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  • Apr- 2017 -
    10 April
    Ivanka Trump, and why reputation is king

    Ivanka Trump, and why reputation is king

    Can you imagine if your own father had so many critics, and ignited such visceral disdain, that merely bearing his name could become toxic to your own business? Such must be the questions that first daughter Ivanka Trump is grappling with in these, the first few months of her father…

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  • Nov- 2016 -
    22 November
    Stay insured whatever the weather

    Stay insured whatever the weather

    Retail jewellers are arguably the businesses most vulnerable to break-ins and theft anywhere on the high street. Few if any other retailers have such a high-value collection of stock sitting in a room for all to see. Could there be anything more appealing for a burglar than a cabinet containing…

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  • Oct- 2016 -
    10 October
    Something in the water

    Something in the water

    I’ve been at this magazine for three years, and, if I am being honest, after joining I quickly became accustomed to a downbeat atmosphere at the major trade shows in the industry. Long after the ONS told us that the technical definition of ‘recession’ was no longer applicable to the…

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  • Aug- 2016 -
    17 August
    After Brexit, the show must go on

    After Brexit, the show must go on

    The post-Brexit dust appears, at least for the time being to have settled. Although the gold price shot up in the immediate aftermath, the pace of increase does appear to have slowed. Now that the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 have calmed down and regained their initial losses, it’s possible…

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  • Jun- 2016 -
    22 June
    Can’t stand the heat?

    Can’t stand the heat?

    I watched a documentary the other day about Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. It revealed a side of the tale that I had not heard before but which resonated with me. In the early days of computers, years before they would become poster boys for the world of business, Jobs…

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  • 10 June
    EU knows?

    EU knows?

    By the time next time I write my letter for this column, the British public will have made the biggest decision they are likely to make for several generations. The referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union has dominated the news both at home and internationally, with hysterical doomsday…

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  • Apr- 2016 -
    6 April
    Why it’s important to be a boffin

    Why it’s important to be a boffin

    So how is the industry holding up so far this year? A salient question, but a hard one to answer without some statistical context. On the face of it, the trade is only just holding onto its hat, with a minuscule 0.8% increase in hallmarking volumes in February compared with…

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  • Feb- 2016 -
    11 February
    Jewellery Focus’ Tenth Anniversary

    Jewellery Focus’ Tenth Anniversary

    The very first copy of Jewellery Focus rolled off the press 10 years ago this month.Our publisher Mulberry Publications, always exploring sectors that might benefit from a fresh new offering, discovered a jewellery trade suffering from a lack of choice in publications – a dominant incumbent with an expensive subscription…

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  • Dec- 2015 -
    14 December
    Every reason for Christmas cheer

    Every reason for Christmas cheer

    The industry has done a good job of holding steady and ending a decade of contraction this year. The hallmarking figures graph ‘bottomed-out’ showing modest but definite increases in almost every month of the last 12. If you take the year-to-date from the latest figures available, we are only down…

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  • Nov- 2015 -
    16 November
    Hallmarking: Let’s be sure to look at the full picture

    Hallmarking: Let’s be sure to look at the full picture

    It is of course disappointing to see that the hallmarking figures have fallen into year-on-year decline for October. After what has been a very leavening 12 months of near uninterrupted growth in monthly volumes passing through the four hallmarking offices, seeing a dip is a frightening reminder of how fragile…

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