Here you can find a one-stop guide to all the advice you need to pull through the Covid-19 crisis and ensure your business gets back on track when the lockdown lifts. Scroll down to read advice from experts, discover business initiatives, see our round-up of social media innovations and stay up to date with government legislation…
ADVICE ARTICLES
REVEALED: The five long-term consumer trends to emerge from Covid-19
FAQs: What the jewellery trade needs to know about furlough workers
Furlough errors could cost small jewellery businesses thousands
REVEALED: What do consumers want from jewellery brands and retailers during the pandemic?
TOP FIVE: A jewellery business owner’s tried and tested tips for communicating with remote workers
TOP TIPS: How can jewellers make the most of social commerce?
EXPERT ADVICE: How to protect your physical store during lockdown
EXPERT ADVICE: How to protect your mental health while social distancing
TOP FIVE: What are jewellery firms doing to build a community online?
EXPERT ADVICE: How jewellers can optimise SEO to drive business
EXPERT ADVICE: How to manage cash flow in a crisis
E-COMM ADVICE: Jewellery businesses must review their marketing messaging
E-COMM ADVICE: Jewellers need a creative email strategy during the pandemic
ECOMM ADVICE: Now is the time for jewellers to use digital tools to build trust
REVEALED: What trends has notonthehighstreet noticed during the pandemic?
TOP TIPS: Five ways Instagram Stories can bolster business
EXPERT ADVICE: Why blogging is a business boosting tool the jewellery trade should embrace
BUSINESS INITIATIVES – what are companies doing to support the trade at this time?
Parify launches practical provision for jewellers preparing for post-lockdown
REVEALED: What free courses are available for jewellery professionals during the pandemic?
The Goldsmiths’ Company unveils details of £1m COVID-19 Fund
Suppliers resume operations to support jewellers trading online
Curteis switches chain making machines back on as factory re-opens for business
Weston Beamor reveals plans to resume casting and 3D printing services
CMJ launches PPE package for retail members
Edinburgh Assay Office resumes hallmarking services
Domino Jewellery re-opens factory doors for business
CMJ takes unprecedented steps to support members financially
River Mounts boosts digital services to help clients during COVID-19 pandemic
Parify launches compact sterilising solution for jewellers
Sif Jakobs Jewellery invites jewellers to join innovative retail scheme
Jewellery packaging firm launches virtual consultation service
Parify introduces innovative new product to help jewellers take impactive product photos at home
De Beers launches ‘Stronger Together’ digital events
Online platform vows to support independent jewellery designers during pandemic
CMJ creates webinar programme to support members as stores remain closed
NAJ invites trade professionals to join virtual tea breaks
Astrid & Miyu founder launches free mentorship program for small businesses impacted by COVID-19
Jewellery packaging firm reduces minimum orders during pandemic
Mastermelt offers free post for people unable to get to Hatton Garden
Companies House pauses strike off process to prevent firms being dissolved during COVID-19
Adorn Insight supports trade with new online consultancy service
Cybertill creates countertop shields for jewellers post-lockdown
GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION AND INDUSTRY REACTIONS
Boris Johnson states June 1 as earliest date jewellery stores can re-open
What does Boris Johnson’s recovery strategy mean for the jewellery industry?
Government issues guidance to get Brits back to work safely
Government’s furlough scheme extended until October
Small jewellery businesses to be boosted by bounce back loans
Boris Johnson urges business owners to be patient
It won’t be “business as usual” until 2021, advises government
The Department for Education launches free online courses for furloughed workers
Government confirms lockdown measures will be extended for “at least three weeks”
Government extends furlough scheme cut-off giving access to thousands more workers
Business secretary changes annual leave and insolvency rules
Chancellor launches package for self-employed jewellery professionals
EXCLUSIVE: Jewellery professionals raise concerns over self-employed rescue plan
Government will cover 80% of salary of retained workers
Prime Minister orders jewellers to close
EXCLUSIVE: Is the government doing enough to support jewellers as they are forced to close?
Government addresses jewellery industry’s coronavirus concerns
EXCLUSIVE: Independent jewellers respond to government’s business rescue plan
LIFE AFTER LOCKDOWN
REVEALED: A checklist for jewellers gearing up for a June reopening
REVEALED: What will jewellery stores look like after lockdown?
EXCLUSIVE: Jewellers respond to BRC post-lockdown guidelines
REVEALED: What do jewellers need to do to protect staff when stores re-open?
Unlocking the lockdown – what should employers be thinking about now?
How one jeweller plans to manage cross infection control
London jeweller braces for consumers to boycott the capital post Covid-19
The importance of balancing the customer experience with staff protection
Harrods offers personal shopping in first phase of re-opening
How one jeweller is using podcasts to communicate changes to staff
Luxury jeweller undertakes shop re-fit ahead of re-opening
SOCIAL MEDIA STARS
TOP FIVE: What are jewellery firms doing to build a community online?
TOP FIVE: How are luxury jewellery firms embracing the power of social media?
TOP FIVE: Discover how fashion jewellery brands are innovating on social media
TOP FIVE: Creative social media posts and initiatives from the UK jewellery industry
TOP FIVE: How have independent jewellers been engaging customers on social media?
