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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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 โ 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 โweakโ financial results for the first quarter of 2019, ย impacted by the commercial reset initiated as part of its โProgramme NOWโ. 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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24 AprilEvents
CIBJO gives โcomprehensive planโ to promote responsible sourcing
The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) president, Gaetano Cavalieri, has outlined a โcomprehensiveโ plan for promoting responsible sourcing practices during a plenary session at the 13th OECD Forum in Paris. ย ย The CIBJO president was speaking during a special session on the first day of the OECD forum at which select…
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23 AprilInternational
RJC launches new โCode of Practicesโ standard
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has announced it is launching a new Code of Practices (COP). According to the organisation, the COP defines โresponsible, social and environmental business practicesโ for companies in the jewellery supply chain and commits members to adhere to a โrobustโ set of comprehensive auditable standards. Since…
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11 AprilInternational
Signet Jewellers releases first CSR report
Signet Jewelers has released its 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report that highlights the companyโs global CSR initiatives. The report includes Signetโs progress toward goals set across its four CSR key areas: people, responsible sourcing, environmental stewardship and charitable giving. For the first time, the company produced an integrated CSR…
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9 AprilAppointments
RJC appoints Iris Van der Veken as new executive director
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC), has appointed Iris Van der Veken as its next executive director, effective immediately. The standard setting and certification body said Van der Veken has wide-ranging international experience in the diamond, gold, jewellery and fashion industries. She is also the first woman to become the organisationโs…
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Feb- 2019 -19 FebruaryFeatures
Isabella Liu – Cracking the Chinese market
โI think that my situation allows me to be the bridge between the two culturesโ, explains Isabella Liu as she prepares to launch her latest collection in China having secured listings with retailers in Xian and Shanghai. Liu was born in Wuhan, China, but is currently based in London having…
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15 FebruaryRetailers
Fairtrade Gold to debut at LFW 2019
Four certified Fairtrade Gold jewellers will come together to exhibit their Fairtrade Gold โshowstopper piecesโ at London Fashion Week 2019, for the first time. On 18-19 February, industry experts, celebrities and the public will be able to see examples of ethical jewellery from Natalie Perry, Rock Hound, Ute Decker and…
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Jan- 2019 -10 JanuaryRetailers
Tiffany & Co to disclose diamond provenance
Tiffany & Co. has announced it will begin sharing the provenance of its newly sourced, individually registered diamonds with consumers. It added that by 2020, it will also share the diamondโs craftsmanship journey โ ย which it says will be an industry first. Named the โDiamond Source Initiativeโ, Tiffany is tracing…
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