Germany
Germany is a key player in the global jewellery trade, known for its precision manufacturing, innovative design, and influential trade fairs such as Inhorgenta Munich. For UK jewellers, designers, and suppliers, Germany offers valuable opportunities in sourcing, collaboration, and market expansion, as well as insights into trends shaping European consumer preferences. Jewellery Focus covers Germany’s impact on the industry with reporting on supplier developments, event highlights, and trade relationships that matter to UK professionals.
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Jun- 2025 -12 JuneRetailers
My Jewellery partners with Freshstream to support international growth
Freshstream Investment Partners has announced a strategic partnership with Dutch jewellery and lifestyle brand My Jewellery to accelerate its international expansion. The investment will see Freshstream work alongside founder and chief executive Sharon Hilgers and chief financial and technology officer Vilmar Bliekendaal, who will continue to lead the business. My…
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Mar- 2025 -11 MarchRetailers
Clarity and Success celebrates 30th anniversary
Clarity and Success, a provider of stock and business management to retail jewellers, is set to celebrate its 30th birthday in 2025. Originally founded in Germany in 1995, the company launched the first version of its software the following year, with a public exhibition debut in 1997 at the Inhorgenta…
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Feb- 2025 -26 FebruaryBrand Profiles
Wolf CEO Simon Wolf on celebrating 190 years of the brand and the future of luxury storage
Luxury watch and jewellery box brand Wolf celebrated its 190th anniversary last year and in December was also awarded the prestigious Butterfly Mark by Positive Luxury. It all began when Wolf’s great-great-grandfather, Philipp Wolf I, who was a silversmith in Hanau, Germany, an area still renowned for silver and goldsmithing…
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Jul- 2024 -31 JulyTrade Organisations
Q2 gold jewellery consumption negatively impacted by record price
Record gold price took its toll on Q2 jewellery consumption as volumes fell 19% to a four-year low of 391 tonnes, according to the latest World Gold Council’s Gold Demand Trends report. In value, Q2 jewellery demand measured US$29bn (£22.5bn). That was 4% lower y/y as the sharp rise in…
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Mar- 2024 -22 MarchAppointments
Pandora appoints new GM for British Isles and new CCO
Pandora has announced the appointment of Sonia Lopez Delgado as new general manager of British Isles (BRIS) from 1 July, the company’s second largest cluster. She currently holds the position as general manager of the Northern Europe cluster (NOEU). She joined Pandora in 2018 and has extensive experience within sales,…
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Dec- 2023 -1 DecemberRetailers
Thomas Sabo appoints new CEO
International jewellery and watch brand Thomas Sabo has appointed Bernd Stadlweiser as its new CEO from January 2024. Stadlwieser, who already played a key role in shaping the company as CEO from 2003 to 2012, will once again take over the operative management of Thomas Sabo. He will be supported…
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Sep- 2023 -13 SeptemberRetailers
Swarovski Created Diamonds collection launches globally
The Swarovski Created Diamonds collection is expanding globally to China, Italy, Korea, Japan, UK, Australia, France, Germany, Austria, and the UAE, after its debut launch in the USA and Canada. Swarovski Created Diamonds are 100% identical to mined diamonds – the only difference is how they originate. They are made…
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Feb- 2023 -20 FebruaryDesigners
Maanesten enters UK market with new London store
Danish jewellery and accessories brand Maanesten has entered the UK market with its first UK store, which opened on Beak Street in London’s Soho this month. In the last few years, Maanesten has grown “at a record speed”. It was founded in 2010 by jewellery designer Lotte Callesen and creative…
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Jan- 2023 -6 JanuaryFeatures
IEG: top jewellery brands set trends at Vicenzaoro January
High and contemporary jewellery with all the very latest ideas from Made in Italy and the best in international design will preview at Vicenzaoro January (VOJ) – The Jewellery Boutique Show, amidst new arrivals and expected confirmations. With over 1,300 exhibiting brands from 36 different countries, from Europe to Asia,…
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Dec- 2022 -19 DecemberFeatures
IEG: T.Gold 2023 expands jewellery technologies and machinery showcase
The Vicenza exhibition centre will once more host the most important international exhibition of advanced technologies for the jewellery industry: T.GOLD, the number one international showcase for innovation, featuring the most advanced jewellery machinery and the most recent developments in gold and jewellery manufacturing. Organised by IEG – Italian Exhibition…
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