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As a global hub for the jewellery trade, London plays a pivotal role in shaping trends, hosting events, and driving commercial activity across the sector. From luxury jewellers on Bond Street to emerging designers in Hatton Garden, the capital is home to a diverse array of businesses influencing the UK and international markets. Jewellery Focus provides in-depth coverage of London’s jewellery scene, including news from leading retailers and workshops, industry events and exhibitions, policy and regulatory updates affecting trade in the city, and insights into consumer behaviour and market opportunities.
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Feb- 2020 -24 FebruaryDesigners
Taylor & Hart opens first London workshop
London-based bespoke engagement ring specialists Taylor and Hart has opened its first London workshop. The company said the opening of the workshop “highlights the success” of the business since its launch in 2013, and will now be where all Taylor and Hart jewellery will now be finished on site. The…
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18 FebruaryBusiness Bites
HSBC to cut 35,000 jobs, new chancellor sticks to schedule, Bezos creates $10bn ‘Earth fund’
HSBC has announced plans to cut 35,000 jobs over the next three years after a dire set of financial results. Profits have fallen by 33% year on year and that is before the impact of the coronavirus can even be fully measured in Q1 and the months to come. The…
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17 FebruaryDesigners
Papa Johns launches 18k gold ‘crust-links’
Pizza chain Papa John’s has launched a new novelty £5,000 18k gold one-of-a-kind pair of ‘crust-links’. Papa John’s has partnered with London-based DC Jewellery in Hatton Garden to create the handmade 18k gold cufflinks. The cufflinks have been created in a bid to encourage women to make their move by…
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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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10 FebruaryDesigners
Lark and Berry partners with Diamond Foundry
Luxury jewellery brand Lark and Berry has announced a partnership with diamond growing company, Diamond Foundry. The jewellers has now released a sustainable collection with the Silicon Valley-based, zero carbon footprint diamond company. A 64.5ct necklace from the collaborative collection was unveiled on singer, actor and activist Billy Porter at…
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5 FebruaryAnalysis
Tesla, Macy’s and organic food: serious change is afoot
Sometimes change is sudden and surprising, but sometimes it bubbles away under the surface for decades before making a serious impact, and in today’s roundup I have a few examples of the latter to highlight. First, there is Tesla. The firm led by billionaire space-AI Elon Musk has long been…
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Jan- 2020 -30 JanuaryDesigners
Sacred Gold to open West End store
Sacred Gold will be opening its first stand-alone store and studio in London’s West End, with a new site opening on Berwick Street, Soho this coming March. The two-floor, 700 sq ft store will showcase the brand’s premium jewellery collection on the upper floor, while a basement piercing studio will…
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27 JanuaryAppointments
Fuli Gemstones appoints new CMO
Fuli Gemstones announced it has appointed Pia Tonna as its new CMO. She will oversee the launch of Fuli Gemstones’ new peridot mine located in the Changbai Mountains in China. The mine is the world’s largest known, natural deposit of peridot. Tonna brings with her a “wealth of knowledge” from…
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20 JanuaryEvents
IJL to move to Alexandra Palace for 2020 show
International Jewellery London (IJL) has announced it will move to the “iconic” Alexandra Palace to celebrate its 65th anniversary this year. Organiser Reed Exhibitions said that as well as creating a new show floor experience, there will be other “innovations” for both buyers and sellers, driven by the “core objective…
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9 JanuaryAnalysis
Who would have thought skinny jeans could be anyone’s undoing?
It’s not often that the business pages give you a good belly laugh. But today we have the spectacle of Marks & Spencer blaming its poor Christmas trading results partly on an oversupply of skinny jeans for men. Apparently customer surveys revealed that the high street bellwether’s ranges were “too…
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