UK Government
The UK Government plays a pivotal role in shaping the jewellery sector through regulation, trade policy, tax frameworks, and industry support initiatives. From import/export tariffs and hallmarking standards to sustainability legislation and business grants, government decisions directly affect retailers, designers, manufacturers, and suppliers. Jewellery Focus offers upโtoโdate, tradeโfocused coverage of relevant policymaking, including consultation outcomes, regulatory reforms, funding schemes, Brexitโrelated trade developments, and guidance on compliance. Our reporting equips industry professionals with the insights needed to anticipate legal changes, manage cost and supplyโchain risk, and take advantage of government support within the UK jewellery ecosystem.
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Mar- 2020 -10 MarchCurrent Affairs
Calls for โdiscretionary business rates reliefโ amid Coronavirus outbreak
Colliers International has called on the UK Government to consider and to fund a system of โdiscretionary rate reliefโ for businesses impacted by the Coronavirus. The commercial real estate company said this is one of the measures that could โalleviate business painโ in this weekโs Budget. It added that against…
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6 MarchBusiness Bites
Flybeโs pensions in doubt; Poorest 20% no better off than before, 1m Virgin customers on unsecured database
Flybeโs pension pot for 1,350 current and former workers is at risk, as the fallout from one of the first casualties of the coronavirus business threat manifests in full. Flybe of course was already embattled before the new Covid-19 virus came along, and was the subject of a controversial bailout…
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Feb- 2020 -25 FebruaryBusiness Bites
Chlorinated chicken ainโt the way
The European Union will insist that the UK retains the current ban on chlorinated chicken as part of any free trade agreement that might be struck by the end of this year. It taps into one of the most symbolic arguments made during the last three years by those who…
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10 FebruaryAnalysis
Ocado ditches Waitrose; Bill gates orders ยฃ500m beast-yacht; Boris to lower immigration wage threshold
A busy start to the week in the business pages. As the coronavirus story unfolds I am reluctant to spend every day providing updates on it, but it is worth noting quickly that there is likely to be some worldwide economic turbulence due to the latest developments. A slew of…
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Jan- 2019 -7 JanuaryAnalysis
What does Brexit mean for the high street jeweller?
2018 has been a tumultuous year for the UK high street and Brexit is now just over the horizon, bringing with it the culmination of two years of wrangling, debate and uncertainty about what will be the state of UK will be once we leave. But Simon Forrester, CEO of…
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Jul- 2018 -2 JulyDesigners
Brits prefer to own a precious keepsake to โthrowaway fashionโ
Young Britons are increasingly choosing to own luxury watches and jewellery with sentimental value, a survey by Beaverbrooks has shown. The poll, which surveyed 2,000 Britons under 25, revealed Brits are most likely to own a cherished item that holds a special milestone or memory for them, with women (44%)…
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Aug- 2016 -24 AugustCurrent Affairs
UK Jewellers launch parliamentary petition to restrict offshore UK hallmarks
A group of UK silversmiths and jewellers have launched a campaign to restrict the use of distinctive traditional UK hallmarks, including city marks, to items hallmarked in the UK. For over 700 years UK hallmarks have only been struck in the UK, but the campaign said that there is now…
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Nov- 2015 -18 NovemberEconomy
UK jewellery exports via Heathrow up 18%
The value of jewellery exported via Heathrow airport has increased by 18% over the past two years, according to new figures. The UK customs data released by Heathrow, and analysed by management consultants Seabury, found jewellery to be the third most valuable export travelling via the London-based airport at ยฃ3bn.…
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Aug- 2014 -4 AugustEvents
IJL announces major partnership with UKTI
International Jewellery London has announced a key partnership with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) for this yearโs show, in order to help the UK brandsโ global marketing.ย UKTIโs role is to assist UK-based companies succeed within the global economy through their network of specialists around the world. UKTI will provide…
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Jun- 2014 -3 JuneEconomy
Cash use down by 14% over the last five years, says BRC
By Helen Dickinson, director general of the British Retail Consortium Customers are using less cash than ever as retailers make it easier and more convenient to shop and pay. New data reveals that a growing proportion of smaller payments previously made in cash are now being made in other ways.…
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