Manufacturers

LVMH enjoys 3% rise in H1 jewellery and watch revenue

Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH),  recorded revenue of €14 billion in the first half of 2014, an increase of 3%, with its jewellery and watches category matching 3% growth. Organic revenue growth for the whole group was 5% compared with the same period in 2013, and in a statement LVMH described “resilience”…

Read More »

Tiffany CEO Michael Kowalski to retire in 2015

Tiffany & Co announced yesterday that its long-standing CEO, Michael Kowalski, will retire from the company at the end of March 2015, to be replaced by current president Frederic Cumenal. Kowalski, 62, joined Tiffany in 1983 and has been a member of the company’s board of directors since 1995. He became CEO…

Read More »

Miranda Kerr named Swarovski ‘campaign muse’ for A/W 2014

Miranda Kerr has been announced as the face and ‘muse’ of the Swarovski A/W 2014/15 campaign. Nathalie Colin, Swarovski’s Creative director, said: “Miranda was an obvious choice for Swarovski. She represents a very contemporary idea of women, which illustrates the brand perfectly” Mirandar Kerr said of her appointment: “I love the…

Read More »

De Beers to introduce Forevermark in UK and Ireland

Forevermark, the diamond brand from The De Beers Group of Companies has announced it will be expanding into the UK and Ireland this Autumn, making the region the first in Western Europe to sell the brand. Crossworks Manufacturing  has been appointed as the only licensee partner and will be working with…

Read More »

Smart jewellery firm Ringly announces new app integrations

Ringly, a New York based startup that has created a line of stylish ‘connected’ jewellery for women, has announced that it will integrate Airbnb, eBay, Gilt, Hinge, Lyft, Skype, Whatsapp, and Words with Friends to offer customised alerts through its ring. Ringly rings let the wearer set alerts for incoming calls, texts, emails, calendar or…

Read More »

Gemstone entrepreneur Ostro awarded OBE

Gemstone industry entrepreneur Maurice Ostro has been appointed OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Ostro, who is  chairman of Ostro Minerals, was awarded the status in recognition of “his role in business, charity and interfaith relations”. The firm has grown into one of the world’s leading producers of blue topaz since its founding in…

Read More »

Domino announces operations director to drive manufacturing

Precious jewellery manufacturer Domino has announced the appointment of Mark Thomas as its new operations director. Prior to joining Domino, Thomas worked at Emma Bridgewater, the Stoke-on-Trent ceramics company where he was head of manufacturing, a post which was the culmination of a 28-year career in and around the Potteries,…

Read More »

Timex UK lands distribution rights for Vertime brands

Timex UK has announced the expansion of its portfolio to include the Vertime brands as part of a strategy to enter the high end luxury market. From June 2014, the firm will commence exclusive distribution rights for the Versace watches, Salvatore Ferragamo watches, and Versus Versace watches. In a statement,…

Read More »

Azendi to debut wholesale collection at IJL

Jewellery brand Azendi has announced it will be showcasing its debut wholesale collection at International Jewellery London (IJL) from 31st August until 2nd September. Currently stocked in 40 House of Fraser stores and independent department stores, Azendi’s wholesale arm has been trading for three years. The brand is now looking…

Read More »

Holts Academy announces retailer training in partnership with Brown & Newirth

Holts Academy has revealed that it is partnering with jewellery brand Brown & Newirth to offer retailer training services through its Professional Retail Development Programme (PRDP). The programme was launched earlier this yeah with the stated aim of “delivering affordable, flexible and specialist training for jewellery retailers”. Lee Lucas, CEO…

Read More »