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Jan- 2020 -9 January
Merci Maman partners with Little Roo Neonatal Fund
Merci Maman has announced a new partnership with the Little Roo Neonatal Fund, the local charity for the neonatal ICU at St. Peter’s Hospital in Surrey. For every order placed on the Merci Maman website, 10p will be donated to the charity. The jeweller will also provide hand-engraved gifts for…
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8 January
The Watches of Switzerland appoints new senior members as COO leaves
The Watches of Switzerland Group has appointed Craig Bolton.as its new executive director. The news follows the groups COO, Tony Broderick, has decided to retire from the company after 40 years. Broderick joined the group’s UK retail brand Goldsmiths in 1979 as a Supervisor in the Warehouse. He first joined…
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8 January
New photography service aims to support jewellers
A new photography business is aiming to help high street and online jewellery retailers increase their sales through the launch of a new packshot photography service. Summerleigh Photography, launched by professional jewellery photographer Lucy Davies, specialises in packshot imagery for digital retail platforms and printed promotional materials. Packshot photography typically…
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6 January
Desire Fair comes to London
The Desire Fair has announced that its 2020 show will be held in Chelsea, London, between 28 February and 1 March. Some 90 individual jewellers and contemporary silversmiths, selected for their “superb and innovative craftsmanship”, will be showcasing their work at the jewellery and silversmithing event. Visitors will also be…
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3 January
Tiffany and Co reports 1-3% increase in sales during holiday period
Tiffany and Co reported a 1-3% increase in sales throughout the festive period compared with the same period in 2018. During the period from 1 November to 24 December, the European arm of the luxury company reported a 4-6% rise in sales. Sales in the American region increased by 7-9%…
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3 January
Hamilton & Inches reports ‘strong’ sales growth in 2019
Hamilton and Inches has reported “strong” sales growth in 2019, despite a year of “significant” investment for the company. In its latest statement, the 150 year old jewellers said that it was “pleased” to achieve a pre-tax profit of £121,000 amid “significant levels of investment” that laid “strong foundations” for…
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3 January
Boxing Day footfall falls to lowest level since 2010
Retail footfall decreased by 10.6% on Boxing Day in 2019, and marks the largest decrease in footfall since 2010. The research from Springboard found the decline to be larger than the last two years combined for the period. In 2018 footfall was 4.2% lower than in 2017 and in 2017…
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2 January
Thief swallows earrings in jewellery store raid
A thief has reportedly swallowed two pairs of white gold earrings during a raid on a Hull jewellers. The raid, which occurred on Monday 23 December, saw the suspect take off with over £13,000 worth of jewellery. The suspect allegedly left the store with a yellow 18 carat gold diamond…
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Dec- 2019 -19 December
Laings reveals first full-year results as one brand
Luxury jewellers Laings has announced it achieved sales of £42.3m in the year to 31 May 2019. It is the first full year that the jewellers has operated under one brand. Sales also saw a like-for-like increase of 17.4%, and an operating profit of £4.2m was also reported. The company…
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17 December
Missoma victim of data breach
Missoma has been the victim of a cyber security heist, confirmed the jewellers in a statement released today. Affected customers of the brand have all been informed of the data breach via email. Whilst the company says that the issue is now resolved, personal customer details such as name, address,…
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