Gemstone
Gemstones are at the heart of the jewellery trade, prized for their beauty, rarity, and commercial value. For UK jewellers, designers, and suppliers, understanding gemstone trends, grading, sourcing, and market dynamics is essential to meeting consumer demand and maintaining competitive advantage. Jewellery Focus provides in-depth coverage on gemstones, including market analysis, ethical sourcing initiatives, design trends, and insights into the global supply chain that shapes the availability and pricing of precious and semi-precious stones.
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Jan- 2020 -16 JanuaryDesigners
Laings launches new 2020 campaign
Laings has announced the launch of its new 2020 campaign. The luxury jeweller said that its stores across the UK have been โtransformedโ to reflect the โexcitement of the New Yearโ, with a new marketing campaign that centres around adventure and exploring.ย The new campaign and collection features a selection…
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Nov- 2019 -13 NovemberDesigners
Tiffany and Co. unveils holiday pop-up in Harrods
Tiffany and Co. has announced the launch of a new โgift pop-upโ that will be sited in Harrods department store.ย The American jewellery brand says the space will โcelebrate Tiffany & Coโs heritage as the purveyor of American luxury goodsโ. The pop-up shop will feature a range of luxury gifts,…
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Sep- 2019 -20 SeptemberProduct Launches
Everledger launches new version of its blockchain platform
Everledger, the digital transparency company, has launched version 2.0 of its blockchain platform. The Everledger platform provides increasing levels of transparency across complex and regulated supply chains. Founded in 2015, Everledger creates solutions that harness the benefits of blockchain in tandem with other cutting edge technologies, such as AI and…
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19 SeptemberE-Commerce
Burhouse Limited launches new website
Burhouse Ltd., the well known wholesale distributor of jewellery making findings, gemstone beads and cabochons has relaunched its website www.burhouse.com. Burhouse Ltd. has supported the jewellery design industry for over 45 years in West Yorkshire, supplying high quality plated findings, chains, gemstone beads and cabochons as well as featuring one…
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Aug- 2019 -9 AugustE-Commerce
Ruby & Oscar celebrates bumper year of trade
Online jewellery store Ruby and Oscar is celebrating a bumper year of trade as it marks its first birthday this August with ยฃ1m in turnover. The north east-based company, which specialise in handcrafted gemstone jewellery, saw profit from within its first month of trade thanks to its strong online presence…
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Jul- 2019 -9 JulyTrade Organisations
Baselworld signs partnership with CIBJO
Baselworld has become a commercial member of CIBJO the World Jewellery Confederation, in an aim to be more โfirmly rooted in the jewellery, gemstone and pearl industryโ. Baselworld said the move aims to help the trade show to be as close as possible to its stakeholders and to โbetter understand…
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Jun- 2019 -13 JuneProduct Launches
Taylor & Hart creates Pride-inspired ring collection
In celebration of Pride month, London-based bespoke jewellers, Taylor and Hart has created a collection of gemstone rings inspired by the LGBTQ+ community. The consists of a classic unisex band that it described as โeasily wearableโ, with the Pride flag serving as inspiration for the rainbow gemstones depicting the โdiverse…
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May- 2019 -16 MayAppointments
RJC appoints new board and committee members at its 2019 AGM
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) held its first virtual annual general meeting this week โ appointing a series of new board members. The event, held in partnership with leading software and audience engagement technology provider, Lumi, was broadcasted to all RJC member companies globally from Chatham House in London on…
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Apr- 2019 -8 AprilProduct Launches
Diamond start-up wins Red Dot Award
A Swedish start-up in the gemstone industry was recently awarded the Red Dot Award with its first product on the market, GemPen: an innovative screening tool that can distinguish natural from lab-manufactured diamonds. GemPen said the tool was developed due to the โincreasing insecurityโ in diamond validation, as number of…
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Mar- 2019 -27 MarchEvents
Baselworld reports 22% drop in visitors
Baselworld has revealed that 81,200 visitors attended this yearโs edition of the show, 22% fewer than in 2018. The six-day show also saw a total of 520 brands and suppliers in attendance, a decrease of around 200 compared with the previous year. At 3,300, the number of media representatives present…
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