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Oct- 2017 -26 October
Anchor and Crew new contracts takes stockists to over 100
British accessories brand Anchor & Crew now has over 100 stockists throughout Europe, after signing multiple new contracts following the IJL show. The company has recently announced that the Modern Naval brand is officially launching in all 10 House of Fraser stores, Drakes of Plymouth, Watchshop.com, Christopher David and Wolf…
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26 October
WatchApp exceeds subscriber target 3 weeks after launch
The WatchApp, REDBLOK’s cloud-based platform for luxury watch retailers, pawnbrokers and traders, has reported that it has reached over 50% of its first quarter subscriber target within just three weeks. Established in 2017 by REDBLOK managing director, Daren Daniels, The WatchApp provides a peer-to-peer e-commerce marketplace for retailers, dealers and…
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26 October
Elizabeth Gage releases New York collection
British jewellery designer Elizabeth Gage has released a new jewellery collection inspired by the city of New York. Taking inspiration from living near Central Park as a child, Gage has combined the imagery of the greenery and paths with classic English styling. Gage said: “It was just a magical place…
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26 October
London Road Jewellery welcomed to John Lewis
Oxford saw the opening of the first John Lewis store, welcoming the range of British jewellery brand London Road Jewellery. The brand is also stocked in 22 other John Lewis stores nationwide. Behind the London Road brand are a brother and sister team, third generation manufacturer of fine jewellery, based…
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25 October
Jewellery and watch boss disqualified for 6 years
Gary Wright, director of a watch and jewellery wholesaler, has been banned from acting as a director for six years. The sole registered director of AS Diamonds Limited in Arlington Court, Stevenage, has been disqualified from acting as a company director for six years after failing to provide adequate company…
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25 October
Gareth Mostyn leaves De Beers to join Church of England
De Beers Group has announced that Gareth Mostyn, executive head of strategy and corporate affairs, has decided to leave the business to join the Church of England as chief finance and operations officer. Gareth joined Anglo American in 2008 as head of corporate finance before moving to De Beers in…
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25 October
Rotary adds Henley range to AW17 offerings
Watch brand Rotary has extended its offerings for the autumn/winter season with the addition of the Henley range. The Henley GMT boasts a scratch-resistant ceramic uni-directional bezel, sapphire glass and stainless steel three-link bracelet with deployment clasp. The red arrow tip hour hand, which takes 24 hours to go around…
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25 October
Laings opens Tag Heuer ‘shop-in-shop’ concept
Family jeweller Laings has announced the opening of its exclusive TAG Heuer ‘shop-in-shop’. The store, which is on the site of its recently refurbished store has been re-opened with an area dedicated to the luxury watch brand with watch experts on hand to take customers through the models available. Based…
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24 October
Shares in Etsy fall following launch of Amazon Handmade Gift Shop
Shares in Etsy fell by 4% on Monday after Amazon’s handcrafted product section ‘Handmade Gift Shop’ expanded its offering. The Handmade section first launched in 2015, featuring thousands of handmade products including jewellery, clothing and home items, but yesterday the service expanded its offerings in time for the festive period…
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24 October
Buckley London releases festive jewellery baubles
Global fashion jewellery brand Buckley London has released its latest collection of jewellery bauble designs. Following on from the brand’s debut Christmas bauble range in 2016, the Sparkle Collection has been updated for the upcoming festive period with a new packaging design and jewellery options. The Sparkle Collection offers a…
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