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Jul- 2019 -11 July
Jana Reinhardt releases new Memento collection
Goldsmith Jana Reinhardt has released her new Memento collection, inspired by “all of life’s milestones”. It features 12 “special” pieces, which Reinhardt said allows jewellery lovers to wear a “beautiful reminder of the defining moments in their life”. Each pendant is handmade by a small team of goldsmiths in the…
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10 July
Watches of Switzerland staff given £1,000 bonus following London IPO
Staff from the Watches of Switzerland Group at stores across the UK and US have been given a £1,000 bonus as a thank you following the company’s float on the London Stock Exchange. Around 2,500 employees from the group’s Mappin and Webb, Goldsmiths and its eponymous Watches of Switzerland stores…
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10 July
‘Rare’ Fabergé jewellery to be sold at auction
Gildings Auctioneers in Market Harborough has announced it is offering “rare” and examples of Fabergé jewellery at its next Fine Art and Antiques auction on 3 September. The lots include two Fabergé pieces; one is a pair of amethyst, diamond and white enamel lapel pins, hallmarked ‘56’, which…
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9 July
Baselworld signs partnership with CIBJO
Baselworld has become a commercial member of CIBJO the World Jewellery Confederation, in an aim to be more “firmly rooted in the jewellery, gemstone and pearl industry”. Baselworld said the move aims to help the trade show to be as close as possible to its stakeholders and to “better understand…
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9 July
‘Worst June on record’ for retail sales, says BRC
On a total basis, sales decreased by 1.3% in June, against an increase of 2.3% in June 2018, according to new data from the BRC. The group said the decline dragged the three-month average into a decline of 0.1% and the 12-month average to an increase of 0.6%, the lowest…
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8 July
Armed robber jailed for seven years over raid at Amir Jewellers
A man who was detained by members of the public following a “violent” robbery at a jewellery store in Kilburn, London, has been jailed, Metropolitan Police has announced. Jason Abraham, 23, of Langdon Court, Islington, was sentenced to seven years and four months for robbery, following his trial at Southwark…
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5 July
FSB calls for next PM to tackle £17bn business ‘crime crisis’
Small businesses are incurring costs of almost £17bn every year due to criminal activity, according to new research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Reacting to the statistics, FSB national chairman Mike Cherry, has called for the next prime minister to increase police numbers to help tackle the problem.…
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5 July
Police release CCTV images in appeal following robbery of jeweller
Metropolitan Police investigating the March robbery of a jeweller in Paddington, London, and have released CCTV images of two men they want to speak to in connection with the incident, as part of an appeal for information. Police were called at around 7:30pm on Wednesday, 27 March to reports that…
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4 July
Shop prices turn deflationary for first time since October 2018
Shop prices have turned deflationary for the first time since October 2018, according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Nielsen Shop Price Index. In June, shop prices fell by 0.1%, compared with May when prices increased by 0.8%. This is below the 12- and six-month average price…
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4 July
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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