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Oct- 2014 -30 October
Trollbeads announces first UK concept store
Trollbeads, the Danish charm bead jewellery brand, is set to open its first concept store in the UK this November. Trollbeads Cambridge, located at 21 Market Street, in the centre of the city, will be the first franchise in the country dedicated to selling the Trollbeads jewellery collection. The new…
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30 October
Goldsmiths Company launches new online directory service
The Goldsmiths’ Company today launched a new free-to-view online directory, in an effort to encourage consumers to buy direct from UK jewellers and silversmiths. The Goldsmiths’ Directory supersedes the company’s ‘Who’s Who in Gold and Silver’ website, which launched in 2002, and showcases the work of over 350 UK-based jewellers…
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29 October
Argento offers £15,000 reward for stolen jewellery
Argento owner Peter Boyle is offering a £15,000 reward for anyone who can produce relevant information leading to the recovery of £80,000 worth of stolen Christmas stock. The theft happened overnight between 10pm Saturday October 25 and 7:45am on Sunday October 26, when over £80,000 worth of Christmas Pandora stock…
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29 October
BRC seeks statement of intent over business rates
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has published a submission to the Treasury ahead of the Autumn Statement on December 3, highlighting the need for a fundamental reform of the business rates system. The BRC is seeking a statement of intent that the government plans to go beyond the steps it…
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28 October
Petra Diamonds reports highest production in its history
Petra Diamonds has announced its revenue in Q1 was up 55% to $100.8m (£62.3m). The results also included the sale of an 85% interest in its 122ct Cullinan blue diamond for $23.5m (£14.5m), discovered earlier this year. The results, which covered production and sales from July 1 to September 30…
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28 October
Diamond bourses pull out of World Diamond Council AGM
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and seven others major organisations have announced they are pulling out of the World Diamond Council’s (WDC) annual general meeting, due to take place on 28 October. The organisations signed a joint letter to the Council announcing explaining that they did not want…
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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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