Supply Chain
The supply chain is the backbone of the UK jewellery industry, connecting designers, manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers. For trade professionals, understanding supply chain dynamics is essential to managing costs, ensuring ethical sourcing, and maintaining resilience in the face of global challenges. Jewellery Focus provides expert coverage on supply chain developments, from material sourcing and logistics to regulatory changes and sustainability initiatives, helping businesses stay agile and informed in a competitive market.
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Jun- 2025 -26 JuneRetailers
Tom Wood launches traceable Cove jewellery collection
Jewellery brand Tom Wood has unveiled its Cove collection, made entirely from traceable materials, including Larvikite sourced from quarries in Norway. The Cove collection marks what the company describes as its first fully traceable jewellery range. It includes necklaces, bracelets and an earring made with handmade Larvikite beads and sterling…
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Apr- 2025 -28 AprilDesigners
Gemfields partners with PureJewels on emerald-themed collection
Gemfields has announced that it has partnered with PureJewels on the emerald-themed Zariya collection to combine emeralds from Gemfields’ Kagem mine in Zambia with designs inspired by the fresh buds of May. Taking its name from the Hindi word ‘Zariya’, meaning a medium, source, or pathway, the collection was inspired…
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7 AprilRetailers
US tariffs to cost Pandora up to £137m annually
Pandora has announced that the recent US decision to impose tariffs on imports from several countries will affect the group, with a potential gross impact of around DKK 1.2bn p.a. (£137.6m), particularly in relation to products shipped to the US from Thailand, as well as from Vietnam, India, China, and…
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Feb- 2025 -25 FebruaryTrade Organisations
RJC launches RJC Laboratory Grown Material Standard
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has launched the RJC Laboratory Grown Material Standard (LGMS) to set a benchmark for ethical and sustainable practices in the laboratory-grown (lab-grown) diamond and lab-grown coloured gemstone sector. The LGMS outlines the necessary provisions for RJC members working with lab-grown diamonds and lab-grown coloured gemstones,…
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Dec- 2024 -11 DecemberTrade Organisations
Responsible Jewellery Council updates COP and COC standards
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has announced updates to its Code of Practices (COP) and Chain of Custody (COC) standards in its 5-year ISEAL mandated review. The COC standard has been updated to recognise three main types of eligible material for recycled metals: Pre-Consumer, Post Consumer, Waste and a mix…
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Oct- 2024 -11 OctoberNews
SCS and iTraceiT to launch new sustainability and traceability certificate
SCS Global Services, a third-party sustainability certification provider, and iTraceiT, a provider of traceability solutions for the diamond and jewellery sector, are collaborating on development of the first hybrid sustainability and traceability certificate for diamonds and jewellery. It will combine SCS Sustainability Rated Diamonds Certification data with iTraceiT’s traceability technology…
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7 OctoberRetailers
Bucherer unveils The Blue Path collection
Bucherer has unveiled its new collection, The Blue Path, which features pieces of jewellery in yellow gold and emeralds created by the masters of the ateliers for The Green Path Collection last year. The focus this autumn will be on deep blue indicates and to emphasise the exclusiveness of these…
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2 OctoberRetailers
Signet Jewellers CEO to step down
Global diamond jewellery retailer Signet Jewellers has announced that after 12 years at the company, Virginia C. Drosos is planning to retire as CEO and as a member of the board, effective 4 November 2024. Following a thoughtful succession planning and search process, the board has appointed J.K. Symancyk to…
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1 OctoberDesigners
Monica Vinader unveils latest Amy Powney collab
Monica Vinader has announced that it has launched a new collaboration with Amy Powney after the success of previous collaborations. The new collaboration includes the brand’s first ever garment alongside cufflinks, a necklace, a ring, a bracelet and earrings. All the pieces are crafted in 100% recycled gold vermeil and…
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Aug- 2024 -5 AugustRetailers
Monica Vinader launches first fully traceable aquamarine collection
Demi-fine jewellery brand Monica Vinader has announced the launch of its first fully traceable aquamarine collection, Odyssey, in partnership with Zimbaqua, Africa’s first gemstone mine managed and mined by a women only team, located in Karoi, Zimbabwe. The Odyssey collection is crafted with bold cuts of faceted aquamarine set in…
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