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  • Nov- 2014 -
    12 November
    Current AffairsH&T Pawnbrokers supports FCA regulation
    Tom Davis

    H&T Pawnbrokers supports FCA regulation

    H&T Pawnbrokers has shown its support for a new cap on the amount that payday lenders can charge their customers, following the announcement yesterday.ย  The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said payday loan rates will be capped at 0.8% per day under new rules due to take effect in January 2015.…

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  • 11 November
    DesignersVamp London continues expansion with House of Fraser
    Tom Davis

    Vamp London continues expansion with House of Fraser

    Design brand Vamp London has expanded into House of Fraser, its first national retailer, in what the company has called an โ€œimportant milestoneโ€ in its expansion plans.ย  The full range of Vampโ€™s silver and CZ jewellery entered an initial five House of Fraser stores on November 3, with the possibility…

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  • 11 November
    AdviceWhy bosses could do with some training
    Michael Northcott

    Why bosses could do with some training

    If sales are disappointing and there is older stock that is proving hard to move, could it be that you, the boss, are not doing things properly? LEONARD ZELL asks the question in a characteristically provocative column about training and sales tactics. When I ask bosses how their business is…

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  • 11 November
    Current AffairsBridlington thieves make off with ยฃ400k of jewellery
    Tom Davis

    Bridlington thieves make off with ยฃ400k of jewellery

    Griffin Jewellers in Prospect Street, Bridlington, was yesterday hit by thieves who cut a square hole in the storeโ€™s window before stealing a reported ยฃ400,000 worth of diamond rings.ย  It is reported that the thieves took 15 seconds to cut the hole and were gone in just over one minute…

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  • 11 November
    Current AffairsTeeside jeweller hit by armed robbers
    Tom Davis

    Teeside jeweller hit by armed robbers

    Market Cross Jewellers in Yarm, Teeside, has been hit by an armed robbery with hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of jewellery believed to have been taken.ย  Cleveland Police have confirmed that four offenders in balaclavas entered the store just before 5pm on Monday, armed with โ€œbladed or edgedโ€ weapons.…

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  • 11 November
    Voice On The HighstreetVOHS: Dervla Cogan, Brilliant Inc, London
    Michael Northcott

    VOHS: Dervla Cogan, Brilliant Inc, London

    Dervla Cogan of Brilliant Inc describes running a jewellery shop with her sister Emma, and how the market for fine jewellery that doesn’t break the bank is a winner in the West London scene. Tell us a bit about the company My sister Emma and I opened our Chelsea boutique…

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  • 11 November
    Trade OrganisationsGem-A and Australian counterpart sign co-operative membership agreement
    Tom Davis

    Gem-A and Australian counterpart sign co-operative membership agreement

    The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) and the Gemmological Association of Australia (GAA) have signed an agreement allowing fellows from either body to take fellowship with the corresponding association.ย  The agreement will take effect in 2015 and comes as the two associations pledge to begin a new era of…

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  • 11 November
    EconomyOnline sales grow by 15.4% in October
    Tom Davis

    Online sales grow by 15.4% in October

    Online sales in the UK grew 15.4% in October compared with the same time last year, according to the BRC-KPMG Online Retail Sales Monitor for October.ย  In October online sales represented 18.2% of total non-food sales, compared to 16.5% in October last year. This is the highest penetration rate since…

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  • 7 November
    Tom Davis

    The Camden Watch shop to open Christmas pop-up

    Watch brand The Camden Watch Shop is set to open up its second pop-up store on Camden high street.ย  The opening follows the success of the brands launch and first pop-up in June this year. The pop-up will be open from November 18 to December 7 at 69 Camden High…

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  • 7 November
    EconomyJewellery spurs 2% sales rise for Richemont Group
    Tom Davis

    Jewellery spurs 2% sales rise for Richemont Group

    Richemont, the Swiss luxury goods group, has reported a 2% rise in sales citing the โ€œinternational demand for jewelleryโ€ which saw the group’s jewellery sales grow by 10% at constant exchange rates.ย  In its unaudited consolidated financial results for the six months ended September 30 2014, Richemont reported a 2%…

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