2013 | Jewellery Focus

Jan- 2013 -

9 January

Assay Office lab sponsors fashion section of Gift of the Year Awards

The Birmingham Assay Office laboratory has announced that it is to sponsor the ‘Fashion Jewellery and Accessories’ category at this year’s Gift of the Year Awards.

8 January

Economy

Jewellery Focus Staff

Signet’s holiday sales figures reveal UK woes

The owner of H Samuel, Ernest Jones and Leslie Davis jewellers reported losses of 2.6 per cent across its UK businesses in like-for-like sales over the festive period.

8 January

Economy

Jewellery Focus Staff

Christmas period proves testing time ahead says BRC chief

The Christmas period has done nothing to convince retailers that 2013 has any significant growth in store, said the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) director general Helen Dickinson.

7 January

Current Affairs

Jewellery Focus Staff

Citizen Watch UK’s MD set to retire

The managing director of Citizen Watch UK has decided to retire at the end of February 2013.

4 January

Current Affairs

Jewellery Focus Staff

Support increases for ethical jewellery as Fairtrade silver arrives in UK

The world’s first batch of Fairtrade and Fairmined silver has arrived in the UK thanks to fair trade jewellery pioneer CRED Jewellery.

4 January

Events

Jewellery Focus Staff

Ambiente adds watch area

Consumer goods trade show Ambiente has added a watch area to its trade show format for 2013, with a focus on trend-driven and design-oriented watch manufacturers.

4 January

Events

Jewellery Focus Staff

Entries open for IJL’s KickStart 2013

International Jewellery London’s (IJL) KickStart initiative has opened for entries ahead of this September’s show.

4 January

Celebrities

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Queen wears BJA brooch at Sandringham

The UK jewellery industry received a much-needed boost on Christmas day, as Her Majesty the Queen wore the winning design from the British Jewellers’ Association’s (BJA) Jubilee brooch competition.

3 January

Current Affairs

Jewellery Focus Staff

CIBJO president praised by NAG for CSR statement

CIBJO president Gaetano Cavalieri’s recent statement outlining the organisation’s doctrine for corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been praised by the National Association of Goldsmiths (NAG).

3 January

Designers

Jewellery Focus Staff

Shelia Fleet receives OBE in New Year’s honours

A jewellery designer who left school at 15 without a qualification has recently been awarded an OBE for services to the industry in the New Year’s honours.