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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May- 2015 -28 MayE-Commerce
Online checkout abandonment reaches record low in Q1 2015
Checkout abandonment rates for UK online retail sites fell to a record low in the Q1 of 2015, with just 26% dropping out at the checkout stage.ย This is according to the latest results from the IMRG Capgemini Quarterly Benchmarking study which said the average checkout abandonment rate in 2013…
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14 MayAnalysis
US and India drive global jewellery demand
The first three months of 2015 saw stable gold demand, according to the latest Gold Demands Trends report from the World Gold Council (WGC). Total demand for Q1 2015 was 1,079 tonnes, down just 1% on the same period last year. The WGC said conditions differed from market to market,…
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Apr- 2015 -16 AprilFeatures
EXPERIENCES: Gem hunting: Myth vs. reality
I had already planned a trip to Namibia in South West Africa when I first came across the show โGem Huntersโ on the Travel Channel. BY EDWARD FLEMING I was interested that it appeared to give a blow-by-blow account of how to go abroad and buy stones. Certain scenes are…
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10 AprilCurrent Affairs
Bonhams proclaims 2015 as ‘year of the coloured gemstones’
Coloured gemstones, such as rubies, sapphires and emeralds are this yearโs must-have gems, according to Bonhams.ย The auction house said that this demand was thanks to their being sported by A-list celebrities such as the Duchess of Cambridge, Beyonce, Naomi Watts, Rosamund Pike and Mila Kunis. Jean Ghika, head of…
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7 AprilAdvice
ADVICE: With freedom comes responsibility, says TH March
Chartered Financial Planner Steve Clemence of TH March gives advice on the new Pensions Freedom Legislation. Buying a Lamborghini with your pension pot may not be a responsible way of spending the money you and your employer have saved into your pension.ย With the average pension pot being ยฃ38,600, you…
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Mar- 2015 -18 MarchQ&A Sessions
Q&A: Orbitvu (photography equipment)
[intro]Jewellery Focusย chats to Andrew Dibben, owner of AJโs Studio & Camera Supplies, the official supplier of Orbitvu in the UK, on what makes this innovative photography technology so unique.[/intro] Could you tell me a little about Orbitvu, how it works, and what it does? The Orbitvu Alphashot Micro is a…
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18 MarchProduct Launches
NEW: Our new, next-generation website
Jewellery Focus is proud to announce the launch of its new, next-generation website. As part of a rolling programme of investment in the Jewellery Focus brand, the website, designed afresh from the ground up, draws from the look and feel of cutting edge news sites such as Time.com, the Guardian…
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12 MarchRetailers
Watchfinder posts record ยฃ36m turnover
Watchfinder has announced a record-breaking year in 2014, chalking up annual turnover of ยฃ36m. The company has been profitable since founding in 2002, however growth over the past year has been more rapid thanks to a round of external investment, a new store opening, growing trust in the brand, and…
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Feb- 2015 -25 FebruaryE-Commerce
JewelStreet secures funding from UKTI
Online jewellery marketplace startup, JewelStreet.com, has secured a round of funding from the Government’s business agency, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI). The undisclosed sum will be used to develop the firm’s search marketing strategy as well as its international fulfillment capability. Rob Passmore, co-founder and managing director, said:ย โWe are totally…
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24 FebruaryProduct Launches
Birmingham Assay Officeโs โAnalytical Laboratoryโ rebrands
The Birmingham Assay Office (BAO) has rebranded its Analytical Laboratory as AnchorCert Analytical.ย The BAO said that the rebrand is due to the scope of its services expanding โenormouslyโ. Originally specialising in precious metals, AnchorCert Analytical continues to analyse precious metals from 999 gold to platinum, but services are expanding…
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