Year: 2018

Goldsmiths reveals newly-refurbished Birmingham store

High street jeweller Goldsmiths has launched its newly-transformed Birmingham store following a £1m investment. Located in Birmingham’s Bullring leisure and…

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Synthdetect shortlisted for industry innovation awards

The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR), part of De Beers Group, has announced Synthdetect, has been shortlisted…

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Retail sales fall for fifth consecutive month

Retail sales fell for the fifth month in a row in June, data from BDO’s High Street Sales Tracker has…

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Goldsmiths’ Fair graduate bursary programme winners revealed

The annual Goldsmiths’ Fair selling exhibition has revealed the winners of its graduate bursary programme. The 10 graduates – who…

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Retailers win court battle against Mastercard and Visa

The Court of Appeals has ruled in favour of four UK retailers who claimed that card fees charged by Mastercard…

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JNA Awards 2018 draws record number of entries

The seventh edition of the JNA Awards, has announced that a record-breaking number of 127 entries across 12 categories has…

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BRC calls for two-year freeze on business rates

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has asked the government to consider freezing business rates for two years to ease the…

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Mayfair Jewellers celebrate Royal Academy’s 250th anniversary

Susannah Lovis Jewellers and Liss Llewellyn have announced a partnership on a floral collection exhibition to celebrate the 250th anniversary…

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Blockchain – The technology pulling the jewellery industry into the future

“In two to five years we won’t be talking about Blockchain, it will just be one of those things that…

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Would you buy lab-grown diamond jewellery?

“Synthetic diamonds will never replace a natural diamond,” says Leonard Zell, Jewellery Focus’ own columnist and a specialist in jewellery…

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