Pawnbrokers
Pawnbrokers play a unique and longstanding role in the UK jewellery industry, offering a bridge between resale, valuation, and accessible financing. Their operations influence second-hand jewellery markets, gold recycling, and consumer access to luxury items. Jewellery Focus covers developments affecting pawnbrokers, including regulatory changes, market trends, retail strategy, and shifts in consumer behaviour. Our reporting provides jewellers, suppliers, and valuers with insights into how pawnbroking intersects with the wider trade—shaping pricing, supply flows, and the evolving resale economy.
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Mar- 2014 -14 MarchDesigners
ARCHIVE: An interview with acclaimed designer Theo Fennell
We caught up with London-based jewellery designer THEO FENNELL, whose flamboyant pieces caught the eye of one Elton John decades ago. Here, he ruminates on what it takes to be successful, and how the industry has changed. Give us a potted history of your career and how you got to where you…
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Feb- 2014 -27 FebruaryEconomy
H&T pawnbrokers’ 2013 full year profits dip 60%
The UK’s largest pawnbroking group, H&T, has revealed that pre-tax profits slumped a hefty 60 per cent to £6.7m, for the full year to 31 December 2013. Total sales for the full year were £49.9m, down by 19.9 per cent compared with the previous year’s £62.3m. The figures come as…
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May- 2013 -21 MayRetailers
Mentoring scheme boosts sales for Wrexham retailers
A jeweller with more than 30 years’ experience is using a mentoring service tailored for the retail sector.
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Mar- 2013 -21 MarchRetailers
First national jeweller signs up to the Gold Standard
F. Hinds has become the first national gold buyer to sign up to the Gold Standard.
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Jan- 2013 -16 JanuaryEvents
White Pine Trading announces diamond sales events schedule
White Pine Trading LLC has announced it is to host four global diamond sales events during the first quarter of 2013.
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Dec- 2012 -17 DecemberTrade Organisations
Gold Standard initiative launched in London
A Tooting jewellers saw the launch of the capital’s first Gold Standard in front of police and jewellery security officials.
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Nov- 2012 -28 NovemberTrade Organisations
‘Gold Standard’ second-hand precious metals initiative gathers momentum
The voluntary Gold Standard second-hand precious metals initiative has gained new support thanks to Herfordshire Police Force, which has adopted the system.
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Jun- 2012 -18 JuneCurrent Affairs
Lord Henley praises the Gold Standard
The Code of Conduct for the Purchase of Second-hand Precious Metals & Jewellery has been created to help protect jewellers and members of the public when dealing with the face-to-face purchase of scrap precious metals.
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Mar- 2012 -14 MarchCurrent Affairs
Looters rob pawnbroker after bus crash
Looters have stolen jewellery from a pawnbroker in Coventry after a bus crashed through the shop window.
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May- 2011 -20 May
‘Not Swiss enough’ watch brands under threat
The future of a number of mid-market Swiss-made watch brands may be under threat if repeated calls for tighter regulations on the number of non-Swiss components allowed are successful, a report by Bloomberg has suggested.
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