Amazon
Amazon has become an influential player in the jewellery industry, offering opportunities and challenges for UK jewellers, designers, and suppliers. As the e-commerce giant expands its jewellery offerings, trade professionals must navigate issues like marketplace competition, pricing strategies, and brand visibility. Jewellery Focus covers Amazon’s impact on the jewellery sector, including market trends, retailer strategies, logistical developments, and insights into how independent and established jewellers are leveraging or responding to the platform’s growing presence.
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Sep- 2016 -22 SeptemberE-Commerce
Amazon launches marketplace for handcrafted artisanal products
Amazon has announced the launch of ‘Handmade at Amazon’ in the UK, a new marketplace featuring thousands of handcrafted products from artisan designers. Handmade at Amazon will feature more than 30,000 products handcrafted by some 1,000 artisans across 10 categories, including jewellery, home decor, artwork, kitchen, dining and furniture, with…
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Aug- 2016 -18 AugustE-Commerce
‘Heavy discounting’ spurs highest online sales growth in 20 months
Heavy discounting has spurred the highest growth in online sales for 20 months, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini eRetail Sales Index. The monthly report found e-commerce grew 19% in July compared with the same month last year, representing a 20-year high for the index and a continuation of a…
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Dec- 2015 -9 DecemberE-Commerce
Drone delivery by US jeweller succeeds
A jeweller in the United States has completed what is thought to be the first drone-delivery ever undertaken by a jeweller. Distinctive Gold Jewelry, of Frankfort in Illinois, delivered a women’s watch to a couple celebrating their anniversary. The business owners say that have being “dying to do” such a…
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7 DecemberBrand Profiles
A case in point
Celebrating history, cultivating quality and offering value for money simultaneously is no mean feat, but family-owned watch manufacturer Pointtec has hit the mark. TOM DAVIS sits down with managing director of Pointtec UK, the company’s UK distributor, to learn about the brand’s ambitions. [divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] It’s rare for…
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Nov- 2015 -2 NovemberAdvice
ADVICE: How bricks-and-mortar retailers can enjoy a bumper Black Friday
Black Friday has evolved from a little-known promotion in the UK to one of the biggest events on the retail calendar in just a few years. However, its exponential growth has not been without challenges. Here, Vicky Brock, CEO of returns intelligence specialist Clear Returns, outlines the potential pitfalls Black Friday…
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Aug- 2015 -18 AugustWatch Focus
Gucci launches ‘Gucci Sync’ in the UK
Gucci Timepieces and Jewelry has announced the UK launch of Gucci Sync, a unisex timepiece aimed at a “connected, upbeat and music-orientated” audience. The watch, which is available in two sizes, XXL (46mm) or large (36mm), features a sun-brushed dial, a stainless steel and transparent nylon case and a stadium-shaped…
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Jun- 2015 -9 JuneE-Commerce
Richemont invites LVMH and Kering to create new online store
The chairman and CEO of Richemont, Johann Rupert, has invited LVMH and Kering to create a new online luxury retail store to compete with Amazon. Speaking at the Financial Times Business of Luxury event in Monte Carlo, Rupert said that he had spoken to Bernard Arnault CEO at LVMH, which…
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Oct- 2014 -22 OctoberEditor's Blog
Why only reserve the click-and-collect frenzy for Christmas?
A report from The Times this week said that click-and-collect services were likely to account for £3bn worth of retail sales over the coming festive period, and that it would result in as many as three additional trips by consumers onto the high street, providing more opportunities for retailers to…
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Jul- 2014 -10 JulyEconomy
High street retailers struggle to keep up with online shopping
Bricks-and-mortar retail stores are struggling to keep up as footfall falls while online retail grows, according to a new report by ‘the voice of e-retail’, IMRG. The report, entitled ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ which used index data from various sources including ONS, IMRG and BRC, discovered that town and…
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Jun- 2014 -10 JuneQ&A Sessions
FEATURE: JewelStreet.com’s Rob Passmore
JewelStreet.com is an online jewellery shop with a twist. Founder and MD Rob Passmore insists that giving designers and manufacturers a bigger slice of the sale price is the future. First, though, he’s asking Joe Public to get it off the ground with £100,000 of crowdfunding investment. MICHAEL NORTHCOTT caught…
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