Year: 2016
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Jun- 2016 -10 JuneEditor's Blog
EU knows?
By the time next time I write my letter for this column, the British public will have made the biggest…
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10 JuneAuctions
Blue diamond sells for record-breaking £17.5m
The Cullinan Dream has sold at auction for $25.3m (£17.5m), making it the most expensive fancy intense blue diamond to…
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9 JuneTrade Organisations
NAJ appoints new chairman and vice-chairman
The National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) has announced the appointment of a new chairman and vice-chairman. Simon Johnson, owner of…
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8 JuneCurrent Affairs
Royal Mint to sell gold bars into pensions for first time
The Royal Mint, which supplies all of the UK’s coinage, is to offer investors the chance to own gold bars…
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8 JuneEconomy
Jewellery and watch sales grow in May
Jewellery and watch sales grew in May in a month that brought ‘better news’ for UK retailers, according to new…
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7 JuneEconomy
Polished diamond prices dip in May
The price of polished diamonds declined slightly in May as buyers waited for the JCK Las Vegas show, which took…
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7 JuneEvents
Jeremy France Jewellers named Winchester’s ‘Independent Business of the year’
Jeremy France Jewellers has scooped the award for the ‘Independent Business of the Year’ at the Winchester Business Excellence Awards…
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6 JuneCrime
Retail crime cost UK retailers over £2.34bn in 2015
Crime cost UK retailers more than £2.34bn last year, according to the recent UK Retail Fraud Survey 2016 published by…
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3 JuneDesigners
Two new agents appointed to represent Edblad in UK
Two new agents have been appointed to represent Swedish jewellery brand Edblad in the UK. Nordic Agencies, the brand’s official…
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2 JuneAuctions
‘Aurora Green’ sells for record breaking £11.7m
The 5.03ct ‘Aurora Green’ diamond has gone under the hammer for $16.8m (£11.7m) – a world auction record for a…
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