Retail Jeweller
Rachael Taylor
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IJL 2009 attracts highest attendance in 53 years
15 September 2009
International Jewellery London (IJL), which took place at the city’s Earl’s Court last week, registered the highest number of visitors in its 53-year history, setting an upbeat tone for Christmas trading. -
Kit Heath launches children’s jewellery retail site
30 July 2009
Kitheathkids.com separated out to maximise marketing potential -
Goldsmiths launches discount website
30 July 2009
Retailer selling watches and jewellery for up to 70% off -
Church is the key to ethical jewellery sales, says Cred boss
29 July 2009
Greg Valerio trying to reach wedding market through religious leaders -
Wyler Genève to axe ‘most of its workforce’
24 July 2009
Watch brand blames economic climate for reduction to skeleton staff -
Swatch teams up four new artists for CreArt collection
24 July 2009
Matthew Langille, Billy the Artist, Ted Scapa and Gems design for brand -
Fraser Hart re-opens revamped Bluewater store
24 July 2009
Fresh design to be rolled out to all new and refurbished stores -
John Lewis to stock So Jewellery in all stores
24 July 2009
Multiple retailer orders So Male cufflinks -
Palladium hallmark now in operation
23 July 2009
Sales of precious metal expected to rise -
Green Party campaigns for Brighton to be an ethical jewellery hub
23 July 2009
Political group seeking retailers to join committee -
Nordiska to distribute Abbeycrest brands in Sweden
23 July 2009
Distributor takes on higher-end brands Osare and Fluid -
Theo Fennell to replicate Show Off! in 2010
23 July 2009
Exhibition will be just as innovative but on a smaller scale -
Winners of the UK Jewellery Awards 2009 revealed
17 July 2009
Shaun Leane best designer while Beaverbrooks clinches three awards -
Jill Halfpenny takes over as the new face of Ortak
16 July 2009
Ooooh Byker, Byker, Byker Grooooove. Sing along now! After leaving the geordie youth club behind for the far more glamorous surrounds of Coronation Street, Waterloo Road and Eastenders (to be a Phil Mitchell-seducing undercover cop), actress and Strictly Come Dancing winner Jill Halfpenny has finally made it: she has been signed as the new face of Scottish jewellery brand Ortak. Jill is following in the footsteps of fellow starlets ... -
Kabiri launches blog in run up to website revamp
15 July 2009
Independent retailer embarking on digital overhaul -
Cartier Cannes boutique robbed by The Pink Panther Gang?
15 July 2009
Notorious jewellery thieves suspected of £13m heist -
BJGF boss takes consultancy role on Spring Fair and Autumn Fair
15 July 2009
David Metcalfe to use industry contacts to strengthen shows -
QVC to run dedicated UK Jewellery Awards shows
9 July 2009
TV shopping channel to air catwalk and Italian gold specials -
Diamonds & Pearls buys Johnny Loves Rosie
9 July 2009
Supplier owners to sell product through existing retail partners -
Suppliers ‘pleasantly surprised’ at Houlden summer event
9 July 2009
Buying levels exceed expectations as 60 stores attend -
NAG launches business health checks for jewellers
9 July 2009
Consultancies to help stores focus on weaknesses in recession -
Audemars creates limited-edition watch for Gstaad Classic 2009
8 July 2009
Special edition Royal Oak Offshore to celebrate sponsorship deal -
Jewellery salesman robbed of six-figure sum of jewellery
8 July 2009
Stock stolen from a hotel car park in Lanarkshire -
Mariella Burani sells 51% stake in Calgaro back to family
6 July 2009
Chief exec Giuseppe Calgaro now in full control of Italian brand -
Rosato to sell collections onboard luxury yacht
6 July 2009
Italian brand to be stocked in MSC Splendida’s boutique -
Lara Bohinc bank transfer fraudster strikes again?
