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Oct- 2014 -27 October
New trade-friendly website for Deakin & Francis
Birmingham jewellery manufacturer Deakin & Francis has launched a new website designed to be more accessibly to its wholesale customer base. The new site allows customers to log in to their trade accounts to place stock orders, and also orders for marketing supplies such as catalogues, promotional strut cards and product guarantee cards.…
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27 October
High street sales growth ‘remains robust’
Retail sales volumes continued to grow in the year to October, with another strong rise expected in the month ahead, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The body’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey of 124 firms showed a third successive month of firmly above-average sales growth. But sales growth…
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27 October
Made In Chelsea star Ashley James launches jewellery line
Made in Chelsea cast member Ashley James has launched a new jewellery line, Whistle & Bango, at a party in London. The event, which took place at Wolf & Badger, a west London retail boutique, was also attended by co-star Ollie Locke and Ferne McCann, a cast member of rival…
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24 October
Fairtrade gold launches in Switzerland
Max Havelaar (Fairtrade) Switzerland launched jewellery made from Fairtrade gold in Switzerland yesterday. Approximately 70% of all gold refining takes place in Switzerland, so Fairtrade International has hailed the introduction of Fairtrade gold as a landmark move, which will deliver “significant social and environmental benefits back to miners.” The first…
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24 October
IP protection gets £3m government injection
The fight against IP crime has been given a major boost with the government announcing it will continue to fund the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) until 2017. The Minister for Intellectual property, Baroness Neville-Rolfe, confirmed that £3m would be allocated to the City of London Police’s national crime…
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24 October
Jason Holt wins award for championing apprenticeships
Holts Group boss Jason Holt has been awarded the inaugural Enterprise Policy Influencer award at the Celebrating Enterprise event. The event, which took place at the House of Lords on October 23, was hosted by the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE) and Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative (SFEDI), and…
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23 October
VIDEO: Jewellery which pierces body to ‘harvest energy’
A graduate of industrial design has created a concept for jewellery which harvests energy form the human body by piercing the skin. Whilst the jewellery does not actually exist, Naomi Kizhner’s “speculative piece” has caused a stir on news websites and social media for striking images which show the jewellery…
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23 October
Endless Jewelry signs deal with Lotus F1 Team
Jewellery brand Endless has signed a deal with the Lotus F1 Team which will see the brand’s logo appear on the Lotus F1 car at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. The Grand Prix takes place from October 31 to November 2, with the Endless logo appearing on…
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22 October
Vashi sells shares on crowdfunding platform
Diamond jewellery e-tailer Vashi is selling shares on crowdfunding platform, SyndicateRoom. Vashi Dominguez, founder of Vashi, is seeking to raise a minimum of £600,000 through the equity crowdfunding platform. Since launching its investment page on the website over a week ago, the company has already attracted investment totalling £156,360, equating…
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22 October
More consumers than ever ‘willing to risk’ last minute Christmas order
The proportion of consumers who feel willing to risk placing an order online with less than a week to go before Christmas, has risen to 47%, for 2014, compared with 20% last year. The figures, published in the ‘eCustomerServiceIndex’ results from eDigitalResearch and IMRG, said 47% consumers will order gifts online…
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