Covid-19
Covid-19 brought unprecedented challenges to the UK jewellery trade, reshaping retail, supply chains, and consumer behaviour. For jewellers, manufacturers, and suppliers, understanding the pandemic’s lasting impact is essential to building resilience and adapting strategies. Jewellery Focus offers in-depth coverage of Covid-19’s effects on the industry, including market analysis, recovery efforts, e-commerce growth, and insights into how businesses are navigating a post-pandemic landscape.
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Oct- 2020 -8 OctoberTrade Organisations
NAJ encourages jewellers to register for Kickstart Scheme
Jewellers across the industry who are looking to register an interest in the government’s Kickstart scheme can do so with the National Association of Jewellers, the association has said. The Kickstart Scheme was announced in September as part of the Chancellor’s ‘Plan for Jobs’. It provides funding to employers to…
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7 OctoberAuctions
Diamond breaks world record for online auction bid
A 102.39 carat D Flawless oval diamond has been sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong auction for $15.7m (£12.2m), breaking the world record for the highest value ever bid for a jewel in an online auction. Before its sale, the highest price paid for a jewel in an online auction was…
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2 OctoberEvents
TJA-Connect launch virtual trade show for Christmas
The Jewellery App-Connect (TJA-Connect) has launched a virtual trade show to help retailers and traders in time for Christmas. The TJA-Connect is adding the virtual trade show to their business-to-business directory ahead of the holiday to ‘‘to give the trade a helping hand, virtually in time for Christmas’’. The online…
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1 OctoberFeatures
The new ‘conscious consumer’ and how brands can impress them
Locking down the world for months was bound to leave a lasting legacy on society. One of the most positive outcomes is the increased awareness of our impact on the environment. Carbon emissions fell drastically, the water in Venice ran clear and wild animals began to roam in locked-down cities[1].…
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Sep- 2020 -22 SeptemberCoronavirus
Latest Covid-19 restrictions now legal requirements, PM says
Prime minister Boris Johnson has announced a series of new measures to curb the increase in coronavirus cases, including making Covid-secure rules for businesses a legal requirement. Retail and indoor hospitality staff will also be legally required to wear masks while working. The penalty for not wearing a mask or…
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18 SeptemberCoronavirus
Mayor of London urges government to extend business rates holiday
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and London Councils have joined together to urge the Government to extend the business rates holiday and help protect thousands of jobs in London and across the country. Businesses in the retail, hospitality, leisure and childcare sectors are currently benefiting from 100% relief…
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17 SeptemberCoronavirus
Government extends commercial eviction ban until end of year
The government has decided to extend its commercial property eviction ban until the end of 2020. Businesses have been shielded from eviction over the last six months through the lease forfeiture and debt enforcement moratoria, which was originally set to end on 1 October. Retail and hospitality trade associations, including…
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15 SeptemberRetailers
Unemployment rate rises to 4.1% in July
The rate of unemployment in the UK increased 0.2% to 4.1% in the two months to July 2020, according to the ONS. The UK economic inactivity rate was also estimated at a joint record low of 20.2%, 0.6 percentage points lower than the previous year and 0.3 percentage points lower…
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14 SeptemberCoronavirus
Sheila Fleet Jewellery launches new website
Sheila Fleet Jewellery has launched a new website. The Orkney-based company is allowing their customers to browse and shop over 300 new pieces added to the website, including Sheila’s new Bumblebee collection. In addition to this the company also updated the sites navigation system, allowing customers to explore and filter…
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14 SeptemberCoronavirus
Covid-19 relief package saves family jewellers
Sinclairs, the family-run jewellers in Inverurie, has secured £125,000 from the Coronavirus Business Loan Scheme (CBLS) to support the firm as it navigates the financial impact of the pandemic. The business is headed by Ian and Debbie Sinclair, whose family has managed the jewellers for over 40 years. The financial…
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