2 July 2009
EC One avoids theft after collaborating with Lara Bohinc -
Alex Monroe to talk at Selling to Japan seminar in July
2 July 2009
Event to advise British exporters on the Japanese market -
Liberty closes Liberty of London store
2 July 2009
Own-brand outlet lease sold to save £500,000 a year -
Italian designer and best watch shortlists unveiled
1 July 2009
Brands compete for UK Jewellery Awards 2009 top gongs -
Harrisons Jewellers marks 40 years in business with discounts
30 June 2009
Retail customers offered 40% off ruby jewellery -
Theo Fennell back on board at Theo Fennell Plc
24 June 2009
Designer to refocus business on jewellery design -
Azendi doubles Westfield sales after management reshuffle
24 June 2009
Manager from top Azendi store brought in to lead turnaround -
Timex buys Marc Ecko trademark
23 June 2009
Group to design, manufacture and market watch brand -
Lara Bohinc raises profile with Berkeley Brides
19 June 2009
Brand offering free wedding jewellery hire -
Fatlip plans bumper summer product launches
19 June 2009
Brand celebrates fifth anniversary with new lines -
Rox to stock ToyWatch
19 June 2009
Glasgow retailer to stock fashion brand in all three stores -
Ferndale to launch Edox in the UK
18 June 2009
Swiss brand to make UK debut on 125th anniversary -
Young Swiss designer wins Adler award
18 June 2009
Laura Infante beats competition with carbon cuff -
Azendi trials lighter store design at Meadowhall
16 June 2009
More approachable design to be applied to all new stores -
Fraudster steals £14,000 at Lara Bohinc store
15 June 2009
Designer left out of pocket after cheque bounces -
Shaun Leane granted visiting professorship
15 June 2009
Designer to teach at University of Arts London colleges -
Spring Fair and Autumn Fair offer free exhibition workshops
12 June 2009
Sessions advise on how to maximise return on investment -
CIBJO creates networking group to unite jewellery associations
12 June 2009
Caencom to run online networking and hold panel discussions -
Bonhams Scottish jewellery sale hits record high
11 June 2009
Sales exceed £300,000 for first time -
Ernest Jones stocks Chamilia
10 June 2009
Beads sold alongside Pandora in stores and online -
Ogden of Harrogate sponsors Toulston polo team
9 June 2009
Retailer to raise profile with first sponsorship deal -
Swatch Group to open three stores in Geneva airport
9 June 2009
Omega boutique and multi-brand stores planned for 2009 -
Keanes Jewellers reduces staff hours to avoid redundancies
8 June 2009
Retailer plans to increase hours once business picks up -
Gems TV to expand offer with young designers and celebrity range
8 June 2009
TV shopping channel to increase non-jewellery offer -
BrandAlley UK appoints new chief executive
4 June 2009
Rob Feldmann takes the helm at luxury discount e-tailer -
Signet’s sales show signs of recovery in Q1
4 June 2009
Like-for-like declines slow across the board -
Tiffany’s Q1 sales fall 8% in Europe
4 June 2009
Sales decline slowing but full-year drop reaffirmed -
Sales flat at Aurum in Q1
4 June 2009
Web sales rocket with goldmiths.co.uk up 84% -
Gems TV to run 90-hour marathon sale
4 June 2009
Additional hours to boost jewellery channel’s sales -
Stephen Webster scoops accolade at Couture Design Awards
2 June 2009
Designer wins Best of Diamonds in Las Vegas -
Marco Bicego opens boutique in Mykonos
28 May 2009
Third standalone store for Italian brand -
GIA joins Responsible Jewellery Council
27 May 2009
Not-for-profit groups work together to promote supply chain ethics -
Rosy Blue launches transactional diamond site
27 May 2009
Group to sell stones direct to retailers and wholesalers -
BrandAlley launches four-day luxury watch flash sale
26 May 2009
Brands including TAG and Cartier to be offered at up to 50% off -
David Marshall launches e-tail site for consumers
26 May 2009
Hatton Garden jeweller sells direct to public for first time -
