Richline Group, Helzberg Diamonds, IBM and Others Launch New Blockchain Network for Jewellery
A number of leading players from the global gold and diamond industry have joined hands with technology leaders and others to launch TrustChain™, described as the first cross-industry initiative to use blockchain technology eto...
GJEPC to Release White Paper on Diamond Financing During Banking Summit on May 11
The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) will release a white paper addressing key issues related to bank financing for the industry at a Banking Summit it is hosting in Mumbai on May...
TOP FIVE: Online jeweller reveals the most influential celebrities driving UK sales
Online retailer Jewlr has revealed its top selling replica celebrity engagement rings with young royals reigning in the style stakes.
While ostentatious, oversized, celebrity styles from Hollywood have fallen out of favour with UK consumers,...
James Avery, Founder of Artisan Jewelry Chain, Dies
James Avery, who founded the jewelry chain that bears his name which now numbers 80 stores, died April 30 at age 96.
Avery was born in 1921. He served in the U.S. Air Force during...
Third India-SAARC-Middle East Buyer-Seller Meet Commences at Hyderabad
The third edition of the India-SAARC- Middle East Buyer-Seller Meet (BSM), organised by The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, commenced yesterday at Hyderabad.
The BSM, organised with the objective of identifying and...
Jewellery firms partner with IBM on industry blockchain initiative
A group of five gold and diamond industry companies, and an independent laboratory, have joined forced with technology firm IBM to develop the first cross-industry initiative to use blockchain technology to track the origin...
Early Easter accelerates online sales growth
As the high street reported the steepest year-on-year drop in footfall since 2010, UK online retail sales increased by 18.9% in March.
According to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index, March’s...
GUEST COLUMN: How seeking expert advice bolstered business for an independent jeweller
If there’s one thing I wish I’d known when our business lost the Pandora account, it was that just like tennis or football coaching, ‘business coaching’ is a thing.
Back then, I’d been in business...
Nominations open for Everywoman in Retail awards
The Everywoman in Retail Ambassador Programme has launched its latest search for the industry’s most inspiring female role models excelling in the retail industry.
The programme, now in its 11th year, aims to raise awareness...
Bon-Ton Chain Appears Likely to Liquidate, Report Says
Bankrupt Bon-Ton Department Stores looks as if it’s going to liquidate, according to a report in Reuters.
The only bidders at the department store chain’s court-supervised auction on April 16 were liquidators, the news agency...
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