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  • Beaverbrooks to close seven of its stores
    Beaverbrooks has announced the closing of seven of its stores as the group stated that they are “no longer commercially viable”. The stores located in Birmingham Fort, Croydon, Dundee, East Kilbride, High Wycombe, Huddersfield and Sutton Coldfield will cease operations across March and April. The jewellery group aims to retain as manu colleagues as possible […]
    Cynera Rodricks
  • Gay Penfold wins lifetime achievement award
    Gay Penfold has been given a Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA) at the Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council (GC&DC) 2025 Awards. She is the chair of the British Jewellery and Giftware Benevolent Society and the former manager of the Jewellery Industry Innovation Centre at Birmingham City University. The award is given in recognition of a recipient’s […]
    Liam J Moran
  • Shop price inflation remains at 0.7% despite surge in food prices
    Shop price inflation remained in deflation at 0.7% in February, after also falling to -0.7% in January, according to data from the British Retail Consortium. However, this comes despite food inflation increasing to 2.1% year on year in February, an increase from the 1.6% rise in January and above the 3-month average of 1.8%. As […]
    Liam J Moran
  • Gem Diamonds appoints new non-executive director
    The board of global diamond producer Gem Diamonds has appointed Janet Blas as an independent non-executive director, effective 1 April 2024. This announcement follows the planned retirement of Michael Lynch-Bell, the current senior independent non-executive director, who will step down from the board on 31 March 2025 after nine years, in accordance with UK Corporate […]
    Cynera Rodricks
  • Loquet launches charity collab with Marianela Nuñez
    Loquet London has announced the launch of its charity collaboration with Marianela Nuñez, principal ballerina of the Royal Ballet. The capsule charity collection, which celebrates “strength, vulnerability and the passions that drive us”, features a Diamond Swan Charm as well as a Diamond Ballet Shoe Charm. Crafted in white gold and diamonds, the Diamond Swan […]
    Liam J Moran