Retailers

Oct- 2012 -

25 October

Miles Mann takes Gloucestershire Media award

Gloucester-based bullion dealer and retail jeweller Miles Mann Ltd has scooped a prize at the prestigious Gloucestershire Media Business of the Year Awards 2012.

23 October

Jewellery Focus Staff

Norwich jewellers sets trend with till-free shopping environment

A luxury jewellery shop in Norwich has done away with tiresome queues at the till as it recently launched its iPad equipped sales environment.

22 October

Jewellery Focus Staff

OFT says almost half of studied online retailers break consumer law

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has warned 62 out of 156 popular online retailers that they may not be complying with Consumer Protection Law, Distance Selling Regulations or the recently introduced cookies policy, it has been revealed in a recent article.

Sep- 2012 -

14 September

Jewellery Focus Staff

Jewellery thieves thwarted by ‘have-a-go’ heroes

Members of the public acted quickly to apprehend one robber and unmask another following the robbery of Michael Jones Jewellery in Banbury.

Aug- 2012 -

15 August

Jewellery Focus Staff

Fatlip wholesale rebrands as Miss Milly

Miss Milly is the new name for the wholesale side of costume jewellery brand Fatlip.

10 August

Jewellery Focus Staff

Green + Benz undergoes management buy-out

Independent contemporary retail jewellery specialist Green + Benz has been sold to a management buy-out team, led by the company’s incumbent managing director Helen Dimmick, for an undisclosed sum.

1 August

Jewellery Focus Staff

Birmingham jewellers celebrates 125 years

Alabaster & Wilson Ltd, founded in the same year that Queen Victoria celebrated her Golden Jubilee, is celebrating its 125th year in business.

Jul- 2012 -

30 July

Jewellery Focus Staff

Over one million small businesses victims of crime in the past two years

According to research from Direct Line for Business, almost one in four small businesses (24 per cent) have been the victim of business crime in the past two years.

26 July