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Vincero Watches sees 120% UK revenue surge

Vincero Watches has announced a surge in its international growth with a 120% increase in revenue in the UK. The group saw international revenue increase by 87% in the Netherlands and 44% in Australia as well as an international conversion rate growth by 31% year-on-year. The watchmaker also announced it…

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Industry reacts to Argyle mine closure

Western Australia’s Argyle mine closed today (10 October) after more than 30 years of being in operation. The mine, owned by Rio Tinto, was known to have been the source of the world’s most prized pink diamonds, which have gone on to be sold to Ernest Jones and H Samuel…

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Q&A with 247 Diamonds

Tell me about the history of the business? We started the very first UK jewellery presence on the Internet, launching a ‘net based B2B service in the text based black hole that was the Internet before the World Wide Web, we are talking late 1980’s, way too early, we must…

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Government launches new ‘bounce back’ plan for retailers

A new series of measures has been announced by the UK Government to support businesses in the consumer and retail industries during the Covid-19 pandemic.  The plans, announced by Minister for exports Graham Stuart, will offer immediate support to businesses by ensuring specialists provide advice on online retail and international…

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In the spotlight with Veronica Favoroso, CEO of GemCloud

More businesses rely on the internet to go to market, generate sales and provide customer service. This means professional inventory management is increasingly being considered as a necessity and GemCloud, as the sector leader, has taken tremendous steps to bring the coloured gemstone industry online. The tech company has recently…

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Everledger reveals revamped blockchain platform

‌Everledger‌ has announced ‌the‌ ‌launch‌ ‌of‌ ‌a‌ ‌new‌ ‌version‌ ‌of‌ ‌its blockchain platform,‌ ‌with‌ features‌ ‌that‌ ‌match‌ ‌the supply‌-and‌-demand‌ ‌of‌ ‌diamonds ‌based‌ ‌on‌ ‌the customer criteria‌. The group said the renewed platform will bring “additional‌ ‌transparency‌” ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌diamond industry‌ ‌by‌ ‌highlighting‌ ‌key‌ ‌characteristics‌ ‌of‌ ‌stones, such as ‌diamond‌ ‌quality,‌…

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De Beers launches new e-commerce site

De Beers has announced the launch of a new “customer-centric” website, debeers.com, that is set to provide a “unique offering” among the fine jewellery industry. The e-commerce site will be available in English, French and Chinese, and will expand the group’s product selection that is available for purchase, including a…

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INHORGENTA MUNICH: International like never before

International, diverse and high caliber: That’s how the exhibitor list for INHORGENTA MUNICH looks about one month before the fair’s beginning. Over 1,000 companies will be there. Fine Jewelry and Carat booked out Hall B1 “Fine Jewelry,” where exclusive jewelry creations and especially valuable pieces are exhibited, is completely booked…

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Manufacturer Files: Masonic Jewellery.co.uk

Masonic Jewellery.co.uk has been passed through several different hands over the past 100 years, under different owners and even different names, but the tooling and the knowledge has remained consistent over the course of a century,” says Mike Jeffreys, owner and director of the manufacturer which provides authentic Freemason/masonic jewellery…

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IJL announces Bright Young Gems 2019 winners

International Jewellery London (IJL) , the jewellery trade show, has announced announce the four winning designers of Bright Young Gems 2019; Isla Gilham, Eloise Kramer, Lingjun Sun, Wen-Ju Tseng. Now in its 14th year, IJL’s Bright Young Gems project selects talented designers who are recent graduates or current students of…

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