

Detectives investigating the alleged armed robbery of a jewellery store in Sheffield have issued CCTV images of two men they would like to speak to in connection with the incident, and they believe they could be staying in Andover or elsewhere in Hampshire. Police were called at around 11am on…

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Dreweatts’ £1.2m fine jewellery auction

Dreweatts achieved stellar results in a day of luxury sales at their London saleroom on 27 November, with prices totalling over £1 million. Fierce international bidding saw iconic jewels by the master jewellers and high jewellery ateliers of the 20th Century including Bulgari, Graff and Jean Schlumberger, steal the show and…

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Allum & Sidaway picks up Retail Experience win at Dorset Awards

Independent jeweller Allum & Sidaway has been awarded the Retail Experience award at the 2014 Dorset Business Awards.  The independent jeweller was the finalist in two different categories; the Princecroft Willis Family Business Award and the Retail Experience award, and won the Retail Experience award for its “success and entrepreneurial…

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Polished diamond suppliers reduce prices in November

Polished diamond prices fell in November as suppliers lowered prices in an effort to improve cash flow, according to Rapaport’s Rapnet Diamond Index (RAPI).  The price for 1-carat laboratory-graded diamonds declined by 1.7% in November, while 0.3-carat diamonds fell 2.2% and 0.5-carat diamonds dropped 1.6%. Three-carat diamonds decreased by 1.8%…

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Business rates set to undergo structural review

Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has said in his Autumn Statement that business rates will undergo a full “structural review” alongside the extension of the 2% cap on business rate increases for next year.  Further help on business rates announced in the speech included the extension of small business…

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