Year: 2015

North West jeweller opens London store

Steven Stone, an independent jeweller located in Hale, Cheshire, has opened a new store in London’s Marleybone. Opening on St Christopher’s Place, the design of the store is sleek and modern and was overseen by the third generation of the family, Zack Stone. Stone said: “In recent years our business…

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Christmas lights switch-on to kickstart Hatton Garden BID campaign

Proponents of a new Hatton Garden Business Improvement District (BID) are planning a Christmas lights switch-on celebration event to kickstart their campaign. The event will take place between 5-7pm on November 17, at the corner of Hatton Garden and 120 Holborn, and will feature music and entertainment and some VIP guests. Businesses in…

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Watchfinder opens Leeds flagship store

Watchfinder has announced the opening of its new flagship store in Leeds city centre. The boutique, which is situated in the historic Grade II-listed Victoria Quarter arcade, stocks luxury brands including Rolex, Omega and Breitling. Watchfinder said the new store will play an integral role in the company’s national growth,…

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Johnson-Baker & Co

Johnson-Baker & Co, now in its 80th, year continues to supply jewellers and allied industries with all packaging and display requirements. The company is able to deliver boxes named with a customer logo within 24 hours from its Shaftesbury factory.  As well as holding stock of hundreds and thousands of…

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Editor’s Letter October 2015

If you follow business news closely and your confidence is affected by it day to day, then this month will have made for a turbulent one. Hallmarking was down in the month of August – a disappointing continuation of the surprise downward movement seen in July – but then global…

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Consumer confidence at four-year high in Q3

Consumer confidence has reached a four-year high in the third quarter of 2015, according to the latest Deloitte Consumer Tracker. The quarterly survey of 3,000 UK consumers said that consumers have shrugged off the turmoil seen in the global financial markets during the period. Consumer confidence rose by 2%, despite…

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NPA announce annual award winners

The National Pawnbrokers Association (NPA) has announced the winners of its annual awards ceremony, held in London last week. Held on Friday October 16, the event saw pawnbrokers from across the country congregate at the Victoria Park Plaza hotel to celebrate and recognise excellence within the industry. Ray Perry, chief…

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Hatton Garden thief shows police where he hid loot

Police investigating the Hatton Garden robbery have recovered what is believed to be some of the stolen property after one of the raiders led them to his share of the loot. Daniel Jones, 58, who pleaded guilty to plotting the raid last month, is believed to have been accompanied by…

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Online sales returned to double-digit growth in September

Online retail sales in the UK returned to double-digit growth in September following a weak August, according to new figures released today. That is according to the latest IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index which found online retail sales in the UK were up 12% in September when compared with the…

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Alrosa president ‘concerned’ over synthetic diamonds

Andrey Zharkov, president of Russian diamond mining company Alrosa, has warned that the diamond industry is suffering from reputation risks due to synthetic stones. Speaking at the World Diamond Council (WDC) in Moscow on Tuesday, October 13, Zharkov said that the industry should be concerned by “growing occasions” on the…

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