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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Report shows growth in gift cards for start of 2014

Consumer gift card and voucher sales have soared in the first quarter of 2014, increasing by 17 per cent from last year, according to the latest association figures. The increase is above expectations for the quarter according to statistics from The UK Gift Card and Voucher Association (UKGCVA), the trade…

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London Diamond Bourse launches Young Persons Committee

The London Diamond Bourse has announced the launch of a Young Persons Committee tasked with championing new ideas within the industry. Seven young members from the existing membership will make up the new committee with the intention of “creating and nurturing a collaborative forum for young people to be heard,…

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April hallmarking figures up by a fifth, 9ct gold up almost 50%

Figures released by The Birmingham Assay Office have revealed that the total number of articles hallmarked for April increased by 20.3 per cent on last year. The figures, which reflect the flows through four UK assay offices, showed the strongest performing metal category was once again 9 carat gold, which…

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Birmingham jeweller fined £25,000 for breach of Hallmarking Act

A Birmingham jeweller was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment earlier this week, suspended for 18 months, and ordered to pay a total of £25,000 after pleading guilty to 17 offences, under the Hallmarking Act 1973. Amjad Mahmood Yousif, trading as Crown Jewellers at 39 Formans Road, Sparkhill, was ordered to…

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