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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Jul- 2020 -23 JulyE-Commerce
E-commerce platform for independent retail launches
Retaissance, a new global platform for independent brands and buyers, is set to unveil its soft launch this week. Independent brands will be able to use Retaissance to build a “comprehensive” online profile, which highlights their key features and brand values. It can also showcase a chosen selection of standout…
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16 JulyDesigners
Lark and Berry introduces carbon neutral shipping
Lark and Berry has introduced carbon neutral shipping across its brand, in a move to further offset its carbon emissions. The group currently plants trees for every purchase made, but now aims to become “one of the few” e-commerce brands to offset 100% of carbon emissions from shipping. For every…
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13 JulyFeatures
Why D2C strategies hold the key to retail’s future
As UK retail stores reopen, questions remain about whether ‘normal’ service will be resumed. With many store closures since March, the pandemic has encouraged a deep introspection on how consumer expectations, purchasing patterns and priorities are speeding up a shift to online-first, direct-to-consumer (D2C) retail strategies. In April, the UK’s…
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10 JulyCoronavirus
Online retail sales continue to boom despite reopenings
Even as the high street came out of hibernation last month, June’s online retail sales spiked to a 12-year high of +33.9% YoY, according to IMRG Capgemini’s Online Retail Index. It revealed that last month’s acceleration in online sales was underpinned by the “continued success” of almost every category. Electrical…
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8 JulyFeatures
How Amazon can help the jewellery industry to shine
With Covid-19 shutting down the high street, many jewellery businesses have turned to online retail to survive. Even as shops begin to open their doors, social distancing measures mean that footfall is unlikely to be on the level it was pre-pandemic. But since two thirds of consumers begin their online…
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1 JulyAppointments
Ellington Timepiece Laurence Brannigan as non-executive director
Watch company Ellington Timepiece has announced the appointment of Laurence Brannigan as non-executive director. Brannigan brings decades’ worth of experience in the brand management market to the team, spearheading the product launch, brand development and growth of global leaders, including Hugo Boss, Scuderia Ferrari, Movado, EBEL and Skagen Designs. Founded…
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Jun- 2020 -23 JuneFeatures
Coronavirus: The jewellery industry’s story
At the time of writing, the UK’s embattled high street has been given a glimmer of hope, after prime minister Boris Johnson announced plans on 25 May to allow non-essential retailers to open by mid-June. The announcement will be welcome news for many jewellers who have struggled over the past…
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17 JuneRetailers
Lockdown has led to a 95% increase in social e-commerce, research reveals
Lockdown has led to a 95% increase in social ecommerce, according to new research by Parcelhero. The home delivery firm has predicted that a fifth of Brits have become “social shoppers” during the Covid-19 pandemic as many consumers have been using social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Google…
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16 JuneE-Commerce
Covid-19 to add £5.3bn to UK e-commerce in 2020
The surge in online shopping caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is expected to add £5.3bn to UK e-commerce sales this year, to reach a total of £78.9bn. This is according to analysts at Edge Retail Insight, the global trend forecasting arm of retail insights firm Edge by Ascential, which have…
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11 JuneE-Commerce
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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