Brilliance
Brilliance is a defining quality in jewellery, influencing customer perception and purchase decisions across the UK trade. It refers to the way light reflects and refracts within gemstones and finished pieces, enhancing their visual appeal and value. Jewellery Focus covers brilliance from multiple angles, including advances in gemstone cutting, polishing techniques, and innovations by manufacturers to maximise sparkle. Our reporting provides jewellers, designers, and suppliers with insights on consumer demand for highly brilliant stones, the impact of technology on enhancing brilliance, and trends driving buying decisions in both luxury and accessible markets.
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Aug- 2022 -16 AugustDesigners
Pandora celebrates 100% renewable energy usage for lab-grown collection
Pandora has announced that it has further improved the process of its lab-created diamond collection, Diamonds by Pandora. The collection, which was initially launched in the UK in 2021 as ‘Pandora Brilliance’, is now being crafted with diamonds that are grown, cut and polished using 100% renewable energy and have…
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9 AugustDesigners
Signet Jewellers acquires Blue Nile
Signet Jewellers Limited has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Blue Nile, an online retailer of engagement rings and fine jewellery, for $360m (£297m) in an all cash transaction. The strategic acquisition of Blue Nile accelerates Signet’s efforts to expand its bridal offerings and grow its accessible…
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Feb- 2022 -11 FebruaryEvents
Andrew Berry Jewellery named Best of Welsh Business Awards finalist
Andrew Berry Jewellery and At The Bench are celebrating being named as finalists in the Best of Welsh Business Awards 2022. They are finalists in the following six categories: Best Jeweller; Best Business Specialist; The Brilliance Award; Business Professional of the Year; Businessman of the Year and Businesswoman of the…
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Oct- 2021 -12 OctoberAuctions
Jewelled spectacles to auction for £4m at Sotheby’s
A pair of unseen jewelled spectacles will be auctioned in London at Sotheby’s for the first time, with estimates of £1.5 – £2.5m each. Ahead of the sale in October, the spectacles are set to go on view to the public for the first time, with an exhibition in Hong…
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Aug- 2021 -4 AugustRetailers
Signet Jewellers renegotiates £1bn ABL facility
Signet Jewellers has announced that it has reached a deal to renegotiate its $1.5bn (£1bn) asset based lending (ABL) facility in a move to wind up the sale of its credit portfolio. The new deal extends the group’s ABL facility by nearly two years until July 2026 with terms that…
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Jun- 2021 -11 JuneRetailers
Signet Q1 revenues spike 98.2% to £1.2bn
Signet Jewelers, the diamond jewellery retailer, saw its revenue spike 98.2% year-on-year to $1.69bn (£1.19bn) for the 13 weeks ended 1 May 2021 (FY22). The group’s sales also outperformed its pre-pandemic levels, climbing over $250m (£177m) from $1.43bn (£1bn) in Q1 FY20. Moreover, the group swung to a $168m operating…
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May- 2021 -12 MayTrade Organisations
Jewellery bodies urge Pandora to retract LGD narrative
A clutch of leading jewellery organisations have come together to call upon Pandora to retract its stance regarding lab-grown diamonds (LGDs). The bodies have urged the Danish jewellery brand to “market LGDs responsibly”, and take back its “false and misleading narrative” surrounding the ethical superiority of LGDs. The participants of…
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Apr- 2021 -8 AprilRetailers
Signet acquires subscription platform Rocksbox
Diamond retailer Signet Jewelers has announced the acquisition of Rocksbox, a jewellery rental subscription platform for an undisclosed sum. Driven by the group’s “inspiring brilliance” strategy, the deal will provide Signet with a foothold and accelerated growth in the growing online service. Founded in 2012, Rocksbox allows subscribers to rent…
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Mar- 2021 -18 MarchRetailers
Signet Jewelers operating income drops £116m
Signet Jewelers has announced that its total operating income for the fiscal year 2020 dropped to $156.4m (£112m) from $318.3m (£228m) as a result of continuous trading disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic. The group which operates brands such as H. Samuel and Ernest Jones, saw its total sales for the…
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Feb- 2021 -5 FebruaryEvents
Jewellery World Awards opens for entries
Organisers of the 2021 Jewellery World Awards (JWA), formerly known as the JNA Awards, have announced that the award show is now accepting entries through its website. This year, JWA has launched three new categories to its roster, all of which were introduced to “cover a wider scope” of companies…
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