Logistics
Logistics lies at the heart of the jewellery trade—encompassing secure transport, customs clearance, inventory management, fulfilment services, and reverse logistics for repairs and returns. Efficient supply-chain operations directly affect cost control, delivery times, stock accuracy, and ultimately customer satisfaction. Jewellery Focus provides focused, trade-led analysis of logistics in the UK jewellery sector, covering specialist freight services, packaging innovations, import/export compliance, warehouse automation, traceability solutions, and sustainability in shipping. Our reporting empowers retailers, manufacturers, distributors, and e‑commerce businesses with actionable insights to optimise routing, reduce cost, manage risk, and scale operations across domestic and international channels.
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Jun- 2020 -23 JuneFeatures
Coronavirus: The jewellery industry’s story
At the time of writing, the UK’s embattled high street has been given a glimmer of hope, after prime minister Boris Johnson announced plans on 25 May to allow non-essential retailers to open by mid-June. The announcement will be welcome news for many jewellers who have struggled over the past…
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May- 2020 -27 MayAdvice
From dark store to hybrid store – adapting to a new world order
It’s safe to say the embattled UK high street had a rocky start to the year, with a reported 18,248 retail jobs lost and 1,211 shops closed in the first two months of the year alone. In fact, in February, the high street saw a 7.8% drop in footfall, as…
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Apr- 2020 -1 AprilCoronavirus
A fifth of SMEs at risk of collapse, say experts
Almost a fifth of SMEs will not survive the coronavirus crisis, according to new findings from the Corporate Finance Network. The group predicted that the closures would take place within the next four weeks despite government support measures, as the pandemic continues to unfold and affect retail. The network, which…
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Feb- 2020 -10 FebruaryAnalysis
Ocado ditches Waitrose; Bill gates orders £500m beast-yacht; Boris to lower immigration wage threshold
A busy start to the week in the business pages. As the coronavirus story unfolds I am reluctant to spend every day providing updates on it, but it is worth noting quickly that there is likely to be some worldwide economic turbulence due to the latest developments. A slew of…
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Jan- 2020 -15 JanuaryAnalysis
Boohoo more valuable than M&S – a sea-change encapsulated
From a purely journalistic standpoint it is now a de facto cliché to refer to Marks and Spencer as the “high street bellwether”, yet that is the status it has held for so many decades. The once mighty monolith was the first British retailer to reach a market capitalisation of…
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Feb- 2019 -19 FebruaryFeatures
Isabella Liu – Cracking the Chinese market
“I think that my situation allows me to be the bridge between the two cultures”, explains Isabella Liu as she prepares to launch her latest collection in China having secured listings with retailers in Xian and Shanghai. Liu was born in Wuhan, China, but is currently based in London having…
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Jan- 2019 -16 JanuaryUncategorized
Three-Minute Interview: Peter Breddal
Describe yourself in three words? Danish, craftsman and (over)analytical. When you were at school, what did you want to be and why? I wanted to be an architect or civil engineer but my math skills were not quite sufficient. I spent four years at business school after which I knew…
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Nov- 2018 -20 NovemberFeatures
Brand Profile – Freedom to Exist
Tell me how you started your watch brand? Around five years ago Kirsty and I met working for Habitat, and then we both joined Made.com and moved to China. I think the experience of working at successful startup made us really want to do our own thing. Since we had…
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15 NovemberFeatures
How to handle the Black Friday frenzy
Building on ‘bargain passion’ and ‘brawl-mart’ from last year, what does 2015 have in store for us? Here we explore where retailers can focus their final preparations, as well as how to make the most of the post-event forensics that follow. Black Friday approaches creating a fair amount of trepidation…
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May- 2018 -30 MayE-Commerce
Average online order value rises for 14th consecutive month
The average order value for online purchases has increased for 14 months in a row, according to new data. Figures from the IMRG MetaPack UK Delivery Index showed UK shoppers fuelled most of the increase, with the value for each month increasing compared with the same month the previous year.…
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