Retailers

Boodles partners with Stanhope Insurance

Boodles has partnered with Stanhope Insurance to offer customers 14 days of complimentary worldwide insurance coverage on jewellery purchases made in-store or online. Under this partnership, Boodles customers will now get instant protection on jewellery purchases of up to £500,000, covering loss, theft, accidental damage, and fire anywhere in the…

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Austen and Blake launches new St Patrick’s Day collection

Austen and Blake has unveiled its new St Patrick’s Day collection with hints of green. The new collection comes as Google trends revealed a 110% increase in searches for ‘St Patrick’s Day outfits for women’. The new collection features a wide selection of emerald pieces, including the Pear Halo engagement…

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Clarity and Success celebrates 30th anniversary

Clarity and Success, a provider of stock and business management to retail jewellers, is set to celebrate its 30th birthday in 2025. Originally founded in Germany in 1995, the company launched the first version of its software the following year, with a public exhibition debut in 1997 at the Inhorgenta…

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Pandora launches new charm in support of Unicef

Pandora has launched a new heart-shaped Unicef-inspired silver charm with a blue center-stone, representing Unicef’s signature colour. The launch highlights Pandora’s ongoing partnership with Unicef, which has raised nearly $14m (£10.8m) over the past five years to support children and young people worldwide. The Pandora for Unicef partnership supports children…

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Atelier VM launches two new collections for Women’s Day

Atelier VM has announced the launch of two new collections Virtuosa and Tota Pulchra in celebration of International Women’s Day. Founded by two women, Marta Caffarelli and Viola Naj-Oleari, in 1998, the new collections are inspired by the designers’ everyday lives – encounters, memories, and travels. According to the duo,…

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Pandora appoints new GM in British Isles

Global jewellery brand Pandora has announced the appointment of Nicole Clayton as general manager of the British Isles as of 1 April 2025. Clayton’s appointment comes as former general manager Sonia Lopez Delgado steps down from the role due to personal reasons. Clayton, who has experience working with global consumer…

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Beaverbrooks to close seven of its stores

Beaverbrooks has announced the closing of seven of its stores as the group stated that they are “no longer commercially viable”. The stores located in Birmingham Fort, Croydon, Dundee, East Kilbride, High Wycombe, Huddersfield and Sutton Coldfield will cease operations across March and April. The jewellery group aims to retain…

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Lister Horsfall unveils mutli-million pound showroom

Independent British jeweller, Lister Horsfall, has unveiled its brand-new multi-million-pound showroom development in Halifax. The remodelled showroom is a development of the historic site where Lister Horsfall began its journey as ‘The Little Diamond Shop’ in 1902. Spanning over 600 sqm and set across two floors, the new showroom more…

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Engagement ring sales surge 14%, 77 Diamonds finds

Engagement ring sales have grown by 14% annually, driven by a resurgence in marriages that has reversed years of decline in the UK, according to a new analysis by online diamond retailer 77 Diamonds. Exclusive insights from 77 Diamonds suggest that this post-pandemic wedding surge has continued since 2022. As…

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Tom Wood unveils new collection with Japanese fashion model Kozue Akimoto

Tom Wood has launched its new Chiyu Ring collection in collaboration with long-time friend and Japanese fashion insider Kozue Akimoto. Titled Chiyu, the Japanese word for “healing”, the collaboration features a duo of rings designed to be worn together as a “sort of supportive armour”. Directly inspired by the concept…

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