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Jun- 2019 -7 June
Police appeal following robbery at Harringay jewellers
Detectives in Harringay, London have released CCTV footage of three men they wish to trace in connection with a commercial robbery of the Italgold Jewellery store, during which a woman was attacked. According to the Metropolitan Police, on Monday 15 April at 12:45pm, a man walked into a jewellery shop…
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6 June
Lizzy James to launch in the UK
US jewellery brand Lizzy James will launch in the UK this summer. Michelle and Amy Joseph, who own the jewellers, will be launching the brand at Tendence Frankfurt, Pure, Top Drawer, Aix Index and Harrogate Fashion week. The brand was founded in San Diego, California, in 2011, and its collection…
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6 June
Banking red tape holding back UK retailers abroad
Almost three quarters (71%) of UK retailers would like their businesses to further expand internationally, however most (57%) believe overseas expansion is fraught with risk, according to new research conducted by buy now, pay later service Laybuy. The research, published today (6 June), surveyed over 200 UK retailers and revealed…
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5 June
Diamond Producers Association releases online tools for retailers
The Diamond Producers Association (DPA) has launched an expanded offering of educational assets available to the jewellery trade at the international trade show JCK Las Vegas. The association’s new asset package includes a free social media asset library that will be expanded regularly to help retailers feed their digital channels…
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4 June
Raymond Weil releases new Freelancer collection
Luxury Swiss watchmaker Raymond Weil has launched its new Freelancer collection. Handmade in Geneva with care, the two new 42mm models feature a half-moon opening date window – a centerpiece of the new design. First launched in 2007, the freelancer collection two latest models have been reinvented to highlight this…
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4 June
Retail sales in May see ‘biggest decline on record’
Sales decreased by 2.7% in May on a total basis, excluding Easter distortions, making it the “worst decline” since records began in January 1995, according to the latest BRC-KPMG sales monitor. However, the BRC said this was against an increase of 4.1% in May 2018, itself a four year record.…
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3 June
McKellars Jewellers wins at Lanarkshire Business Awards
McKellars Jewellers has won at the Lanarkshire Business Awards, winning both Best Specialised Retailer for South Lanarkshire and Best Gift Shop in Lanarkshire. The jeweller said it was “lucky” to be nominated for both categories, and was then entered into the grand final of Scotlands Business Awards which was held…
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May- 2019 -31 May
GIA adds country of origin reports for coloured diamonds
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has added natural coloured diamonds to its GIA Diamond Origin Report Service. The group said the “innovative” service, announced on March 28, scientifically matches faceted D-to-Z and now natural coloured diamonds to their original rough to confirm the gem’s country of origin. The GIA…
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30 May
Diamond trader banned for ‘falsifying’ sales invoices
Jan Maarten Asscher, director of Clarity Diamonds, has been banned from running limited companies for 11 years after falsifying high end jewellery sales invoices worth $1.75m (£1.38m), the Insolvency Service has said. His fellow director, Mark Timothy Walker (57), of Ware, has also been banned for nine years after he…
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29 May
Links of London appoints Dominic Jones as global creative director
Links of London has appointed British jewellery designer, Dominic Jones, as the brand’s new global creative director. Jones graduated from Sir John Cass School of Art and Design in 2007 and launched his own label in 2009, he went on to consult for Fabergé, later becoming the creative director of…
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