Gold
Gold has long been a pillar of the jewellery industry, prized for its enduring value and versatility across design and manufacturing. For UK jewellers, designers, wholesalers, and suppliers, understanding the gold market is vital amid fluctuating prices, evolving consumer tastes, and growing demand for ethical and recycled materials. Jewellery Focus delivers authoritative coverage on gold, spanning market movements, sustainability initiatives, regulatory developments, and innovations in design and production. From bullion trends to insights into supply chain challenges and opportunities, our reporting supports jewellery trade professionals in making informed business decisions.
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Sep- 2015 -24 SeptemberCrime
Stockport jewellery store staff threatened by armed raiders
A jewellery store in Stockport, Manchester, has been hit by armed raiders who are believed to have stolen money and jewellery from the shop before driving off. The incident occurred at around 4.40pm on Tuesday September 22 2015, when police were called to reports of an armed robbery at a…
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24 SeptemberEvents
Bonhams sells Hope Spinel for record ยฃ962,500
Auction house Bonhams has sold the rare British-owned gemstone – the Hope Spinel – for a record price of $30,000 (ยฃ19,600) per carat. The piece, which was sold at the companyโs Fine Jewellery sale in London today (September 24), was sold for a total of ยฃ962,500, beating the previous record…
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22 SeptemberE-Commerce
Entrepreneur pays record ยฃ600k for โGold.co.ukโ domain name
A British entrepreneur has paid ยฃ600,000 for a web domain name – the largest sum ever spent in the UK. โGold.co.ukโ was bought by British online bullion dealer BullionByPost, founded by Rob Halliday-Stein, and will offer investors a range of physical gold, silver bars and coins along with insured delivery…
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22 SeptemberRetailers
Ogden of Harrogate opens third store
Independent jewellers Ogden of Harrogate has opened its third store in the centre of York. The new premises, which follows the launch of the companyโs Little Diamond Shop in 2010, is located on the corner of Stonegate and Petergate and has housed a jewellery shop since the late 1980s but…
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17 SeptemberEconomy
Hallmarking dips 12.4% in August
Hallmarking figures have dipped for the second consecutive month, down 12.4% in August compared with the same period the previous year. Platinum and palladium enjoyed 3.1% and 14.9% rises respectively, but the much larger categories of gold and silver dropped 8.5% and 17% respectively. In July, the total number of…
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4 SeptemberEvents
Rare British-owned gemstone to be sold by Bonhams
A rare British-owned gemstone is set to be offered on sale by auction house Bonhams for the first time in 98 years.ย The Hope Spinel was part of one of the worldโs greatest gem collections until its owner, London banker Henry Philip Hope, died in 1839. It has not been…
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1 SeptemberEditor's Blog
Rumblings from the East
It has taken years for the jewellery industry to get back to a semblance of growth. But where once the whys and wherefores of economic rise and fall could be identified, isolated, and understood, they are becoming more opaque. This month the Chinese economy slowed to the extent that financial…
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Aug- 2015 -25 AugustInternational
Fairtrade Gold launches in the US
Reflective Images Jewelry has been named as the first Certified Fairtrade Gold American jeweller by Fairtrade International, following the foundation’s launch in the US. The company worked as the US commercial liaison with Fairtrade International to launch the certification programme while also introducing its own traceable and transparent sourcing practices…
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19 AugustWatch Focus
London Jewelers first jewellery store to stock Apple Watch
US-based London Jewelers is set to become the first jewellery retailer to stock the Apple Watch. The luxury New York-based jewellers is set to stock the Apple Watch Edition, an 18ct gold model which currently retails in the range of $10,000 (ยฃ6,380) to $17,000 (ยฃ10,850). The smartwatch, which had previously…
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18 AugustRetailers
H&T posts 30% profits jump
H&T Pawnbrokers has reported a 30% increase in pre-tax profit in its financial update for the first half of 2015. In the six months from January to the end of June 2015, profit before tax increased by 30% to ยฃ2.6m, up from the ยฃ2m reported for the same period last…
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