Shake-up as De Beers Diamond Jewellers boss sets leaving date
22 May 2009
Forevermark chief to replace CEO as director takes on double role -
Strong sales slowdown at Bulgari
22 May 2009
Retail sales show growth but wholesale revenue drops -
Record-breaking blue diamond buyer revealed
20 May 2009
Joseph Lau Leun-Hung names £6.3m stone Star of Josephine -
Susuannah Lovis offers free bridal jewellery hire
20 May 2009
Complimentary service provided to engagement ring customers -
Babette Wasserman designs cufflinks for Aquascutum
20 May 2009
Collection features hand-cut coloured crystals -
Goldsmiths’ Company sponsors New Designers for seventh year
18 May 2009
Organisation to run annual competition for young designers -
London Assay Office launches one-hour hallmarking
18 May 2009
First time priority service has been available in the UK -
Platinum pricing chaos impacting manufacturers
15 May 2009
Precious metal loses 10% of value in two days -
Argos adds 100 more online-only watch lines
15 May 2009
Retailer tries to keep up with fashions between cataloges -
William & Son brings Palmiero to the UK
14 May 2009
Mayfair retailer secures exclusive retail rights -
Karen Morrison and Lua Lua plan pop-up shop
14 May 2009
Designers will sell collections at Craft Council’s Corner Shop -
Police creates limited Terminator Salvation box set
14 May 2009
Film-branded set contains Trooper watch and Indy bracelet -
Miss TW Steel UK crowned at motor race
14 May 2009
Brit to through to international final to find new brand ambassador -
Zoe & Morgan designs for my-wardrobe.com
14 May 2009
Percentage of sales to go to cancer charity -
Steffans branded anti-British for UK jewellery promotion
7 May 2009
Retailer facing repairs after monochrone Union Jack is ripped from store -
UK sales continue to slide at Signet
7 May 2009
Like-for-likes tumble 4.2% in Q1 -
Harrods joins pricey marketing group The Luxury Network
7 May 2009
Department store to benefit from network of affiliate luxury marketing -
Amore Jewellers latest victim in spate of Surrey robberies
7 May 2009
Staff unhurt but robbers escape with jewellery -
Westminster Silver Guild banned from IJL
6 May 2009
Boss Nobo to be turned away from show after “unacceptable” email -
Amore & Baci believes rapid sales growth could challenge Pandora
6 May 2009
New Italian charm brand signs Beaverbrooks and Chisholm Hunter -
De Beers Diamond Jewellers hires marketing director
29 April 2009
Retailer hires Rob Cheng to help push business forward -
BrandAlley to offer members Lola Rose jewellery for £1
28 April 2009
Name-a-price flash sale to raise funds for Help for Heroes -
Asos continues to skyrocket with sales up 104%
27 April 2009
International sales bolstered by weak pound -
Watch and jewellery sales drop at LVMH
27 April 2009
Global destocking creates 27% decline in Q1 -
Liberty losses deepen in 2008
24 April 2009
Jewellery Room refurb takes toll on full-year results -
Style guru Nick Ede to host UK Jewellery Awards
23 April 2009
Last chance to enter for 2009 awards -
PGI announces winners of first Basel design competition
22 April 2009
Picchiotti, Kuwayama Japan and Hans D. Krieger are first title-holders -
Sarah Kelly and Kelly O’Connor scoop awards
22 April 2009
British Craft Trade Fair awards jewellery designers -
Allen Brown Gallery pledges support to Parkinson’s charity
22 April 2009
Ethical Staffordshire jeweller to create bespoke range -
GIA London launches recession-busting business courses
21 April 2009
Three-day courses to focus on jewellery industry best practice -
V&A reveals Inspired! student winners
21 April 2009
Nicola Dessent and Sarah Spalding take wining spots -
Oris and Formabina Schmuckgestalung clinch design gongs
21 April 2009
Designers win Red Dot: Best of the Best awards -
Burberry’s wholesale arm suffers but retail sales grow
21 April 2009
Retailers scale back on stock but UK own-brand stores excel -
