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British retailers lose out on £3.4bn without online investment

British retailers are losing out on £3.4 billion worth of goods left in virtual shopping baskets each year, as two thirds of the contents of all virtual shopping baskets are abandoned. A study by Barclays found that making online shopping more convenient could boost retailers’ takings by £10.5bn within just…

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IJL announces KickStart winner

Alice Barnes has received the IJL 2017 KickStart ‘Industry’s Choice Award’, and will return to the show with a complimentary stand in the Design Gallery in 2018. The ten KickStarters competed over the summer to gain as many votes as possible from the public via social media and an online…

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IN PICTURES: Our favourite jewellery collections at IJL

Following this year’s International Jewellery London event, we have curated our favourite designer collections that we came across at the show. Noi Goielli Firenze Isabella Liu Leanna Yau Cara Tonkin Rhona McCallum

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Goldsmiths’ Centre reveals Setting Out participants

The Goldsmiths’ Centre has revealed the eight jewellery designer makers who will be taking part in this year’s incubation course, Setting Out. All participating startups will benefit from central London-based studio space and a year of intensive business, design and product development training, aiming to help them to transition from…

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Cred launches the ‘ultimate ethical’ engagement ring

Cred Jewellery has announced the launch of its ‘ultimate ethical’ engagement ring collection using its own lab-grown diamonds. The brand, which was one of the pioneering jewellery brands to use Fairtrade gold, insists that the use of lab grown diamonds will lead to a product that is 100% traceable and…

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Les Georgettes wins Visual Excellence award at IJL

Les Georgettes has been given the Editors’ Choice ‘Visual Excellence’ award at this year’s International Jewellery London. The panel of industry magazine and digital editors praised Les Georgettes for its exceptional stand presentation, including the visual merchandising techniques and attention to detail shown through its display cases, imagery, wall displays…

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Oddical named Designer to Watch at IJL

Farrah Al-Dujaili, the designer for Oddical, has been given the ‘Designer to Watch’ Editors’ Choice Award at this year’s International Jewellery London show. A panel of industry magazine and digital editors praised the designer-maker and IJL 2017 KickStarter for her brand Oddical, which uses 3D printing techniques, plastics, precious metals…

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Nadine Aysoy wins Editors’ Choice award at IJL

Jewellery designer Nadine Aysoy has been named the winner of the Editors’ Choice award at this year’s International Jewellery London (IJL). The panel of industry magazine and digital editors chose the brand’s Mille et Une Feuilles 18k rose gold ring, set with one 14mm South Sea Pearl and 164 round-cut…

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THE RUMOUR MILL – Seeking clarity on the CMJ’s financials

After the Company of Master Jewellers’ self-styled ‘Marmite’ chief executive announced his resignation, and a copy of the the buying group’s annual financial report was leaked to the press, rumours abounded about the circumstances of Hamilton’s departure. We spoke to chairman Michael Aldridge, to put some of the trickier questions…

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Recreated royal Victorian headdress to be ‘star attraction’ at IJL

C W Sellors, the Derbyshire-based fine jeweller, will showcase a recreated a royal headdress from a single, black and white photograph at this year’s IJL. The original was designed for Louise Duchess of Devonshire to wear at the Devonshire House Ball in 1897 to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. The…

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