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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Feb- 2023 -3 FebruaryDesigners
Created Brilliance launches pink diamond range for Valentine’s Day
Lab grown diamond firm Created Brilliance has announced the launch of its new pink diamond range in time for Valentine’s Day. The new range offers lab grown pink diamonds at a fraction of the cost of natural pink diamonds. Among the new pieces is an Emerald Cut 1-carat lab created…
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Dec- 2022 -23 DecemberRetailers
Beaverbrooks opens new Cambridge store
Diamond, jewellery and watch retailer, Beaverbrooks, has opened its first store in Cambridge’s Grand Arcade Shopping Centre, aiming to bring “significant” investment in luxury retail ahead of the busy Christmas period. Creating 12 new roles and investing over £800k in the area, the retailer will also be opening the first…
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Nov- 2022 -23 NovemberRetailers
Beaverbrooks reopens Norwich store after refurb
Family owned jewellery retailer Beaverbrooks has reopened its Norwich branch following a £1.25m refurbishment for christmas. The refurbishment to extend the store and boutique has created a more “immersive” shopping experience and showcases the retailer’s jewellery expertise to customers. The store has also introduced an exclusive ‘bridal room’, where shoppers…
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Oct- 2022 -28 OctoberRetailers
Beaverbrooks unveils £1.8m refurb at Merry Hill
Beaverbrooks has invested £1.8m into its Merry Hill store in the West Midlands, including an “extensive” refit and the introduction of a new luxury boutique. The existing Beaverbrooks store has undergone a refurbishment to create a more immersive shopping experience and showcase the retailer’s jewellery and watch expertise to customers.…
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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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