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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Jan- 2015 -21 JanuaryAdvice
ADVICE: Building your first Ecommerce store – What you need to know
1. Domain name Previously it was good practice to choose a domain name which included lots of keywords e.g. BirminghamGoldJewellerySpecialist.co.uk. Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) experts now think choosing a more memorable brand name is a better approach. Check availability at https://www.heartinternet.uk/domain-names British businesses wishing to attract domestic customers should use a ‘.co.uk’…
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20 JanuaryCrime
Shop thefts top £600m in 2014
The value of thefts affecting British retailers has reached its highest level in a decade, despite the overall volume of incidents falling, according to this year’s BRC Retail Crime Survey, released today. There were an estimated three million offences against UK retailers in 2013 to 2014, a decline of 4%,…
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16 JanuaryWatch Focus
Citizen Watch UK achieves record breaking 2014
Citizen Watch UK has announced a record year for 2014, with sales up 7.8% in December and 7.7% for the year. Growth in sales for the brand’s female line was up 15.6% in December, with the company citing “huge marketing investment” in the run up to Christmas as a key…
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9 JanuaryE-Commerce
JewelStreet lands £456,000 investment
Online jewellery marketplace, JewelStreet.com, has secured a £456,000 round of investment to fuel further growth. The investment was led by Polygon Group, an investment company based in Guernsey, and as a result Martin Belcher, chairman of Polygon will join the JewelStreet board. Belcher said: “We are thrilled to take the…
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Dec- 2014 -3 DecemberEconomy
Business rates set to undergo structural review
Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has said in his Autumn Statement that business rates will undergo a full “structural review” alongside the extension of the 2% cap on business rate increases for next year. Further help on business rates announced in the speech included the extension of small business…
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3 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Osborne to reveal business rates review in Autumn Statement
According to reports from BBC News the Chancellor, George Osborne, is expected to reveal an overhaul of business rates to help high street retailers compete with internet retailers in his autumn statement. The 400 year-old taxation system has long been under criticism from businesses and it has often been blamed…
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Nov- 2014 -18 NovemberBrand Profiles
The Second-Hand Uprising
The founders of used watch retailer Watchfinder & Co have secured £6.2m of investment in their company from VCs. Aside from taking the business into the major league, what exactly will this cash injection achieve for the hitherto organically-grown internet startup? By MICHAEL NORTHCOTT. Co-founder and brand director of Watchfinder…
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14 NovemberEconomy
Demand for gold jumps 18% for Q3, but jewellery drops 4%
UK demand for gold rose 18% in Q3 compared with the same period last year, according to the latest data from the World Gold Council (WGC). Within that, jewellery demand softened by 4% year-on-year, but the WGC said “the comparison continues to be heavily influenced by the events in 2013”.…
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12 NovemberCurrent Affairs
New index for fancy colour diamonds released
A new index by The Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) shows that fancy colour diamonds have delivered strong and consistent price increases, outperforming key global asset indices, since 2005. The Fancy Color Diamond Index has been developed by the FCRF from proprietary access to tens of thousands of fancy colour…
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11 NovemberAdvice
Why bosses could do with some training
If sales are disappointing and there is older stock that is proving hard to move, could it be that you, the boss, are not doing things properly? LEONARD ZELL asks the question in a characteristically provocative column about training and sales tactics. When I ask bosses how their business is…
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