Year: 2018

Voice on the High Street – Comfort Station

What is the backstory of the company? I first started Comfort Station back in 2000 just after having left the…

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Romancing diamonds and precious gems

Romancing jewellery is extremely important as it increases the desire to buy, which in turn leads to a faster close.…

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BRC welcomes ‘much needed’ review into card-acquiring services

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has welcomed news that the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) will carry out a market review…

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Fellows appoints new jewellery specialist

The jewellery and watch auctioneers Fellows has announced a further addition to its London team with the appointment of Francesca…

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HMRC proposal to access taxpayers’ bank accounts in secret ‘condemned’

An HMRC proposal that would have allowed secret access to taxpayers’ bank accounts has been condemned as an “unreasonable invasion…

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Goldsmiths unveils transformed Middlesbrough showroom

High street jeweller Goldsmiths has revealed its transformed Middlesbrough showroom  following a £300,000 investment. Situated on Middlesbrough’s high street the…

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How has animal jewellery become so popular?

The amount of TV time devoted to animals, the numbers watching funny cat videos on YouTube, concerns about the preservation…

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Are you training your salespeople?

Most jewellers try to find time to train their salespeople, but it can be hard as other things often take…

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‘Phantom hours’ costing UK businesses £37m a week

A survey of shift workers in the retail, hospitality and leisure industries has found staff to be overstating their working…

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Hallmarking figures drop 9.3% in June

Hallmarking fell by an average of 9.3% in June 2018 compared with the same period the previous year, according to…

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