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 trendsโwhether in precious metals, gemstones, or brand developmentโis 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.
-
Apr- 2017 -13 AprilEconomy
Gold sales increase by a fifth at UK Royal Mint
The UK Royal Mintโs gold sales have jumped by 20% in the first three months of the year, according to information obtained by Bloomberg. The email sent to Bloomberg said that after month-on-month declines in the first two months of 2017, March gold sales had jumped by 263% in volume…
Read More » -
10 AprilEconomy
Retail footfall expected to grow 5.4% over Easter weekend
Retail footfall in the UK is set to increase 5.4% over the Easter weekend, according to retail expert Springboard. The prediction comes after March retail footfall results showed there was a year-on-year increase of 1.2%. This increase broke the six-month consecutive decline. The projected increase was said to be a…
Read More » -
Mar- 2017 -21 MarchCrime
Crime gang jailed over ยฃ3m jewellery raids
Members of a Romanian crime gang have been jailed for a series of burglaries on jewellers, in which some ยฃ3.1m worth of jewellery was stolen. The six men have been jailed for a total of 47 years for conspiring to commit burglaries at jewellers across nine different counties in the…
Read More » -
Feb- 2017 -27 FebruaryRetailers
Watchfinder opens Canary Wharf store
Pre-owned luxury watch retailer Watchfinder has opened a new store in Canary Wharf, London, following a ยฃ5m funding package from HSBC. The funding is part of a larger investment in Watchfinder from HSBC, which aims to allow an โenhanced and increased range of luxury watch supply available to its online…
Read More » -
3 FebruaryEconomy
Gold jewellery demand down 15% in 2016
Demand for gold jewellery across the globe fell 15% in 2016, despite an overall rise in demand for gold. The World Gold Councilโs (WGC) latest Gold Demand Trends report found global demand for gold rose 2% in 2016 to 4,309 tonnes – the highest level since 2013. Demand was largely…
Read More » -
Jan- 2017 -4 JanuaryRetailers
Aurum Holdings set for auction amid sales boom
The owner of luxury watch and jewellery group Aurum Holdings is reportedly preparing to sell the business after posting โstrong salesโ following the EU referendum. The company, which owns Goldsmiths, Mappin & Webb and Watches of Switzerland, could be sold later this year after its controlling shareholder Apollo Global Management…
Read More » -
Dec- 2016 -8 DecemberInternational
De Beers unveils ยฃ3.9m expansion of its Surat diamond grading centre
De Beers, the worldโs largest diamond mining company, has unveiled an expansion at its Surat diamond grading and testing centre. The $5m (ยฃ3.9m) expansion plan at its International Institute of Diamond Grading and Research (IIDGR) – part of the De Beers Group of Companies – follows the groupโs initial $10m…
Read More » -
Nov- 2016 -28 NovemberEvents
WB The Creative Jewellery Group scoops engineering award
WB The Creative Jewellery Group was one of a select group of companies to be honoured in the Midlandโs heat of the 2016 โEEF Future Manufacturing Awardsโ.ย The company was named runner-up in the Business Growth category of the awards – staged by the Engineering Employersโ Federation – during a…
Read More » -
10 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Rapaport: Trump victory will improve economy
Trumpโs election victory coupled with Republican control of Congress willย set the stage for improved economic conditions that will support increased demand for diamonds and jewellery, according to the Rapaport Group. In a statement on the US election result, the firm said lower taxes, higher domestic employment and the end of…
Read More » -
9 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Trump victory prompts gold to breach $1,300/oz
The World Gold Council has today released a market update following this morningโs news that Donald Trump has become the 45th President of the United States. Key takeaways from the report are as follows: Financial markets have reacted sharply. Global equity markets have fallen, market expectations of a December US…
Read More »
