Nina Breddal – ‘Sterling silver cufflinks’

Nina Breddal is extending its range of silver cufflinks with brand new designs. The simple shapes are given touches of elegance to make all the difference. Discreet lines of enamel in red, white and blue give a hint of colour. A brushed finish on a perfect rectangle adds a distinct…

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Exclusive IJL preview event for Manchester retailers

Leading retailers from the Manchester area attended a VIP reception previewing collections from key brands and designers as part of an IJL preview this week. Manchester’s Malmaison Hotel was selected for the exclusive regional preview, as the city is one of the key retail destinations in the UK for the…

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Maree London – ‘ReeOmega collection’

Maree London is very proud to be exhibiting for the second year at The Jewellery and Watch Show London. After the excess of last year show and exhibiting at the sister show at Birmingham NEC in January 2014, Maree London is very excited to be launching the New Collection at…

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Tiffany & Co first quarter earnings increase by 50%

US jewellery manufacturer Tiffany & Co has reported 50 per cent profit growth in its Q1 financial results. The company’s earnings rose to $126m (£74m) in the three months to April, as global net sales grew 13 per cent to $1bn (£592m). It’s European business saw total sales rise 9…

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New football cufflinks from Deakin & Francis

Deakin & Francis manufacturers of the world’s finest cufflinks, are celebrating a sporting summer by launching a brand new design, football cufflinks. The sterling silver football cufflinks are handmade and enamelled in black and white or blue and white, and are the perfect subtle support this summer. For gentlemen football…

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Retail sales jump by 6.9% in April, says ONS

The quantity bought in the retail industry in April this year increased by 6.9 per cent compared with the same period last year, and by 1.3 per cent compared with March, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This was the highest year-on-year growth in…

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T H March asks “Are you cyber-safe?”

Your reputation has taken years to build and in this digital age news, good and bad, spreads rapidly. It can take minutes to cause lasting damage to a business… Are you Cyber-Safe? The technological advances we have witnessed in recent years along with the exponential growth of the internet in…

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Trollbeads teams up with Beaverbrooks for first store event

Danish jewellery company, Trollbeads has partnered with Beaverbrooks the Jewellers for the brands first store event. The all-day event, which was held on May 8 at Beaverbrooks store in Cribbs Causeway shopping mall, attracted hundreds of shoppers and Trollbeads fans from all over the region who were after custom made…

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Stars of the small screen sparkle in Carat* at BAFTAs

Official jewellery partner of the BAFTA TV Awards, Carat*, has celebrated its fourth consecutive year in partnership with the ceremony. The weekend’s awards saw celebrities such as The Saturday’s Rochelle Humes, TV presenter Laura Whitmore, The Mill star Kerrie Hayes, Dragons’ Den dragon Kelly Hoppen and presenter Amanda Byram adorn…

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That dodgy jeweller’s hallmarking comeuppance sends a useful message

The news that a Birmingham jeweller who flouted hallmarking rules and has been fined £25,000 as a result, is a useful bit of promotion for the scrupulous majority in the industry. Amjad Mahmood Yousif, trading as Crown Jewellers at 39 Formans Road, Sparkhill, was ordered to pay £11,281 in costs,…

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