Year: 2014

De Beers awards $37m technology contract to BT

BT has won a significant new contract with The De Beers Group of Companies. The six-year agreement, worth $37m, sees BT orchestrate a wide range of IT services across 70 De Beers Group sites, including exploration and mining locations across the world. Established in 1888, De Beers’ diamond exploration, mining…

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Architect Zaha Hadid to curate display at Goldsmiths’ Fair

Internationally renowned architect Zaha Hadid is to guest curate a showcase of personal highlights from this year’s Goldsmiths’ Fair, in London’s Goldsmiths’ Hall from 22 September to 5 October. Zaha Hadid Selects will feature 20 masterpieces from the fair, a unique event showcasing the latest jewellery and silver collections from 170…

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Cash use down by 14% over the last five years, says BRC

By Helen Dickinson, director general of the British Retail Consortium Customers are using less cash than ever as retailers make it easier and more convenient to shop and pay. New data reveals that a growing proportion of smaller payments previously made in cash are now being made in other ways.…

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Jewellery designer Jessica Flinn expands her workforce

Award winning Sheffield jewellery designer and manufacturer, Jessica Flinn is expanding her workforce with two new appointments. Mary Overmeer joins the team at the Jessica Flinn Boutique at 268 Sharrow Vale Road where she will work in sales and also use her skills as a professional photographer to photograph all…

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Goldsmiths’ Company to showcase services at New Designers event

The Goldsmiths’ Company is set to sponsor the annual ‘New Designers’ exhibition, supporting young jewellers and silversmiths, on June 25 – 28. The exhibition showcases the work of recent graduate designers from the UK’s leading educational institution with The Goldsmiths’ Company, the longest standing sponsor of the awards, sponsoring two…

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Can you smell a retail boom?

I love to be the bearer of good news. The UK just had the biggest year-on-year rise in the quantity of goods bought in the retail sector since 2004. Yes, you heard right. OK, so a lot of the 6.9 per cent  fillip has been precipitated by food sales (thanks, Tesco,…

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Nina Breddal – ‘Sterling silver cufflinks’

Nina Breddal is extending its range of silver cufflinks with brand new designs. The simple shapes are given touches of elegance to make all the difference. Discreet lines of enamel in red, white and blue give a hint of colour. A brushed finish on a perfect rectangle adds a distinct…

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Exclusive IJL preview event for Manchester retailers

Leading retailers from the Manchester area attended a VIP reception previewing collections from key brands and designers as part of an IJL preview this week. Manchester’s Malmaison Hotel was selected for the exclusive regional preview, as the city is one of the key retail destinations in the UK for the…

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Maree London – ‘ReeOmega collection’

Maree London is very proud to be exhibiting for the second year at The Jewellery and Watch Show London. After the excess of last year show and exhibiting at the sister show at Birmingham NEC in January 2014, Maree London is very excited to be launching the New Collection at…

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Tiffany & Co first quarter earnings increase by 50%

US jewellery manufacturer Tiffany & Co has reported 50 per cent profit growth in its Q1 financial results. The company’s earnings rose to $126m (£74m) in the three months to April, as global net sales grew 13 per cent to $1bn (£592m). It’s European business saw total sales rise 9…

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