E-Commerce
E-commerce has become a vital channel for the UK jewellery trade, transforming how jewellers, designers, and suppliers reach customers and grow their businesses. From website optimisation and digital marketing to logistics and customer experience, the online marketplace presents both opportunities and challenges. Jewellery Focus provides expert coverage on e-commerce trends, technology innovations, consumer behaviour insights, and strategies to help jewellery professionals succeed in an increasingly digital retail landscape.
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Nov- 2017 -17 NovemberAdvice
Seven ways to prepare your business for Black Friday
This year, Black Friday falls on 24 November and will host discounts across many lines including electricals, fashion, and experiences. BBC reported that online sales had risen by 12% last year during the event but it isnโt just the Friday that E-commerce sites focus on now, it is the whole…
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15 NovemberE-Commerce
Online retailers taking more โshowroom storesโ as internet sales slow
A growing number of formerly โpure-playโ online retailers are taking physical stores as the rate of internet sales growth looks set to slow during the next few years. New research from Colliers International shows that by 2021, the rate of growth in e-commerce sales is expected to decline from the…
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Oct- 2017 -26 OctoberProduct Launches
WatchApp exceeds subscriber target 3 weeks after launch
The WatchApp, REDBLOKโs cloud-based platform for luxury watch retailers, pawnbrokers and traders, has reported that it has reached over 50% of its first quarter subscriber target within just three weeks. Established in 2017 by REDBLOK managing director, Daren Daniels, The WatchApp provides a peer-to-peer e-commerce marketplace for retailers, dealers and…
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23 OctoberCelebrities
Fit for a Disney princess: F Hinds values character rings
From Aladdin and Jasmine, to Cinderella and Prince Charming, marriage is at the heart of most Disney films. But which Disney princess boasts the most expensive engagement ring, and which settled for the more modest option? Using real life valuations at todayโs prices, jewellery retail chain F Hinds has estimated…
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19 OctoberAppointments
IJL appoints new event manager
Jewellery industry event International Jewellery London (IJL) has announced that Sarah Kitley-Spencer has been appointed as the new show event manager. Fotoulla Michael will continue to lead sales on this international brand. Sarah Kitley-Spencer has worked at IJL for the past seven years and Reed Exhibitions for ten years. In…
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Aug- 2017 -25 AugustRetailers
Signet Jewelers post positive Q2 financial results
Signet Jewelers, which owns H Samuel and Ernest Jones in the UK, has reported a same store sales (SSS) increase of 1.4% in Q2. Total sales were $1,399.6m (ยฃ109.2m), up $26.2m (ยฃ20.4m) or 1.9%, compared to a decrease of 2.6% in the 13 weeks ended July 30, 2016. SSS increased…
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17 AugustCurrent Affairs
Social media engagement posts are โcringe-worthyโ, F Hinds finds
UK couples who are publicising their engagements to the world via social media are ruining their big announcement with poor-quality photographs and post captions, according to new research by F Hinds. Some 56% of UK engagement posts on social media are unpopular amongst followers, tarnishing the engagement announcement and making…
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Jun- 2017 -22 JuneRetailers
Etsy cuts its workforce by 15% following profit loss
Etsy has announced it will be cutting 140 positions, or approximately 15% of its total work force to โimprove resultsโ. The hand-made gift retailers, which is popular among jewellery makers, reported $421,000 (ยฃ332,505) in losses during the first quarter of the year, down from more than $1m (ยฃ789,800) the same…
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9 JuneCurrent Affairs
Businesses must โremain resilientโ despite political uncertainty
British entrepreneur Cat Paton has said British businesses should โremain resilientโ following the hung parliament election result. Following a significant drop in the value of the sterling, Paton, managing director of British marketplace OnBuy, said the currency value may encourage a โrenewed focus on tradingโ within the UK. The pound…
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May- 2017 -17 MayCelebrities
Pirate Jack Sparrowโs jewellery โvaluedโ at ยฃ225,000 by F Hinds
The jewels of fictional pirate Captain Jack Sparrow have been valued by an expert ahead of the release of the newest Pirates of the Caribbean film. Jewellers F.Hinds worked out that the swashbucklerโs ring collection alone was worth ยฃ19,000, but his most expensive piece is his stolen crown, which F…
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