Retail

One of Northern Ireland’s longest established family jewellers is preparing to launch a new online platform as it looks to better compete on an omnichannel level. Shannon’s in Lisburn, which incidentally has just completed a...

It’s been confirmed that Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct chain has stepped in to save House of Fraser, acquiring all its UK stores, the brand and all stakes in the business for £90m. The retail tycoon...

Icelandic jewellery brand Aurum by Guðbjörg will be introducing a new retail strategy at International Jewellery London. In a novel departure from the traditional retail format, Aurum’s co-founders Guðbjörg Kristín Ingvarsdóttir and Karl Jóhann Jóhannsson...

Legendary jewellery house Cartier celebrates vibrant colours and daring designs in its new Coloratura High Jewellery Collection, featuring 240 bespoke pieces adorned with sapphires, emeralds, rubies and other coloured gemstones interposed with diamonds. According to...

H.K. Designs Inc has been appointed the exclusive manufacturer and supplier of ‘Endless Diamond’ and the patented Touch Set diamond setting, under an agreement signed with Fantasy Diamond Corp. According to the company, the beauty...

The 35th edition of the India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) 2018, organised by The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, will open its doors on August 9, and run through to August 13, 2018. Hon’ble...

The National Association of Jewellers has spoken out about its position on diamond terminology, follow recent publicity on the Federal Trade Commission’s adjustments in the US. Last month the FTC removed the word “natural” from...

The latest shipment of Fairtrade gold brought into the UK was the biggest to date as demand keeps on growing. Cred Jewellery reveals last month’s import was a huge 19.1kg in weight and came from...

A natural fancy dark greyish-blue diamond, the Hope diamond is one of the most famous in the world. Photo by Robert Weldon © GIA. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution. Blue diamonds are renowned as one of...

The second World Emerald Symposium, scheduled for October 12 to 14 in Bogotá, will look into opportunities and challenges in the global emerald industry. The event, dubbed as 2WES, is a follow-up to the first...