GDPR
GDPR remains a critical regulatory concern for all UK jewellery businesses handling customer and supplier data. This coverage examines how the General Data Protection Regulation affects retailers, manufacturers, and distributors in the jewellery trade — from compliance requirements and data management best practices to the legal implications of marketing and e-commerce. Jewellery Focus provides expert insights, industry commentary, and guidance on maintaining trust, transparency, and security in customer relationships, helping businesses safeguard operations while meeting evolving data protection standards.
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Aug- 2025 -5 AugustFeatures
Saving the sale in 90 seconds: embedded insurance for jewellery retailers
Last month I watched a £12,000 sale slip through a retailers’ fingers in just 90 seconds—not because the ring was too dear, but because the insurance form looked like a small novel. If you think that’s peculiar, consider this: with gold up 112 per cent in ten years and 70…
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Aug- 2020 -14 AugustAdvice
E-Commerce reputation should be top of your agenda
E-Commerce has been a fiercely competitive space for many years now, with retailers fighting for market share through unique user experiences, an omnichannel offering and broad partner integrations, to name a few. But since the Covid-19 pandemic hit and with increasing online spending, businesses need to focus more heavily on…
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Jun- 2019 -20 JuneAnalysis
How retailers can use cloud computing to drive sales
Cloud computing can sometimes be misconstrued as a toolset only to be used by system integrators and software engineers. But that view is now out of date – Cloud technology is transforming marketing as we know it, and it is becoming the basic toolset for all marketers today. At its…
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Aug- 2018 -2 AugustRetailers
Over half of UK businesses braced for revenue drop due to Brexit
Over half of UK businesses believe Brexit will trigger a drop in revenue in 2019 according to new research by business intelligence and analytics solutions provider, MHR Analytics. The findings were published in the firm’s new report ‘Business Insight: The Data Surge’ which contains detailed polling of 200 senior decision-makers…
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May- 2018 -21 MayRetailers
Human error could cost businesses £17.5m as GDPR looms
With the arrival of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) businesses who mishandle personal data will leave themselves open to a fine of up to £17.5m. Research by information management company EDM Group found that 76% of UK businesses say a large amount of mail and communications are incorrectly allocated due…
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Apr- 2018 -4 AprilAdvice
GDPR – are you up to speed? Bransom
As a developer and provider of stock management and EPoS systems, it’s inevitable that we will be an integral part of a retailer’s business. And so, with GDPR coming fully into law on May 25th, we’ve been actively working with our clients to help them along their path to GDPR…
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Feb- 2018 -26 FebruaryRetailers
90% of small firms not prepared for new data regulation, new research shows
Over a third of small businesses have not yet started preparing for the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). A further third (35%) are only in the early stages of preparation, claims the new research published today. Only 8% of…
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Oct- 2017 -10 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Jewellers’ customer data at risk from new EU legislation
Customer engagement specialists, Redblok, have warned that many business owners are unaware of new EU data protection legislation that will impact how businesses in the jewellery and luxury goods sectors can collect, retain and process their customers’ data. The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) will come into force on 25…
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