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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Jul- 2015 -1 JulyAppointments
RJC appoints Andrew Bone as executive director
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has appointed a new executive director, Andrew Bone, as part of the organisationโs ongoing management restructure.ย Bone, who has extensive experience in the diamond and marketing sectors, has previously worked at De Beers and was also behind many industry initiatives including the Kimberley Process, the…
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1 JulyEditor's Blog
The naysayers must now eat their words
Almost two years ago I wrote sceptically about the initial murmurings of a merger between the two major jewellery trade associations. Not out of any sense of doubt that a merger was possible, but because I was new to the industry and I asked dozens of people for their thoughts.…
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Jun- 2015 -8 JuneAppointments
Endless strengthens senior management and secures investment
Endless Jewelry has announced that it has appointed Paul Moonga as its new CEO and has sold further shares to raise more working capital.ย The Danish composable jewellery brand said the appointment of Moonga will give founder Jesper Nielsen the opportunity to focus on โoverall brand developmentโ. Moonga joins from…
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May- 2015 -28 MayInternational
Big 7 diamond miners to form association
Seven of the worldโs leading diamond mining companies have announced plans to form a new Diamond Producers Association (DPA). The founding members ย – ALROSA, De Beers, Rio Tinto, Dominion Diamond Corporation, Lucara Diamond Corporation, Petra Diamonds, and Gem Diamonds – said they will work together to “support the development of…
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19 MayEditor's Blog
Without tough penalties, this diamond grading issue will become a crisis
Put yourself in the shoes of one of your customers, for just a moment. You’ve saved for several weeks or even months to buy yourself or a loved one an expensive watch, locket or ring. You’ve been eyeing up what’s in the windows whenever you pass a jeweller, and probably…
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Apr- 2015 -29 AprilE-Commerce
Click & collect to grow by 20% per year, says IMRG
Click & collect services will continue to grow 20% per year according to a new report from the e-commerce industry association, IMRG.ย The IMRG CollectPlus UK Click & Collect Review 2015 report said that there is a โclear and developingโ evidence that mobile shoppers are primary click & collect shoppers,…
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8 AprilTrade Organisations
RJC announces management restructure
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has announced a restructure to its management team at a meeting with elected board members on April 1.ย The restructure will introduce the role of executive director in place of CEO, in an effort to bring the organisation in-line with the practice elsewhere in many…
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Jan- 2015 -23 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Birmingham Assay Office receives RJC recertification
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has announced that the Birmingham Assay Office has achieved re-certification.ย The re-certification was achieved by meeting the โhighest ethical, social and environmental standardsโ established by the RJC. Stella Layton, chief executive and assay master, who was recently appointed chairman of Birminghamโs Jewellery Quarter, said: โ[The…
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12 JanuaryProduct Launches
New โsub-officeโ in Heathrow for Edinburgh Assay Office
The Edinburgh Assay Office has launched a new, one-stop, secure, in-transit hallmarking and onward delivery service based at its new facility at Heathrow Airport.ย The Edinburgh Assay Office said that in โthe global jewellery market, the challenge of complying with separate regulations in each EU location has made it difficult…
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7 JanuaryEconomy
Shop prices report deflation for twentieth consecutive month
Overall shop prices have reported year-on-year deflation for the twentieth consecutive month, decelerating to 1.7% in December after reporting deflation of 1.9% in November.ย This is according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index which found that non-food deflation slowed marginally in December to 2.8%ย from 2.9% in November. On a 12-month…
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