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.
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Dec- 2015 -23 DecemberAnalysis
RIDING HIGH: Will the gold price ever return to its pre-recession levels?
This year has been defined by a sense that we have finally escaped the clutches of recession. But with Chinaโs growth slowing dramatically and stock markets gripped by panic in recent weeks, some are suggesting weโre on the verge of another, much worse, crash. MICHAEL NORTHCOTT explores where we currently…
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7 DecemberAdvice
ADVICE: Christmas tips
There will be a lot of requests for annual leave over the Christmas period and if you cannot closeย the business, you will need to apply a fair and consistent approach to authorising and rejectingย annual leave requests. Consider what you did last year, particularly in terms of holiday requests. If it…
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3 DecemberEvents
BCU to launch technology hub for jewellery students
Birmingham City Universityโs (BCU) School of Jewellery will officially open its new โDigital Technology Hubโ next week – housing 3D printing and laser technologies. The investment in the hub is part of an effort to enable both the industry and students to benefit from being able to create complex jewellery…
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Nov- 2015 -27 NovemberEconomy
Record auction sales boost jewellery investment performance
Record auction sales and strong demand for coloured diamonds and pearls have helped boost the investment performance of jewellery, according to estate agent Knight Frank. Launched at an event held at the Mayfair headquarters of auction house Bonhams, the latest edition of the firmโs Luxury Investment Index (KFLII) focused on…
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9 NovemberEconomy
Retail employment up as number of stores increases
The number of full-time jobs rose by 0.8% in the third quarter of 2015 compared with the same period last year – the fastest rate of growth since March 2014. That is according to the latest British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Bond Dickinson Retail Employment Monitor, which found in the…
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Oct- 2015 -22 OctoberEvents
Christmas lights switch-on to kickstart Hatton Garden BID campaign
Proponents of a new Hatton Garden Business Improvementย District (BID) are planning a Christmas lights switch-on celebration event to kickstart their campaign. The event will take place between 5-7pm onย November 17, atย the corner of Hatton Garden and 120 Holborn, and will feature music and entertainment and some VIP guests. Businesses in…
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12 OctoberNews
Goldsmiths to invest ยฃ1m in London stores
Luxury jeweller has announced that it is to invest more than ยฃ1m in its London stores, including the addition of a fourth store. The investment will include a refurbishment of its premises in Canary Wharf, Victoria and Westfield, as well as the addition of a new fourth store located on…
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5 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Local councils to receive control of business rates
Local councils are set to get control of business rates following a major overhaul of the system announced by George Osborne today. Speaking at the Conservative Party conference, Osborne announced that councils will be able to set their own level of rates, giving local authorities the freedom to compete with…
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Sep- 2015 -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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Aug- 2015 -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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