E-Commerce

De Beers Group launches e-commerce platform

De Beers Group’s auctions department has announced the introduction of a new scheme that will give registered buyers 24/7 access to diamond purchases. The newly-launched ‘Buy platform’ will allow buyers to make an “immediate, direct and straightforward purchase” from a range of rough diamonds with a further purchase option in…

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Diamnet expands database with help of ‘Artificial Intelligence’

Diamnet has announced an update to its trading platform, which aims to connect retailers to dealers and manufacturers within the jewellery sector. Launched in 2018 by Howard Levine, former managing director of Chalfen of London, the platform provides retailers with a database of diamonds from suppliers around the world. Levine…

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Nicholas Wylde announces plans for newly redesigned website

Independent jewellery retailer, Nicholas Wylde, has announced that his team are working towards the launch of a new website, as well as an “exclusive collection aimed at millennials”. The jeweller, who specialises in unique and bespoke pieces, announced that his media team are gearing up for the launch of their…

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Theo Fennell launches new website

Fine jewellery and silverware brand, Theo Fennell, has announced the launch of its new e-commerce platform www.theofennell.com.  The brand worked alongside Truth Creative, a Manchester-based digital agency, to design and build the new website, which aims to “create a luxurious space for existing and new customers to shop for fine…

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E-Commerce Handbook Case Study: Ruby & Oscar

Give me a brief description of your business Ruby & Oscar was established in 2018. We offer lab created and natural, semi precious stones set within a selection of silver and gold designs. Operating solely online, we are able to pass on excellent savings directly to our customers. What is…

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Burhouse Limited launches new website

Burhouse Ltd., the well known wholesale distributor of jewellery making findings, gemstone beads and cabochons has relaunched its website www.burhouse.com. Burhouse Ltd. has supported the jewellery design industry for over 45 years in West Yorkshire, supplying high quality plated findings, chains, gemstone beads and cabochons as well as featuring one…

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Taylor & Hart raises £3.6m for latest funding round

London-based e-jeweller Taylor and Hart has completed a landmark funding round led by Active Partners, the total round amounts to just over £3.6m participation from existing investors Launchub Ventures. With this latest round of funding, the jeweller will continue working towards a vision of ‘disrupting’ the process of buying fine…

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Ruby & Oscar celebrates bumper year of trade

Online jewellery store Ruby and Oscar is celebrating a bumper year of trade as it marks its first birthday this August with £1m in turnover. The north east-based company, which specialise in handcrafted gemstone jewellery, saw profit from within its first month of trade thanks to its strong online presence…

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Jewellery-tech start-up exceeds £400k crowdfunding target

MarketOrders, a B2B marketplace for the gold and diamond jewellery industries, has announced it has overfunded on Crowdcube.com, raising a total of £448,420 from 214 investors. The start-up plans to use the funding to officially launch its platform, which will use innovative blockchain technology to make the jewellery buying process…

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The Jewellery App launches B2C e-commerce marketplace

Miles Hoare and Daren Daniels, owners of The Jewellery App, a B2B e-commerce website, have launched the jewellery industry’s very own consumer marketplace, reporting over 40 members have signed up in pre-registration. The Jewellery and Watch Market (www.jewelleryandwatchmarket.co.uk) is a new business to consumer marketplace and so far, 5000 products…

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