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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Oct- 2019 -3 OctoberTrade Organisations
RJC partners with United Nations Global Compact to advance SDGs
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has entered into a partnership with the United Nations Global Compact to help develop best practice impact case studies for building awareness and educating key stakeholders on how businesses can contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The RJC Code of Practices standard aligns with…
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Sep- 2019 -30 SeptemberFeatures
The SDGs are our path to sustainable growth
We live in a world of changes so profound and rapid that no one can stand alone. The 2030 Agenda – the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) play an important leadership role for the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) in driving progress on the implementation of the goals, building positive impact…
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Jul- 2019 -30 JulyAdvice
Targeting millennial jewellery shoppers
Millennials have been called a generation of industry-killers. The buying trends of this iconoclastic age group have severely dented several industries, including beer, napkins and mayonnaise. The spending power (or, more importantly, non-spending power) of millennials shouldn’t be underestimated. Forbes declared them the generation with the highest buying potential. So,…
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8 JulyAnalysis
Why sustainability is the key to targeting millennial jewellery shoppers
Millennials have been called a generation of industry-killers. The buying trends of this iconoclastic age group have severely dented several industries, including beer, napkins and mayonnaise. The spending power (or, more importantly, non-spending power) of millennials shouldn’t be underestimated. Forbes declared them the generation with the highest buying potential. So,…
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4 JulyE-Commerce
Jewellery-tech start-up exceeds £400k crowdfunding target
MarketOrders, a B2B marketplace for the gold and diamond jewellery industries, has announced it has overfunded on Crowdcube.com, raising a total of £448,420 from 214 investors. The start-up plans to use the funding to officially launch its platform, which will use innovative blockchain technology to make the jewellery buying process…
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Jun- 2019 -25 JuneAdvice
Personalised delivery is the future for retailers
The retail and e-commerce marketplace is extremely crowded, with hundreds of brands constantly competing against each other to win basket conversions. It’s no secret that many retailers, especially those based on the UK high-streets, have been struggling over the past few years. Big brands including Debenhams, John Lewis and Mothercare…
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10 JuneAppointments
Women’s Jewellery Network announces new ambassadors
The Women’s Jewellery Network (WJN) has announced its new cohort of ambassadors. It follows an extensive process which saw more than 100 applicants and 28 days of interviews. Commenting on the launch, MD Victoria McKay said: “This has been a truly humbling, inspiring and challenging process. We were overwhelmed by…
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May- 2019 -16 MayAppointments
RJC appoints new board and committee members at its 2019 AGM
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) held its first virtual annual general meeting this week – appointing a series of new board members. The event, held in partnership with leading software and audience engagement technology provider, Lumi, was broadcasted to all RJC member companies globally from Chatham House in London on…
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9 MayRetailers
Pandora posts ‘weak’ Q1 results
Jewellery retailer Pandora has reported “weak” financial results for the first quarter of 2019, impacted by the commercial reset initiated as part of its ‘Programme NOW’. Total like-for-like sales-out growth (like-for-like) was -10%, driven by lower traffic in physical stores, and online like-for-like sales was 7%. Organic growth ended at…
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Apr- 2019 -25 AprilRetailers
74,400 retail jobs lost in first three months of 2019
The retail sector saw a 2.4% year-on-year drop in the number of employees in the first quarter of this year, equating to a loss of 74,400 jobs. According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC), this is a higher reduction than the 2.2% drop seen in 2018. The trade organisation said…
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