Current Affairs

Petra diamond production up 30% as diamond market ‘holds firm’

Mining firm Petra Diamonds has reported a 30% increase in diamond production in its latest trading update for the first…

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Birmingham Assay Office CEO to step down next year

The Birmingham Assay Office (BAO) has announced that its CEO and assay master, Stella Layton, is to leave the role…

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New luxury boutique opens after extensive refurbishment

Mappin & Webb has opened a luxury boutique in Tunbridge Wells following extensive refurbishment. The new 750 sq. ft. boutique…

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Foreign spend on British high streets soars post-Brexit

UK retailers are enjoying a post-Brexit boom in spending from international consumers, according to the latest figures from Worldpay. In the 10 weeks following the…

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Iconic 100 Hatton Garden building to be sold by the end of the year

A Singaporean investment company, UOL Group, will acquire the 120 Holborn site in Hatton Garden by the end of the…

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Brexit strategy ‘must focus on fair deal for consumers’, says BRC

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called on the government to put consumers first in the forthcoming Brexit talks. In…

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First drop in gold price since Brexit ‘likely to spur jewellery demand’

The price of gold has fallen for the first time since the Brexit announcement in June, dropping 3% to $1,300…

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UK jewellers consider legal challenge to BAO over Indian hallmarking

A group of jewellers and silversmiths in the UK are considering a legal challenge to the Birmingham Assay Office over…

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ACID launches campaign to create new UK unregistered design law

Design and intellectual property (IP) lobbyist body Anti-Copying in Design (ACID) is spearheading a campaign to create a new UK…

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Mixed month for diamond prices in August

The price of diamonds reported a mixed month in August, as polished inventory increased with steady manufacturing and sluggish demand.…

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