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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Apr- 2014 -15 AprilEditor's Blog
The firm that can thrive on a 25% markup
I first met Rob Passmore, founder and MD of e-commerce startup Jewel Street, at Spring Fair back in February. To be honest, I was sceptical about his chances of success. After all it is not as though no-one has been trying to sell jewellery online for the last 10 years,…
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9 AprilRetailers
JewelStreet seeks ยฃ100k investment through crowdfunding
The online-only startup jewellery retailer, JewelStreet, has launched a round of โcrowdfunding’ in an attempt to raise ยฃ100,000 of investment capital. Crowdfunding is a way of young companies attracting investment from the general public via an online platform, normally with only small amounts of cash required, but with no equity…
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Mar- 2014 -28 MarchTaking Stock
Parify – Blade
The viewing area in any jewellery store is where sales are clinched, thatโs why Parify has developed Blade. The company says: โEver had a customer ask to see a diamond ring? ย You take it from itโs perfectly illuminated display unit where it was sparkling away, and present it to the…
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Feb- 2014 -25 FebruaryEconomy
Argento goes for growth with ยฃ1m investment in seven new stores
Belfast-based jewellery chain Argento has announced a ยฃ1m investment plan that will include seven new shop openings in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland. The new premises are part of the companyโs strategy to increase its representation in high-footfall locations, and will mean 50 new jobs are created…
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18 FebruaryEconomy
China the worldโs largest gold market in 2013, global demand strong
Consumers around the world bought gold in record amounts in 2013, led by demand in China and India, with China becoming the worldโs biggest gold market, according to the latest World Gold Council Gold Demand Trends report. In Western markets consumer demand also remained strong with the US, in particular,…
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14 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
Birmingham Jewellery Quarter reaches another milestone in quest for ยฃ2m investment
Birminghamโs largest business improvement district (BID) has this week been successful in the first round of seeking a potential award of ยฃ2 million Townscape Heritage Grant, to be invested in the Jewellery Quarter. The grant, which assists communities in the regeneration of conservation areas and isย awarded by the Heritage Lottery…
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Oct- 2013 -9 OctoberCelebrities
MY iMenso appoints Carmen Electra as brand ambassador
MY iMenso has announced model Carmen Electra as its new brand ambassador, following its investment in the UK market. Electra, who reportedly jumped at the opportunity, said: โI love to look trendy and just a tad different every day.โ MY iMensoโs concept is a sterling silver medallion on a chain…
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Sep- 2013 -23 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
CBI on Grimsey Review: โHigh streets have changed foreverโ
The CBIโs chief policy director, Katja Hall, has claimed that the high street cannot be โreinventedโ after so much change as taken place in recent years. In response to the Grimsey Review, she said: โRapid change in the retail sector means high streets have changed forever, and we canโt reinvent…
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20 SeptemberVoice On The Highstreet
Designer celebrates first anniversary after six-figure investment
An award-winning Worcester jeweller is celebrating the first year in her new premises following a six-figure investment. It is 12 months since jewellery designer Anja Potze, who creates bespoke pieces for a wide spectrum of national customers, ploughed ยฃ224,000 into the purchase of her new premises in the cityโs Friar…
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19 SeptemberManufacturers
Baird & Co opens new Singapore sales office
Bullion manufacturer and jewellery producer Baird & Co has opened a new sales office in Singapore. The office, which opened “for furniture to be wheeled in” today, will comprise around three sales people, and is expected to be an English-speaking operation. The firm says that Singapore has been seen as…
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