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Alex Monroe designs for Foundling Museum exhibition

British jewellery designer Alex Monroe has created an exclusive new piece of jewellery for the Foundling Museum – a museum that tells the story of the Foundling Hospital, London’s first home for abandoned children.

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Alex Monroe demonstrates his latest pieces

Alex Monroe presented his range of new products at his Snowfields boutique in London, today.

Alex Monroe's Summer's Embrace

Alex Monroe at Premiere Classe

Spotted at Premiere Classe last week: Alex Monroe’s latest, see here.

Jewellery brand Alex Monroe has snapped up retail jeweller Jutta Pfannkuch to run his new flagship store. Pfannkuch's Little 15 shop closed two weeks ago but she will continue to run its transactional website

Jutta Pfannkuch to head up retail at Alex Monroe

Jewellery designer Alex Monroe has snapped up retail jeweller Jutta Pfannkuch to run his soon-to-be-opened London flagship store.

Construction on Alex Monroe's first store is now nearing completion

Alex Monroe’s first store nears completion

Construction on jewellery designer Alex Monroe’s first store is nearing completion. Monroe said he is “excited” about opening his eponymous brand’s London flagship.

Jewellery brands and retailers are being urged to take advantage of opportunities to respond to comments by Facebook fans and Twitter followers in order to enhance shopping experiences

Retailers urged to respond to Twitter followers and Facebook fans

Jewellery brands and retailers are cashing in on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, by responding to comments left by fans and followers.

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Cool yule: Christmas trends 2012

Kate Donovan asks brands and designers to look into their Christmas baubles and forecast what will be topping wish lists for the 2012 festive season

Presents for every budget: Christmas 2011

Drive your sales up this Christmas by ensuring you have something for everyone. We take a look at some of the products you should be stocking this festive season.

Style counsel: Store design

From the colour of the walls to the LED lighting in the display cases, how your store is designed can make the difference between customers stepping in on impulse and walking straight past. The next eight pages are dedicated to inspirational stores, whatever their wares, and ways to perk up your retail environment

Faking it: Imitation

Copycatting in the jewellery industry can get ugly when it damages a brand. DaMonica Boone talks to designers who have been affected and asks what they can do to protect their creations.

Jewellers are using more silver as gold prices have surged (pic: Tisento)

In with the new: 2011 trends

January is an ideal time to make changes to your business, so Laura McCreddie and James Knowles preview the trends for the year ahead to help you get it right

Gwyneth Palthrow collects an Oscar bedecked in Harry Winston

1995-04: 75 Years of Retail Jeweller Special

The mid-1990s brought Cool Britannia and a pared-down fashion aesthetic.

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Alex Monroe supports charities with product launches

Alex Monroe is busy this Autumn with charity related product launches, which will separately benefit an African community and The British Beekeepers Association (BBKA).

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NATIONAL ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE - BEAUTY/COSMETICS

£24000 - £26000 per annum + BONUS AND BENEFITS | South East; Essex

Merchandiser

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Fast Facts on
Wedding rings

  • 860 AD:The year Christians started using rings in marriage ceremonies.
  • 4th:The finger the ring is placed on.
  • 2,200BC:The year of the oldest recorded exchange of wedding rings in ancient Egypt.
  • 1854:The year in which the manufacture of 15ct, 12ct and 9ct became legal.

Photo from William Cheshire