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...
Online jewellery retailers with ‘misleading’ delivery charges must clarify policies
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned businesses from ‘misleading’ customers on delivery charges such as claiming UK delivery is free when it does not apply to all parts of the country.
The advertising watchdog issued...
REVEALED: Why staff reluctance, generational struggles and customer engagement issues are keeping jewellers on...
There is no denying the high street is a challenging place to be doing business at the moment, but side from slow footfall and a drop in consumer confidence since the UK voted to...
Amazon eyes a deal that can boost informal trade between India, Pakistan
Amazon is looking to increase its stake in a Pakistan-based fashion portal Clicky.pk. If the deal takes place successfully, it would boost the sale of ‘Made in India’ products in Pakistan as the Indian...
Is the Etsy Wholesale Division Shutting Down?
Etsy Wholesale, the closed online marketplace that’s linked Etsy sellers with traditional retailers including Macy’s, Williams-Sonoma, and West Elm, may be shutting down.
Bloomberg reports that approximately six months ago, the service changed from an...
Nine West, Owner of The Jewelry Group, Files for Chapter 11
Nine West Holdings, owner of The Jewelry Group, which produces products for a variety of brands including Marchesa and Ivanka Trump, filed for Chapter 11 of the U.S. bankruptcy code in New York Federal...
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