Uncategorized
-
Jan- 2018 -19 January
Tiffany & Co sees sales festive sales increase
New York based jeweller Tiffany & Co has reported a strong performance over the festive period as sales increased worldwide. Net sales increased by 8% over the two month period ending December 31 2017 taking the total to £720m. Comparable sales also rose by 5%. Tiffany & Co attributed the…
Read More » -
Dec- 2017 -22 December
Warren James announce increase in profits
Jewellery retailer Warren James has announced a rise in profits to £42.7 million for the year ended 31 March 2017. The figures filed on Companies House this week show that profit before taxation has risen by 12.3% – up from £37.7 million in 2016. Privately owned by managing directors John…
Read More » -
22 December
The rise of wearable tech – how the market turned luxury
Wearable tech has in recent years become mainstream, but it doesn’t always look great as a fashion item. As more brands try to enter the space with ‘luxury’ wearable tech pieces, SHEKINA TUAHENE speaks to patent lawyer MARK MARFE about how these products come to be and why there is…
Read More » -
Nov- 2017 -21 November
Buckley London expands to the Americas
British fashion jewellery designer Buckley London has expanded to the Americas region with the announcement of a new retail partnership with distributor Trovari S.A. in Paraguay. Trovari S.A. has been bringing international brands to the Paraguayan market for more than 30 years and showcases brands in over 30 locations. After…
Read More » -
Sep- 2017 -7 September
IJL announces KickStart winner
Alice Barnes has received the IJL 2017 KickStart ‘Industry’s Choice Award’, and will return to the show with a complimentary stand in the Design Gallery in 2018. The ten KickStarters competed over the summer to gain as many votes as possible from the public via social media and an online…
Read More » -
Jul- 2017 -26 July
Astley Clarke sees international revenue increase by 367%
British jewellery retailer Astley Clarke has reported an international revenue increase of 367% in the last 18 months. The company attributes this increase to its partnership with ecommerce platform, Global-e. Astley Clarke appointed the firm to “bolster the international ecommerce experience” for its overseas customers and drive global growth. Astley…
Read More » -
May- 2017 -16 May
Registration opens for IJL
Free registration to International Jewellery London (IJL) has been opened in which early registrars can gain fast-track entry and early show planning for the event. Sam Willoughby, event director, said: “Early birds who register now for IJL 2017 can plan their show down to the last detail. Free entry is…
Read More » -
Jul- 2016 -8 July
The British Craft Trade Fair to launch first London exhibition
The British Craft Trade Fair (BCTF), which takes place in Harrogate, has announced the launch of its inaugural London exhibition. The autumn exhibition, which will take place on Sunday 11 to Tuesday 13 September, will be located at the Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane London. The fair will still continue…
Read More » -
Apr- 2016 -7 April
Phillip Beale of Charles Green
Describe yourself in three words? Passionate, determined, loyal When you were at school, what did you want to be and why? Through my early years I wanted to be a country vet and then once I did work experience I realised I wanted to work in the jewellery industry in…
Read More » -
7 April
VOHS: Becky Rowe Jewellery
Name: Becky Rowe Jewellery Location: St Martin, Guernsey, Channel Islands Years established: September 2011 Number of staff: Five Website: www.beckyrowejewellery.com When was Becky Rowe Jewellery founded? In February 2011, my brother Sam and I went to The Munich Jewellery Show. It was then that we realised the combination of my…
Read More »
