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Apr- 2015 -1 April
Marked feature bricks laid in new BAO premises
The new premises currently being constructed for the Birmingham Assay Office this weekend saw the addition of several ‘feature bricks’, bearing key hallmarking symbols used during the office’s 240 years in operation. The marks include the traditional hallmarking symbols; a lion for sterling silver, crown for gold, orb for platinum and Pallas…
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1 April
Endless enters New Zealand market with 54 retailers
Composable charm bracelet brand Endless Jewelry has secured more than 50 retail partners in New Zealand, the 21st market the firm has entered since it launched almost two years ago. Last week, Nielsen flew to New Zealand where he introduced the brand to jewellery retailers from the North and South…
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Mar- 2015 -31 March
Retail footfall to jump 4.7% over Easter weekend
Retail footfall is set to increase by 4.7% over the Easter weekend compared to the same time last year, according to new figures released today by Springboard. Easter weekend is two weeks earlier than last year and falls just after a national payday, putting consumers in a strong position to…
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31 March
Jeweller sentenced over endangered species
A jeweller from Sheffield has been sentenced after she was caught selling jewellery containing tiger claws and teeth on eBay. Catherine Emberton, 29, of Gleadless Road, Heeley, was given a 12-month community order, ordered to carry out 120 hours’ unpaid work and to pay a £60 victim surcharge at Sheffield…
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30 March
Fraser Hart opens new store in Worcester
Jewellery chain Fraser Hart has announced the opening of a new store in the centre of Worcester. The store, which opened on Saturday, March 28, has been designed to create a “light, spacious and welcoming shopping atmosphere” in-keeping with the jeweller’s existing interior design theme. The store, which is fitted…
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30 March
Three arrests after rooftop raid at Beaverbrooks in Huddersfield
Three men have been arrested following a roof-top raid at a Beaverbrooks store in Huddersfield town centre. The suspects are believed to have been caught following an operation which involved the West Yorkshire police helicopter. It is believed that police were called to the building at the corner of King…
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27 March
Signet delivers highest Q4 sales growth in 13 years
Signet’s UK division, which owns H Samuel and Ernest Jones, has experienced its highest Q4 sales increase in 13 years and its best operating profit in three years. In the 13 weeks to January 31, the company reported a same-store sales increase of 7.5%, with total sales reaching $278m (£186.6m).…
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26 March
Record $81bn diamond jewellery demand in 2014
Global demand for diamond jewellery hit $81 billion in 2014, a 3% increase compared with the previous year and a record high. This is according to new industry insight data published today by The De Beers Group of Companies. The data showed there was positive growth in consumer demand for…
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26 March
Planning law to allow ‘click & collect’ lockers in shops
Changes to the planning law is set to give jewellers a boost as the government has announced plans to allow retailers to install ‘click & collect’ lockers without the need for planning permission. The move, which will take effect on April 15, has been designed to encourage more shoppers back onto…
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25 March
Jeweller fined £70k over hallmarking
A Birmingham jeweller was today sentenced to 10 weeks imprisonment and ordered to pay more than £70,000 after pleading guilty to 21 offences under the Hallmarking Act 1973 and Trade Marks Act 1994. Umran Rafiq, trading as Asian Jewellers based in Alum Rock Road, Alum Rock, was ordered to pay…
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