Necklace
Necklaces remain a core product category in the jewellery trade, combining timeless appeal with opportunities for innovation in design and materials. For UK jewellers, wholesalers, and manufacturers, understanding trends in necklace styles, gemstone usage, and consumer preferences is key to driving sales and staying competitive. Jewellery Focus provides comprehensive coverage on necklaces, including product launches, market insights, supply chain developments, and retail strategies to support professionals across the sector.
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Nov- 2018 -29 NovemberAuctions
Christie’s London ‘Important Jewels’ auction totals £6.6m
Christie’s ‘Important Jewels’ auction reached a sales total of £6.6m, with the top lot of the auction, a rare Art Déco rock crystal, onyx and diamond Cartier ‘Model-A’ Mystery Clock, which was estimated to be worth between £200,000-300,000, and was actually sold for £560,750. The ‘Model A’ Mystery Clock was…
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13 NovemberFeatures
The importance of gift wrapping
When I first worked in my family store, Zell Brothers, in Portland, Oregon I knew how important the beauty of our gift wrapping was to the image of our store. My aunt and two other ladies made beautiful full bows of all sizes. The maroon ribbons had an elegant effect…
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Oct- 2018 -22 OctoberFeatures
Selling Advice: How to become a more natural salesperson
Just think of the way you smile and greet a friend of a friend when she brings her to your home. Of course you always greet your friend with enthusiasm because you know her. But, when you greet her friend, you do so with even more enthusiasm and a bigger…
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11 OctoberVoice On The Highstreet
Voice on the High Street – William May
Tell us a bit about the company For nearly 200 years, William May has strived to provide jewellery synonymous with class, sophistication and timelessness. We pride ourselves on catering to all tastes by offering everything from vintage jewellery and classic watches to diamond engagement rings, and believe that any piece…
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3 OctoberRetailers
Diamond jeweller Vashi launches in two Selfridges stores in Manchester
Diamond jeweller Vashi has opened two stores in Selfridges in Manchester, the business’s first expansion outside of London. Vashi now occupies 1,000 sq ft of space on the ground floor of Selfridges Trafford Centre, sitting within the luxury and contemporary accessories space, and also occupies a 500 sq ft space…
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Sep- 2018 -26 SeptemberFeatures
What is composable jewellery?
Creating your own unique look has long been an important part of the fashion industry for decades, from copying the fashion style of Marilyn Monroe to wearing the latest items of clothing from David Beckham, people around the world strive to wear what’s ‘on-trend’. Consumers use fashion, and its various…
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20 SeptemberFeatures
Why Valentine’s Day is more important than you think
Too many jewellers look at Valentine’s Day as just another day to sell more jewellery than they would on an average day. They prepare for it by making sure they have enough heart-shaped jewellery and perhaps more diamond stud earrings then usual and that’s about it. What a mistake. They…
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7 SeptemberFeatures
Selling Advice: Call your customers
Why don’t you ring your customers? I have asked this question to thousands of salespeople throughout my 30 years of sales training and these are some of the answers I get: It’s too pushy I don’t like to get rejected How do I know they will come in? I don’t…
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Aug- 2018 -31 AugustFeatures
A glimpse into the history of the cultured pearl
Whether it’s pearl rings, classic pearl strings, or pearl drop earrings every jewellery retailer needs to sell pearls. But have you ever stopped to think about how pearl cultivation began? Freshwater pearl cultivation dates back as far as the thirteenth century in China, where Mabe pearls in the shape of…
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31 AugustFeatures
Jorie Grassie: The last deer tusk jeweller in the UK?
Jorie Grassie recently acquired Harvey Nichols as her first English stockist and is on a mission to revive deer tusk jewellery in the industry. Hailing from the US prairie state of Illinois, Grassie left her American home to come to Scotland almost 20 years ago. Living on the Culachy estate…
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