Argento to distribute Wyler Genève in UK and Ireland
20 April 2009
UK launch specialist to build young brand’s retail network -
Pre-tax profits fall at gold miner Peter Hambro
20 April 2009
Gold production and average price up on 2007 -
F Hinds watch and clock boss joins board
17 April 2009
Martin Preston makes director after nine years -
Nick Ede calls on pals Girls Aloud to help launch collection
16 April 2009
Project Catwalk star Nick Ede is pulling in all his celeb favours in the run up to the launch of his silver jewellery collection Lost and Found, which has been created for independent retailer Hi Ho. Nick has been gathering up all his celebrity mates (who include Denise van Outen and Kelly Osbourne) into wearing the pieces to boost his profile, and The Ash Tray hears that ... -
Lead threat forces Accessorize recall in Denmark
16 April 2009
Retailer withdraws earrings from stores -
LeJu confirms Oxfam jewellery link up
14 April 2009
Ethical jewellery will be stocked in stores from July -
Bloom & Co. to run consumer events with Antiques Roadshow star
14 April 2009
Repair company to raise profile with Susan Rumfitt -
Zoe Catherine Kendall and Kabiri plan CLJW display
14 April 2009
Deep sea-themed window will showcase upcoming talent -
A. Lange & Söhne wins Watch of the Year at BaselWorld
9 April 2009
Brand praised by German media -
BJGF to host Q&A session with top investment banker at AGM
9 April 2009
LDC chief Darryl Ease to take questions on the credit crunch -
Storm to auction off vintage watches for charity
9 April 2009
Brand hopes to raise £1,000 with online auction -
Maxell creates mercury-free silver oxide watch battery
9 April 2009
Manufacturer to replace all mercury batteries by 2010 -
Victorinox develops first watch brand iPhone application
9 April 2009
Button allows fans to interact with the brand in 125th year -
De Beers Group cuts quarter of London staff
9 April 2009
Mining group axes 100 UK jobs -
Alex Monroe and Denisonboston shortlisted for awards
9 April 2009
Designers in running for 2009 UK Fashion Exports Awards -
Reduced platinum demand slows metals sales at Johnson Matthey
6 April 2009
Precious metals division head Bill Sandford to join board -
Sotheby’s reveals lots in upcoming Important Watches Sale
1 April 2009
Star lot is a 1981 Patek Philippe estimated at £240,000 -
Swatch Group buys South African Swatch distributor
1 April 2009
Watch giant acquires Swiss Precision and nine Swatch franchises -
Falling diamond prices force strategy shift at Gem Diamonds
1 April 2009
Group suspends three-year growth plan and downsizes -
Azendi runs Twitter discount experiment
31 March 2009
Retailer offers 30% off through social networking site -
Theo Fennell welcomes back Snoad as Harper resigns
31 March 2009
Board changes to help jeweller strengthen offer -
Air of caution as BaselWorld 2009 opens
26 March 2009
Brands continue to invest in show but visitor numbers drop -
Signet to reduce inventory and close stores in the UK
26 March 2009
Retailer outlines game plan after negative full-year results -
Law is desperate to follow in Downey Jr’s Casio footsteps
26 March 2009
Casio has many famous friends and it seems that it has one more knocking on its door. The brand is running a promotion with movie Sherlock Holmes and its Edifice range. Star of the movie Robert Downey Jr is already in bed with Casio, but it seems his co-star Jude Law is on the ... -
Tough Q4 for Tiffany as sales nosedive
26 March 2009
Jeweller planning for further declines in 2009 -
Goldsmiths positive in face of Baugur collapse
25 March 2009
Retail group tries to dispel negative speculation -
H&T posts stellar full-year results
23 March 2009
Pawnbroker outperforms forecasts -
Rado Switzerland to launch networking site for designers
23 March 2009
Young designers can upload portfolios for free -
Wyler Genève MD Bruno Grande resigns
19 March 2009
