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British shoppers fear Christmas will disappear from high streets

Almost a third (30%) of British consumers are worried about Christmas disappearing from the high street, and as a result just 7% will do all of their Christmas shopping online this year, new research has found. Research carried out by e-tailer Christmas Tree World has revealed that Christmas drives more…

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Winner named for Goldsmiths’ Fair Best New Design Award

Scottish jeweller Jonathan Boyd has won the Goldsmiths’ Fair 2017 (Week One) Best New Design Award for Weeds, a conceptually-driven series of works. More than 50 gold-plated silver brooches tell the story of the life-cycle of a small flower – from a little seedling to a full flower blowing in…

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iKuria releases first engagement ring collection

London-based fine jewellery brand iKuria has announced the launch of its first engagement ring collection. Ikuko Kurahone, the designer and founder of the brand, has named the collection “In Love Again”, reflecting how married couples can fall in love with each other again and again during their marriage. The collection…

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Merci Maman celebrates 10th anniversary

Personalised jewellery brand Merci Maman, will be celebrating its 10th anniversary this October with a series of events. Throughout the month, it will launch an anniversary collection, hold a special offer on its website, and host an exclusive event. For the anniversary, Merci Maman has designed an exclusive collection featuring…

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Banneya London creates interactive jewellery buying experience

Banneya London has launched ‘Banneya Meets You’, an interactive customisable fine jewellery buying experience at its pop-up at 73 Elizabeth Street, Belgravia. The pop-up will be open from 18th September to 13th October 2017. With this launch, Banneya intends to revolutionise and change the way fine jewellery is perceived, engaged…

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Brixton jewellery designer named finalist for Black British Business Awards

Brixton-based jeweller Lenique Louis has been named as one of the finalists at this year’s Black British Business Awards. Louis was named in the Consumer and Luxury Rising Star category alongside interior designer Chrissa Amuah and restaurateurs Emeka and Ifeyinwa Frederick. Louis launched her business in 2010 and specialises in…

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WB The Creative Jewellery Group welcomes a royal visitor

WB The Creative Jewellery Group’s manufacturing facility was visited by his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent on 21 September. The Duke visited the company as part of a day-long visit to Birmingham. He was accompanied by Simon Topman The Deputy Lord Lieutenant of West Midlands, John Hudson, High Sheriff…

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Largest diamond in 100 years sells for $53m

The largest diamond to be discovered in over a century has been sold to London-based luxury jewellers, Graff Diamonds for $53m (£39m). 1,109 carat Lesedi La Rona diamond was recovered from a Botswana mine by Canada’s Lucara nearly two years ago. This makes the diamond worth $47,777 (£35,374) per carat.…

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Women managers in retail earn £4,300 less than men

A study looking into gender pay under new government reporting requirements has revealed a 19.4% gender pay gap in the retail sector. According to an analysis of managers’ salaries conducted by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and XpertHR, male managers in this area of work on average earn £4,315 more…

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Guess releases Sparkling Pink watch for breast cancer awareness

Guess has released a new watch to help raise awareness for breast cancer. The new watch also comes as part of the celebration of the brand’s four year partnership with The Get In Touch Foundation, a non-profit organisation committed to raising breast health awareness and educating people of all ages…

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