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Jan- 2014 -27 January
London shop offers graduate exhibition opportunity
London-based Nude Jewellery is running a competition aimed at recent jewellery designer graduates where the winning entry will exhibited at Nude’s own London boutique. The winning piece will be showcased at the independent store’s Mayfair premises alongside it’s already sizeable collection of designer jewellery by award-winning designers. As well as…
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27 January
Sales of gift cards show Q3 increase
Sales of gift cards and vouchers to consumers grew by 13 per cent in the third quarter of 2013 according to the latest statistics from The UK Gift Card and Voucher Association. The trade body, which represents the key players in the £4.7 billion gift voucher, cards and ‘stored value…
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14 January
BAO announce 1.9% decline in hallmarking
Hallmarking has dropped 1.9 per cent on last year according to The Birmingham Assay Office 2013 hallmarking figures. The decline, compared to figures for 2012, show that the four UK Assay Offices hallmarked 9,156,858 articles in 2013 compared to 9,331,451 the previous year. This slight drop however is an improvement…
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9 January
LJS announces new course for home learning
The London Jewellery School (LJS) has announced a new project which allows students to take online courses in jewellery design. The project, entitled Jewelry from Home, allows those who enrol on a course after paying the fee of £19.99 to have lifetime access to all of the materials available on…
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7 January
H&T Group announces 18% profit increase
Pawnbroker group H&T has announced an 18% jump in profits despite a rapidly falling gold price. A 29 per cent drop in the gold price over the last 12 months has had an impact on the business with reduced earnings from both gold purchasing and pawnbroking scrap. The H&T Group…
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6 January
Andrew Geoghegan announces international trade fair debut with Inhorgenta
Jewellery designer Andrew Geoghegan has announced Munich trade fair, Inhorgenta 2014, as his company’s international trade show debut. The announcement comes just a week after his company AG scooped the British Jewellers’ Association ‘Designer of the Year’ award. Andrew Geoghegan will attend the Inhorgenta between 14th – 17th February 2014,…
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4 January
CARAT* to debut Power Pearls at Spring Fair
The stunning new Power Pearls collection is a real departure from the norm for CARAT* and the first time in the company’s history where the use of synthetic pearls has been introduced. The collection consists of pendants, necklaces, rings and earrings that are set in sterling silver settings and adorned with…
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Dec- 2013 -12 December
Survey reveals Londoners’ taste for luxury jewellery
A survey of Christmas shoppers conducted in central London last week found that store retailers are winning the battle with their online rivals this year at the luxury end of the market. Of those surveyed, 64 per cent said they preferred shopping in store, and only 15 per cent said…
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12 December
Jewellery website given boost by Theo Paphitis
Jewellery website Titan Jewellery has seen a rise in popularity following a retweet from Theo Paphitis, one of the dragons from the BBC show Dragons Den. Jason Beer, owner of Titan Jewellery, tweeted Paphitis during ‘Small Business Sunday’, an initiative he set up to promote small business, which culminates in…
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11 December
CARAT* donates £10,000 to Macmillan Cancer Support
In celebration of its 10-year anniversary CARAT* the luxury fashion jewellery company has donated £10,000 to the Macmillan Cancer Support at the charity’s Celebrity Christmas Stocking Auction. CARAT* CEO Scott Thompson said: “I recently lost a dear friend to this vicious disease so wanted to do something that was significant…
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