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Jun- 2015 -16 June
Endless opens first own-brand store
Endless Jewelry has revealed its first fully own-brand retail premises with a store opening event in Estonia, its 23rd market. The opening of the ‘Monobrand Store’ was attended by a range of national media, who had the chance to quiz the firm’s founder founder, Jesper Nielsen. Nielsen said: “We have been active less…
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15 June
How to bring seasonality to your e-commerce site
Matching creativity to a flexible e-commerce system means you can use one-off and regular occasions to your advantage, says KEVIN SPARKS. Jewellers and watch retailers are experts at dressing their shop windows and their physical stores to attract customers and entice them to part with their cash: and exactly the…
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15 June
Mococo relocates and expands its Chester store
Jewellery retailer Mococo has relocated its Chester store and more than doubled its size in bid to improve its presence in the city. The store has been relocated from the Grosvenor Shopping Centre on St Michael’s Row to the corner of Foregate Street, a “more prominent location in the city…
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15 June
Footfall down 1% in May as high street slumps
Retail footfall in the UK fell for the second month in a row, according to British Retail Consortium figures. The BRC and Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor reported a 1% decline in footfall in May, down from 0.8% fall in May and below the three-month average of 0.5%. Both high…
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12 June
Harriet Kelsall named as finalist for Responsible Business Award
Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery has made the final stage of the 2015 Responsible Business Awards, run by the Business in the Community, the Prince’s Responsible Business Network. Hertfordshire-based Harriet Kelsall is one of just three companies to be named a finalist in the responsible small business category, which champions business…
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12 June
Birmingham Assay Office launches historical Assay Archives online
The Birmingham Assay Office has launched its Assay Archives online, showcasing its historical silver, coin and library collections to the wider public. After receiving a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund – which enabled the assay office to transfer paper records of its museum collection online – the public can…
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11 June
Hallmarking up 3.1% in May
The total number of hallmarked articles in May grew by 3.1% compared with the same time last year, according to new figures released from all four of the UK’s assay offices. According to the data, which was compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office, there was a total of 770,075 articles…
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11 June
Armed robbers take “hugely valuable haul” from Altrincham jewellers
Police are appealing for witnesses after four men – armed with metal bars and bats – raided a jewellery shop in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, making off with a “hugely valuable haul”. The raid, which took place on Wednesday, June 10, at 12:20pm, occurred at David M Robinson jewellers on Railway…
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11 June
Gem-A members call for emergency EGM
Members of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) are calling for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to question the board. The online petition says that there has been concerns raised that the charity trustees are not fulfilling the charity’s “aims and objectives”, and that the charity is not being…
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10 June
Zara Phillips to launch horse-inspired jewellery line
The Queen’s granddaughter, Zara Phillips, is set to launch her own line of jewellery inspired by her love of horses. The accomplished equestrian, who won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympics, and the wife of England rugby captain Mike Tindall, is launching the The Zara Phillips Collection – a…
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