Economy
The economy has a direct influence on the UK jewellery trade, affecting consumer spending, material costs, and business confidence across the sector. For jewellers, manufacturers, and suppliers, staying informed on economic trends is vital to planning and resilience. Jewellery Focus provides expert coverage of economic developments impacting the trade, including inflation, interest rates, consumer confidence, and supply chain challenges. Our reporting helps jewellery professionals understand the wider market forces shaping their business environment.
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Mar- 2015 -18 MarchQ&A Sessions
Q&A: Orbitvu (photography equipment)
[intro]Jewellery Focus chats to Andrew Dibben, owner of AJ’s Studio & Camera Supplies, the official supplier of Orbitvu in the UK, on what makes this innovative photography technology so unique.[/intro] Could you tell me a little about Orbitvu, how it works, and what it does? The Orbitvu Alphashot Micro is a…
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16 MarchEconomy
Net loss of UK stores almost triples in 2014
Nearly three times as many shops disappeared from UK high streets last year compared with 2013, according to new figures released today. The research from PwC, compiled by the Local Data Company (LDC), found that 5,839 stores closed in 2014 compared to 4,852 openings. This equates to a net reductions…
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10 MarchEvents
Jeweller scoops prize at Heart of Manchester Retail Awards
Manchester-based Christopher James Jewellers has picked up the Retail Team of the Year gong at the inaugural Heart of Manchester Retail Awards. The awards were created to celebrate Manchester’s retail environment including the city’s mix of high street stores, department stores, luxury and independent stores. A statement from Heart of…
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Feb- 2015 -12 FebruaryFeatures
SOAPBOX: Fancy colour diamonds in today’s market
Eden Rachminov, one of the founders of the Fancy Color Research Foundation, explores how the rising popularity of fancy colour diamonds is affecting the jewellery industry, and what the increasing prices will mean going forward. There is a growing trend in jewellery design: the post-recession global economy coupled with a…
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Dec- 2014 -13 DecemberAnalysis
Taking Ownership
[intro]The Intellectual Property Act 2014 may help those designs that are registered, but TOM DAVIS finds out retailers have a duty to protect the large wealth of jewellery designers who have limited protection for their unregistered designs.[/intro] On October 1 the new Intellectual Property (IP) Act 2014 was introduced in…
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11 DecemberEconomy
Small Business Saturday boosts local spending
Consumers across the UK helped support Small Business Saturday on December 6, with 16.5 million people shopping in small independent businesses on the day. This support from shoppers represents a 20% increase in footfall on last year, with 2.7 million more shoppers when compared to the UK’s first Small Business…
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9 DecemberEconomy
UK to become largest luxury goods market in Europe by 2018
Luxury Goods retailing in Europe is forecast to reach $150bn (£96bn) by 2018, with the UK set to overtake France and Italy to become to become the leading luxury shopping market by 2018. This is according to forecasts from retail research agency Conlumino, which says that jewellery and watches is…
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Nov- 2014 -5 NovemberCurrent Affairs
American Express supports SMEs with ‘Small Business Saturday’
American Express has launched a marketing campaign to support small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) ahead of Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday, which takes place on December 6, is an initiative that aims to “support, inspire and promote” small business across the UK. American Express – founder of Small…
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Oct- 2014 -10 OctoberEditor's Blog
It’s amazing that it’s taken until now for a proper IP Act
The ideas economy sounds like something nebulous and ‘sound-bitey’ that people like to say because they’ve read it or heard it somewhere. But concept of the saleability of ideas, inventions, designs of any kind, is not a new one. We’ve had a patenting system since 1624 and indeed the British…
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Sep- 2014 -19 SeptemberTrade Organisations
New support programme launches for creative industries
A new support programme, Creative Industry Finance (CIF), will launch across the UK on September 23. CIF aims to provide business support and access to finance to enable the growth and development of the UK’s creative and cultural industries. The programme will offer up to 12 hours of free sector-specific…
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