E-Commerce

Diamnet partners with Swarovski

Diamnet has partnered with Swarovski to launch a new offering of laboratory-grown diamonds to retailers across the UK.  Its latest range will be offered alongside its natural-mined diamond list. Its e-commerce platform “clearly states” what natural or laboratory-grown diamonds are available for approval upon request. Following the surge in popularity…

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Just Diamonds offers free platform to jewellers

Just Diamonds is offering its diamonds and gems selector platform to retail jewellers for no additional fee.  By incorporating the platform, customers of retail jewellers will now be able to order specified stones directly from the retailers’ sites. The diamonds and gems supplier supplies a wide variety of certified diamonds…

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E-commerce platform for independent retail launches

Retaissance, a new global platform for independent brands and buyers, is set to unveil its soft launch this week. Independent brands will be able to use Retaissance to build a “comprehensive” online profile, which highlights their key features and brand values. It can also showcase a chosen selection of standout…

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Everledger reveals revamped blockchain platform

‌Everledger‌ has announced ‌the‌ ‌launch‌ ‌of‌ ‌a‌ ‌new‌ ‌version‌ ‌of‌ ‌its blockchain platform,‌ ‌with‌ features‌ ‌that‌ ‌match‌ ‌the supply‌-and‌-demand‌ ‌of‌ ‌diamonds ‌based‌ ‌on‌ ‌the customer criteria‌. The group said the renewed platform will bring “additional‌ ‌transparency‌” ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌diamond industry‌ ‌by‌ ‌highlighting‌ ‌key‌ ‌characteristics‌ ‌of‌ ‌stones, such as ‌diamond‌ ‌quality,‌…

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VM and Events launches new website

VM and Events has launched a new website that aims to showcase its portfolio of visual merchandising. The group is known for specialising in visual merchandising for the jewellery and watch industry. VM and Events said it has worked closely with clients to “recognise their needs, their strengths, and their…

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Supreme Court rules against Mastercard and Visa in interchange fees battle

Visa and Mastercard could be set to pay billions in compensation to some of the UK’s top retailers following a court ruling which found that the two payment companies had breached competition laws. The Supreme Court today (17 June) unanimously upheld the conclusion of the Court of Appeal that the…

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Covid-19 to add £5.3bn to UK e-commerce in 2020

The surge in online shopping caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is expected to add £5.3bn to UK e-commerce sales this year, to reach a total of £78.9bn. This is according to analysts at Edge Retail Insight, the global trend forecasting arm of retail insights firm Edge by Ascential, which have…

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De Beers launches new e-commerce site

De Beers has announced the launch of a new “customer-centric” website, debeers.com, that is set to provide a “unique offering” among the fine jewellery industry. The e-commerce site will be available in English, French and Chinese, and will expand the group’s product selection that is available for purchase, including a…

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Online sales reach 10-year high

British retailers recorded a 10-year high for online sales in May while the continued lockdown measures kept high streets empty, according to new figures by accountancy and business advisory firm BDO. According to BDO’s High Street Sales Tracker (HSST), total like-for-like sales, consisting of both in-store and non-store sales, declined…

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UK online sales surge by more than 100% in May

UK online sales surged by 103% in the four weeks ended 16 May, according to new data from Nielsen. The consumer insights firm said this was a significant increase compared with the 6.6% sales growth in bricks-and-mortar stores, with online share of sales now accounting for 13% of all grocery…

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