Retailers
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Mar- 2022 -8 March
Flinn and Steel on track for £750,000 turnover
Sheffield Steel and Titanium wedding ring brand, Flinn and Steel, has announced it is on track to turnover more than £750,000 in its third year in business. It was launched in a shed on the edge of Sheffield at the start of the pandemic by Ollie Allen and Jess Flinn,…
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8 March
Richemont suspends operations in Russia
Richemont has announced that it has suspended all commercial activities in Russia, following its prior announcement of stopping operations in Ukraine on 24 February. The company said it is in close contact with its people on the ground and ensuring they receive financial, logistic and moral support. Richemont has also…
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4 March
Vrai unveils Divine Solitaires collection
Sustainable fine jewellery brand, Vrai, has announced the launch of its ‘Divine Solitaires’ collection which consist of three diamond shapes, each cut and polished from a 30 carat of rough diamond. The first necklace from Divine Solitaires, the ‘Solitaire Cross’, was introduced in November 2021. The piece was auctioned for…
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2 March
DNW to hold auction in collaboration with Queens of Mayfair
Mayfair Auctioneers’ Dix Noonan Webb has teamed up with nearby Queens of Mayfair for DNW’s auction. DNW holds four auctions of jewellery each year at their Mayfair salerooms, the next sale being Tuesday March 15, 2022. Highlights include a Columbian emerald and diamond necklace which is estimated at £12,000-15,000; a…
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1 March
Footfall up 11% on last week, Springboard says
Footfall rose by +11.1% across all UK retail destinations last week from the week before, when it dropped by -3.8%, according to Springboard. The company said this uplift emanated from a bounce back in footfall on Friday and Saturday when footfall averaged +43.3% higher than the week before, “helped by…
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1 March
NAJ mourns former chairman Alan Henn
Alan Henn, the former chairman of the National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) in 1967, passed away today. Henn was the fifth generation to join the family business of T A Henn and Son Limited in Wolverhampton. During his career, he represented retail jewellers and their position within the UK trade…
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Feb- 2022 -28 February
Bradley’s Jewellers launches York Daffodil collection
Bradley’s Jewellers has launched its new York Daffodil jewellery collection inspired by the golden blooms of spring flowers along the historic city’s walls around York minster and at clifford’s tower. Designed by Kay Bradley, owner of Bradley’s Jewellers York, the range of fine jewellery comprises radiant yellow sapphires and burnt…
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28 February
Hancocks announces March jewel of the month
Hancocks has revealed its “jewel of the month” for March is a late Georgian gold and amethyst pendant necklace, which dates back from the 1820-30s. The necklace is formed of a “finely made gold chain, each circular link patterned with diagonal lines and joined to multiple others to form a…
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25 February
Bradley’s Jewellers named accredited retailer of sustainability rated diamonds
Independent jewellery retail business, Bradley’s Jewellers York, has been named an accredited retailer under the SCS 007 Certified Sustainability Rated Diamond Standard by SCS Global Services, making it the first female-owned retailer in the UK to achieve such status. Led by Kay Bradley on Low Petergate, this new accreditation authorises…
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24 February
Hassanzadeh Jewellery announces digital website redesign
Hassanzadeh Jewellery has appointed Vitamin Commerce for to redesign its website. Working on the new digital presence of Hassanzadeh Jewellery, it said Vitamin Commerce has been appointed to “create a new exciting and sleek website to host their luxury jewellery collections”. Founded by Sheikh Haj Hossein Hassanzadeh over a century…
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