Industry News | Jewellery Focus

Jan- 2013 -

10 January

Fei Liu honoured for innovative business work in China and Hong Kong

Jewellery designer Fei Liu has been honoured by airline Cathay Pacific at its annual awards, recognising companies and individuals based in the UK and Ireland pioneering business work in eastern Asia.

10 January

Economy

Jewellery Focus Staff

Assay Office figures show drop in hallmarking

Figures released by the Birmingham Assay Office have revealed that there has been a decline in hallmarking across the four UK assay offices.

9 January

Celebrities

Jewellery Focus Staff

Amber Atherton’s My Flash Trash boutique receives second investment

Online jewellery boutique My Flash Trash has confirmed it has received a second round of investment which values the company at £3.1 million.

9 January

Trade Organisations

Jewellery Focus Staff

Assay Office lab sponsors fashion section of Gift of the Year Awards

The Birmingham Assay Office laboratory has announced that it is to sponsor the ‘Fashion Jewellery and Accessories’ category at this year’s Gift of the Year Awards.

8 January

Economy

Jewellery Focus Staff

Signet’s holiday sales figures reveal UK woes

The owner of H Samuel, Ernest Jones and Leslie Davis jewellers reported losses of 2.6 per cent across its UK businesses in like-for-like sales over the festive period.

8 January

Economy

Jewellery Focus Staff

Christmas period proves testing time ahead says BRC chief

The Christmas period has done nothing to convince retailers that 2013 has any significant growth in store, said the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) director general Helen Dickinson.

7 January

Current Affairs

Jewellery Focus Staff

Citizen Watch UK’s MD set to retire

The managing director of Citizen Watch UK has decided to retire at the end of February 2013.

4 January

Current Affairs

Jewellery Focus Staff

Support increases for ethical jewellery as Fairtrade silver arrives in UK

The world’s first batch of Fairtrade and Fairmined silver has arrived in the UK thanks to fair trade jewellery pioneer CRED Jewellery.

4 January

Events

Jewellery Focus Staff

Ambiente adds watch area

Consumer goods trade show Ambiente has added a watch area to its trade show format for 2013, with a focus on trend-driven and design-oriented watch manufacturers.

4 January

Events