High street retailers struggle to keep up with online shopping

Bricks-and-mortar retail stores are struggling to keep up as footfall falls while online retail grows, according to a new report by ‘the voice of e-retail’, IMRG.  The report, entitled ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ which used index data from various sources including ONS, IMRG and BRC, discovered that town and…

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F Hinds’ summer of business accolades and influence

Family jewellers F Hinds has been awarded two separate business accolades, mere weeks after director Andrew Hinds succeeded Pravin Pattni as chairman of the National Association of Goldsmiths (NAG). First up was a nod from Family Business United (FBU), which awarded F Hinds the ‘Business of the Year’ in the London and South…

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Shop price inflation hits record low, says BRC

Shop price inflation fell for the 14th consecutive month in June, according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC).  The BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index 2014 discovered that overall shop price deflation accelerated to 1.8% in June, the deepest level of deflation since the report began in December…

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Falling vacancy rates are yet another beam of light

Rather excitingly, this week brought the news that high street retail vacancy rates are at their lowest since June 2010 – right at the height of the recession. As I have said before on this blog (enough times on this blog to be accused of sounding like a broken record),…

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London borough of Southwark wins Touchstone Award 2014

The British Hallmark Council and the four Assay Offices of the UK have announced the London borough of Southwark is the winner of the Touchstone Award 2014.  In its third annual presentation, the Touchstone Award recognises innovative initiatives undertaken in relation to hallmarking legislation. Southwark’s initiative was prompted by a…

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Kleshna Centenary Poppy Brooch

The Kleshna Centenary Poppy Brooch and unisex Lapel Pin are handmade with silken Soutache cord and finished with sparkling crystal. Soutache is the traditional military application of a special silken dual core cord developed in the 15th Century and still used to this day. Swirls of silken Soutache braid were…

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Wolf & Moon create charity collection for CoppaFeel!

Hackney-based jewellery brand Wolf & Moon has teamed up with CoppaFeel! to create an exclusive collection of jewellery to raise money for the charity.  The Wolf & Moon jewellery collection includes a necklace, stud earring and a ring with prices ranging from £12 to £15. Half of the sales revenue…

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Smart jewellery firm Ringly announces new app integrations

Ringly, a New York based startup that has created a line of stylish ‘connected’ jewellery for women, has announced that it will integrate Airbnb, eBay, Gilt, Hinge, Lyft, Skype, Whatsapp, and Words with Friends to offer customised alerts through its ring. Ringly rings let the wearer set alerts for incoming calls, texts, emails, calendar or…

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River Mounts Jewellery

River Mounts Jewellery is a specialist manufacturer of finished mounts in 18ct gold and platinum. The company’s extensive range of semi-set and plain earrings and pendants caters for a large variety of stone sizes and designs. Additionally, the firm also provides a large collection of eternity and dress rings coming in different stone sizes.…

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Manja Jewellery

Recently launched British brand Manja, which exhibited in Las Vegas last month, is proud to feature the piece pictured – ‘Anansi’ – to be one of the biggest showstoppers. Embellished with handsome semi-precious stones on sterling silver, it adds an intriguing matrix on the graceful diaphanous spider silk. Alluring and…

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