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May- 2017 -12 May
DiamondCorp goes into administration
DiamondCorp has announced that it has gone into administration, leaving the future of the company in the hands of practitioners. Stephen Cork and Jo Milner of London-based advisory firm Cork Gully are now joint administrators of the rough diamond company. In a statement released this week, it said that its…
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11 May
Alex Monroe Jewellery to share success secrets in free webinar with Brightpearl
Tom Graham, ecommerce manager of Alex Monroe, will take part in a free webinar discussing the company’s secrets to success and retail strategies. In the 30-minute session hosted by Brightpearl, Graham will tell attendees how the business transitioned to be completely cloud-based and how they have kept up with changing…
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11 May
1.4m jobs at risk as SMEs close, says business sale marketplace
Over 1.4 million jobs in the UK are at risk as hundreds of thousands of small businesses close within the next five years, according to a survey by business sale marketplace Bizdaq. The survey showed that companies are closing at an “alarming rate”, with 363,000 small business owners planning to…
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10 May
Minute and Azimut to feature at London Fashion Week Men’s
British watch brand Minute and Azimut will showcase their pieces at this year’s London Fashion Week Men’s. The upcoming brand will feature their Bisham range at the event, which come with a choice of alligator, calfskin and lizard straps. The Bisham watch is named after Bisham Woods in Berkshire and…
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9 May
De Beers aims to make mines carbon-neutral
De Beers is aiming to make some of its mines carbon-neutral within the next five to 10 years. The mining company said it is devising a method for storing carbon dioxide in kimberlite rocks. It will look at how to speed up the naturally occurring process of kimberlite reacting with…
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9 May
Jeweller Samer Halimeh NY unveils London flagship store
Samer Halimeh NY has revealed its London flagship store as well as future plans for more retail outlets around the world. The diamond jewellery brand has its headquarters on Fifth Avenue in New York but will make its London store its global flagship, located in Knightsbridge.The brand also has boutiques…
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8 May
High business rates force award-winning jeweller to close
An award-winning jeweller has been forced to close his Southport store due to high business rates. Peter Jackson MBE, owner of Peter Jackson the Jewellers, decided to shut his store after 20 years in the area. With other Peter Jackson stores in Preston, Blackburn, Bury and Carlisle, the Southport outlet…
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8 May
Emma Watson wears Forevermark earrings at the MTV Movie Awards
Emma Watson donned Forevermark diamond earrings as she received her award at the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles. The Harry Potter star won the ceremony’s first ever gender-neutral title, picking up the best big-screen actor gong for her role in Beauty and the Beast. On the night, Watson wore…
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5 May
Historic Roman jewellery stolen from York shop
Police have released CCTV images of two men they would like to speak to in connection with a theft at a York-based jewellery shop. Distinctive, historic jewellery was stolen from The Red House Antique Centre in Duncombe Place. The incident happened at 9.55am on Saturday 22 April 2017. Police say…
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5 May
UK high street sees increase in card payments
There was an increase in payments made with debit and credit cards in the first quarter of the year, data from payment processor, Worldpay, has revealed. The UK high street saw an overall average year-on-year increase of 1.5% in card payments. Worldpay suggest that this is due to the weakening…
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