Month: January 2017
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Jan- 2017 -18 JanuaryManufacturers
Diamond sector ‘must work together’, says De Beers chief
Bruce Cleaver – chief executive of diamond mining company De Beers – has called for greater collaboration within the diamond…
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17 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Burlington Arcade up for sale
Burlington Arcade – the luxury shopping gallery in London that is home to 19 jewellers – has been put on…
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17 JanuaryRetailers
New jewellery store opens in Guildford after £300,000 funding
Two Guildford jewellers with more than 25 years’ experience between them have opened their first retail store after a £300,000…
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16 JanuaryEconomy
High street footfall rises in December for first time in five years
UK high streets saw a 0.8% year-on-year rise in footfall in December as retailers managed to draw in last-minute shoppers.…
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13 JanuaryWatch Focus
H Moser & Cie creates £880,000 watch made from cheese
H Moser & Cie has created a new watch made from Swiss cheese in opposition to new rules governing the…
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13 JanuaryEconomy
Hallmarking falls sharply in December amid weak full-year results
The total number of hallmarked items nose-dived in December by 15.7%, a decrease of 145,007 pieces when compared with December…
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12 JanuaryEconomy
UK jewellery and watch sales help Richemont return to growth
Richemont has reported a 5% increase in total sales in the third quarter (Q3) of its financial year, boosted by…
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11 JanuaryRetailers
Signet sales fall 4.6% over festive holiday season
Signet Jewelers, the parent company of UK-based H Samuel and Ernest Jones, has reported a fall in sales over the…
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11 JanuaryRetailers
Asprey reports jump in jewellery and watch sales
Luxury goods retailer and jewellery designer Asprey has reported a jump in retail sales in the first three quarters of…
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11 JanuaryCrime
Staff threatened with handgun in jewellery store raid
Members of staff have been threatened with a handgun during a raid at a luxury watch store in Buckhurst Hill,…
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