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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Nov- 2023 -6 NovemberNews
Juno launches 14 days’ free jewellery insurance policy
Juno Jewellery Insurance has launched a new initiative for jewellery retailers. which could help provide instant insurance protection from the moment customers leave the shop or receive an item at home. Everyone knows that insurance for valuable items is important, and never more so than in the initial period following…
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Aug- 2023 -2 AugustRetailers
F.Hinds unveils Bracknell store refit
Family owned and run jeweller, F.Hinds, has recently refurbished its Bracknell branch at The Lexicon. F.Hinds first opened its doors in Bracknell nine years ago, in 2014. The new Bracknell F.Hinds store, which has around seven staff features modernisation to match the current F.Hinds branding, new wall decoration, flooring, and…
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Jun- 2023 -28 JuneRetailers
F.Hinds unveils refurbished Cribbs Causeway store
Family-owned and run jeweller, F.Hinds, has recently refurbished its Cribbs Causeway branch at The Mall. F.Hinds first opened its doors Cribbs Causeway 25 years ago, in 1856. The new Cribbs Causeway F.Hinds store refit features modernisation to match the current F.Hinds branding, new wall decoration, flooring, and a new seated…
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21 JuneRetailers
Shane Co. partners with Zillion to offer new coverage options
Shane Co., a fourth-generation, family-owned fine jeweller since 1929, has announced its partnership with Zillion, a leading insurance company, to instantly provide customers with coverage for in-store purchases. Shane Co. already offers a free lifetime warranty that covers the centre stone, resizing, and maintenance. Now, customers will be provided the…
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20 JuneE-Commerce
Jewellers Mutual expands its Zing Marketplace services
Jewellers Mutual Group, the insurance and business solutions provider dedicated to the jewellery industry since 1913, has expanded its Zing Marketplace by adding lab grown diamond shopping and a luxury jewellery photography service called Studio. Registered jewellers of Zing Marketplace have access to these services as well as an entire…
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5 JuneRetailers
F.Hinds unveils refurbished Nuneaton store
Family owned and run jeweller, F.Hinds, has unveiled its newly refurbished Nuneaton store. F.Hinds first opened its doors in Nuneaton 36 years ago, in 1987. The new Nuneaton F.Hinds store refit features modernisation to match the current F.Hinds branding, new wall decoration, carpet, and a new seated area for serving…
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May- 2023 -12 MayRetailers
F.Hinds unveils refurbished Wrexham store
Family-owned and run jeweller F. Hinds has recently refurbished its Wrexham branch, located at the Eagles Meadow Shopping Centre. F.Hinds, which has been a family business since it was established in 1856, first opened its doors in Wrexham 12 years ago and has since become a “well-loved” part of the…
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Apr- 2023 -3 AprilProduct Launches
Richemont launches Enquirus
Richemont has launched Enquirus, a neutral, global digital platform designed to help reduce watch and jewellery related crime. Enquirus was designed in close collaboration with a wide range of partners, including watch and jewellery manufacturers, law enforcement agencies, insurance companies, the pre-owned market and clients. According to Richemont, this trusted…
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Mar- 2023 -29 MarchRetailers
F.Hinds unveils revamped Stroud store
F.Hinds has unveiled its refurbished Stroud branch, located at Five Valleys Shopping Centre. F.Hinds, which has been a family business since it was established in 1856, first opened its doors in Stroud in 1973. The new Stroud F.Hinds store features modernisation to match the current F.Hinds branding, new wall decoration,…
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15 MarchNews
Spring Budget: Corporation tax to rise to 25%
Corporation tax is set to rise from 19% to 25% for firms with profits over £250,000, as part of a number of measures announced in chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget. To help offset the corporation tax rise, Hunt also announced a provision of £9bn of “full capital expensing” which for…
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