Designers
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Mar- 2017 -23 March
C W Sellors recreates jewellery for Chatsworth’s largest exhibition
Derbyshire fine jeweller C W Sellors has recreated jewellery for Chatsworth’s largest exhibition to date – ‘House Style: Five Centuries of Fashion at Chatsworth’. C W Sellors is an official sponsor of the event at the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, which aims to explore the history…
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13 March
Daniella Draper opens fourth retail store
British jewellery designer Daniella Draper has opened her fourth independent boutique in the Lake District’s Bowness-on-Windermere. The new store opened yesterday (Sunday, 12 March) and features the same white, clean interior as Draper’s three other stores in Cleethorpes, Lincoln and Beverly, with antique cabinets displaying both gold and silver jewellery.…
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Feb- 2017 -20 February
Forevermark passes 2,000 retail doors
Forevermark, the diamond brand from The De Beers Group of Companies, today announced it has passed 2,000 retail doors globally. The announcement follows the opening of the Zen Diamond Anatolium store in the city of Bursa in Turkey, with the brand saying the milestone consolidates its position as “one of…
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16 February
Sima Vaziry Jewellery set to open first retail store
Sima Vaziry Jewellery and hat designer Katherine Elizabeth Millinery have partnered to open their first retail store. Located in the OXO Tower Wharf on London’s South Bank, it is hoped the shop and studio will enable the designers to capitalise on the busy entertainment and commercial district of central London.…
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15 February
Retailer sell-through drives 34% year-on-year total growth for HD Group
HD Group reported 34% year-on-year total sales growth in December, driven by strong retailer sell-out on its Hot Diamonds, Emozioni, and Anaïs Paris brands. The growth was driven by a consumer promotion on Hot Diamonds which was exclusive to the company’s independents channel. It said Hot Diamonds drove “strong sell-through”…
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Dec- 2016 -7 December
FF Group reports revenue jump despite “volatile” markets”
FF Group – owner of Links of London and Folli Follie – has posted revenues of €956.2m (£814m) in the first nine months of the year, despite “volatile” markets. The posted revenues were a 9.2% increase on the same period last year when the company reported revenue €875.5m. Earnings before…
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Nov- 2016 -1 November
Graff Diamonds unveils world’s largest heart-shaped diamond
Graff Diamonds has unveiled the largest D colour, flawless, heart-shaped diamond in the world, weighing 118.78 carats. Named the Graff Venus, the stone has been graded a D colour, flawless type IIA with excellent polish, excellent symmetry and no fluorescence – the highest accolade a diamond can achieve. The Gradd…
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Oct- 2016 -11 October
Jewellery and watch profits up 4% for LVMH
The jewellery and watches division of luxury goods group (LVMH) has reported a 4% increase in revenues for the first nine months of the year. The division was boosted by a strong performance from Bvlgari, which continued to gain market share. The brand showed “major creative” momentum by enhancing its…
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Sep- 2016 -27 September
Links of London owner posts strong results for H1 2016
The FF Group – owner of watch and accessory brands Links of London and Folli Follie – has posted strong first-half results despite an “adverse global environment”. Consolidated revenues for the group reached €653m (£567m), compared with €594m (£516m) in the same period of 2015 – an increase of 9.8%.…
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23 September
Wolf & Badger and Swarovski announce collaboration
Independent brand and multi-channel retailer Wolf & Badger has announced a collaboration with crystal jewellery firm Swarovski. The collaboration will see a range of Wolf & Badger designers, inspired with Swarovski elements, showcased within a brand new arm of the retailers website and in its physical stores in Dover Street,…
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