Grande to be replaced in April by Ryan St. George -
Tiffany’s to open first Dutch store in autumn
19 March 2009
Jeweller signs unit in Amsterdam’s premier shopping area -
Deadline nears for Coutts London Jewellery Week
19 March 2009
Jewellers wishing to be featured in the Guide must apply by April 3 -
Diamonds & Pearls bought out of administration
19 March 2009
Mystery consortium to continue expansion plans -
First Scot in space backs Ball Watches
17 March 2009
Brand reveals Brian Binnie as new ambassador -
Bulgari chief financial officer resigns
17 March 2009
Alberto Nathansohn’s departure sparks management reshuffle -
TitiMadam designs collection for The Saatchi Gallery
12 March 2009
Necklaces will have a Middle Eastern theme -
Lonmin Design Innovation Awards deadline approaches
12 March 2009
Entries must be submitted by April 1 -
Beaverbrooks named best company to work for
12 March 2009
Retailer claims top spot in The Sunday Times poll -
Natalie Dissel launches brand e-tail site
12 March 2009
Website launch coincides with Fair Trade Week -
Disappointing full-year results at Bulgari
12 March 2009
Financial crisis causes watch and jewellery sales decline -
Rising gold prices boost Cookson results
9 March 2009
Sales increase but lower margins halve profits -
Hong Kong International Jewellery Show to add 1,000 stands
5 March 2009
Exhibition defies downturn to capitalise on extension -
HKTDC gets proactive in downturn as jewellery show opens
4 March 2009
Organisation supporting export through £7.3m buyer incentives -
Print’Or’s Philip Hall leaves exhibition after five years
2 March 2009
Marketing manager to join transport company -
Theo Fennell to pull Brown Thomas concession
26 February 2009
Closure marks end of brands third-party watch business -
Institute of Registered Valuers to expand website
23 February 2009
More trade features to appear on newly launched site -
Special sales revive cooldiamonds.com
17 February 2009
Large rocks push sales up 47% in January -
Ortak stores and brand thrive in January
13 February 2009
Sales rise as jeweller holds fast against discount culture -
Close of London Jewellery Exports to hit young designers
30 January 2009
End of funding will shut export project in March -
Trollbeads and SilveRado launch Irish distribution arms
26 January 2009
Bead brands make debut at Showcase Ireland -
Slow trading at Showcase Ireland
22 January 2009
Lack of US buyers hits exhibitors -
BJGF mulls new name for combined federation
22 January 2009
Trade body shows united front with BHETA -
Pursuit Services bought by Pursuit Software
21 January 2009
Sale saves 12 jobs -
Early dates hit visitor and exhibitor numbers at Print’Or
15 January 2009
Organiser to change dates for 2010 show -
Signet to axe head office jobs
14 January 2009
Retailer in consultation after poor festive trading -
Stephen Webster creates first palladium jewellery
18 December 2008
Designer unveils brooch in Moscow -
Luxury experts debate emerging markets
18 December 2008
Eastern Europe, Mexico, India and China have potential -
Brands need stories not heritage, says Carrera y Carrera boss
11 December 2008
Nathalie Geujd advises jewellers to be proud of their roots -
Laings of Glasgow launches watch club
5 December 2008
Club offers priority buying, foreign trips and online forum -
Bremont mulls selling direct to consumers online
25 November 2008
British watch brand launches revamped website -
Credit crunch won’t stop Christmas shoppers
12 November 2008
Deloitte says 57% will spend the same and 19% will spend more -
Star Jewellers targets hard-hit City workers with bubbly
11 November 2008
Retailer storm proofs for recession with customer incentives -
Fei Liu secures first US stockist
10 November 2008
Jeweller takes first steps into market through Neiman Marcus -
Christian Bonja opens in London
6 November 2008
Christian Bonja opened its first UK store this week.
