Insurance
Insurance is a critical consideration for the UK jewellery trade, covering everything from stock and premises protection to customer policies for high-value purchases. For retailers, manufacturers, and wholesalers, navigating insurance options and understanding risk management is essential to safeguard business operations and maintain consumer trust.
Jewellery Focus delivers comprehensive coverage on insurance matters affecting the industry, including regulatory updates, market trends in jewellery-specific policies, and insights from providers serving the trade. We also report on best practices and innovations helping businesses mitigate risk in a rapidly evolving market.
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Apr- 2016 -13 AprilBrand Profiles
EXPORTING: find the path to overseas selling
Creative industries in the UK are thriving, and the opportunities do not stop within our shores. We asked Exporting is Great, the government’s campaign to promote exports from UK businesses, to tell us about a UK jewellery business benefiting from having taken the leap.[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Jewellery designer Katie…
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Mar- 2016 -8 MarchCurrent Affairs
Retailers can be liable for assaults by staff, warns law firm
Retailers can be liable for assaults on customers by staff following a recent and well-publicised case, a law firm has warned. Bond Dickinson LLP issued the warning after the Supreme Court overturned the Court of Appeal’s decision in the Mohamud vs WM Morrison Supermarkets case, deciding Morrisons was vicariously liable…
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Feb- 2016 -1 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
Jeweller joins crowdfunding campaign to help flood victims
A West Yorkshire jeweller has joined a crowdfunding initiative to help raise money for local businesses in Calder Valley, which were affected by the Boxing Day floods. Element Jewellery is supporting the ‘Calderdale Rising’ campaign, launched on Friday 15 January, and has been trending as the most popular campaign on…
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Sep- 2015 -22 SeptemberE-Commerce
Entrepreneur pays record £600k for ‘Gold.co.uk’ domain name
A British entrepreneur has paid £600,000 for a web domain name – the largest sum ever spent in the UK. ‘Gold.co.uk’ 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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Aug- 2015 -11 AugustEvents
TH March launches animated film on importance of jewellery valuations
Jewellery trade insurance firm TH March has announced the launch of an animated film which explains the importance of expert valuations when insuring valuable jewellery and watches. The animation is viewable as a three-and-a-half minute film, or as three separate shorter films, which will focuses on why customers need a…
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Jul- 2015 -14 JulyRetailers
Goldsmiths announces refurbishment of Coventry showroom
Goldsmiths has announced a major refurbishment of its Coventry showroom. The refurbishment will include a dedicated TAG Heuer branded area and a separate fashion area. Casio will also be included in a product offering which already includes Gucci and Vera Wang Love, and brands such as Tissot, Citizen, Hugo Boss, Emporio Armani,…
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13 JulyAnalysis
SPONSORED: Assetsure set to pay jewellers for insurance leads
Assetsure, a specialist insurance provider, is set to pay jewellers for insurance introductions rather than the traditional method of remuneration, which involves only receiving commission after a sale has been concluded. This new method of payment means that a jeweller will be paid £5 for every introduction to a customer…
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8 JulyCurrent Affairs
Summer Budget 2015: National Living Wage to be introduced
Chancellor George Osborne has announced the launch of a new National Living Wage that will be launched from April next year. Delivering his emergency budget speech earlier today, Osborne announced that all businesses across the UK will have to pay working people over the age of 25 at least £7.20…
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Jun- 2015 -29 JuneDesigners
JewelStreet to axe 120 brands in upmarket push
JewelStreet today confirmed that it is to remove over 120 of its designers and brands as it prepares to reposition the business as an international, luxury jewellery destination. The online jewellery marketplace said the move was a “necessary step” in its strategy to “become the premier jewellery website for the…
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1 JuneCurrent Affairs
‘Tax freedom day’ falls on 31st May
This year’s Tax Freedom Day, the day when Britons stop working to pay their taxes and start earning for themselves, falls on 31st May, according to Adam Smith Institute calculations. The Institute estimates that Britons will work 150 days this year solely to pay their taxes. This is one day…
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