Investment
Investment is a crucial theme in the jewellery trade, influencing business growth, supply chain resilience, and consumer demand for high-value pieces. For UK jewellers, manufacturers, and distributors, understanding investment trends—whether in precious metals, gemstones, or brand development—is essential. Jewellery Focus offers in-depth coverage of financial developments across the sector, including company funding, acquisitions, market analysis, and insights into consumer behaviour around jewellery as an investment asset. Our reporting supports professionals seeking to navigate the financial dynamics shaping the industry.
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Nov- 2021 -8 NovemberRetailers
Goldsmiths unveils new showroom concept in Brighton
Goldsmiths has unveiled a new design at its Brighton showroom at Churchill Square which includes a new interior concept, as well as “world-renowned” fine jewellery brands and a new line up of “luxury timepieces” from Swiss watchmakers. The updated showroom combines complementary fine jewellery offerings, and fine jewellery highlights including…
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Oct- 2021 -25 OctoberUncategorized
Miriam Elizabeth: How to start a business during a global pandemic
Starting a business during a global pandemic in a saturated market? One could think an individual crazy, but I fell in love with this industry from the first moment I became immersed in it. The past seven years of experience within this sphere, and more specifically the latter ten months…
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15 OctoberRetailers
Laings unveil £3m Cardiff showroom transformation
Laings is set to unveil its £3m “new-look showroom” at Cardiff’s St David’s on Saturday 16 October, following its official relaunch. The expansion project has seen the existing showroom more than treble in size to 4,735sq ft, and it features dedicated diamond and jewellery areas. The showroom will reportedly provide…
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Sep- 2021 -21 SeptemberTrade Organisations
Four in five shops to shut without business rates reform, says BRC
Some 83% of retailers would reportedly be forced to close shops without the introduction of a business rates reform as a part of the Government’s upcoming review. According to research conducted by the British Retail Consortium (BRC), 85% of those retailers surveyed recognised business rates as either an “extremely” or…
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7 SeptemberRetailers
Signet Q2 revenues soar 101%
Signet Jewellers, the global diamond jewellery retailer, saw its Q2 FY22 sales soar 101% year-on-year to $1.79bn (£1.3bn). Same store sales during the 13 week period ended 31 July 2021 also climbed 97.4% year-on-year and 38.1% when compared to the same period in FY20. The group also reported a swing…
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Aug- 2021 -27 AugustInternational
De Beers develops Code of Origin programme
De Beers Group has announced the development of its ‘Code of Origin’ programme to provide assurance of natural and conflict free diamonds. The code will ensure that the diamonds have been discovered in Botswana, Canada, Namibia, or South Africa, and has played a “direct role” in the group’s “building forever”…
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Jul- 2021 -30 JulyTrade Organisations
Global gold demand holds steady in Q2
Global demand in gold held steady during Q2 FY21 at 955.1t, a year-on-year decline of 1% from Q2 FY20’s 960.5t. According to the World Gold Council’s latest gold demands trends report, this has come as a result of increasing consumer demand being offset by “less bullish” investors. The three months…
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29 JulyInternational
Alrosa commits £155m to ESG initiatives in 2020
Alrosa, the global diamond company, has revealed its social and environmental investments totalled $216m (£155m) in 2020. The investment represents approximately 8% of the group’s total revenue for the year, and consisted mainly of social commitments. Some $141m (£101m) was contributed towards pension funds under non-state insurance programmes for employees,…
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23 JulyProduct Launches
Robinson Pelham launches two new capsule collections
Robinson Pelham has announced the launch of two new Elixir and Mini Arcadia capsule collections arriving later this month (July 2021). The new Elixir collection will act as an extension to the fine jeweller’s already released Elixir pendants. Featuring diamonds, sapphires, tsavorites, and paraiba tourmalines, the Elixir pendants’ vial is…
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20 JulyRetailers
Gembridge raises £368k in funding
Gembridge has announced that it has raised $500,000 (£368,000) from professional investors in a second fully funded round of Convertible Note financing. The funds pave the way for further developments that will enable the group to process up to $1bn (£735m) in transactions each year. This is the second time…
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