Cadfolio founder and the author of The Digital Jeweller, Ryan Edkins, reveals why jewellery retailers should embrace a digital inventory.
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GUEST COLUMN: How a focus on social media has helped byBiehl hit the ground running
Brand’s founder shares how an active strategy has helped UK retailers win instant sales.
Editor’s View: “And I said, what about, Breakfast at Tiffany’s?”
Our editor writers about her experience at the luxury brand’s Blue Box Cafe in NYC.
200 UK shopping centres ‘at risk of falling into administration’
Experts warn ‘perfect storm’ is making it difficult for retailers to make a profit and say there are too many shopping centres ‘doing the same thing’ .
Editor’s View: “Younger customers will not shop in a store with no online presence”
As November is an important month for online retail, our editor looks at the need for jewellery firms to have a digital platform.
EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK: Inside Swarovski’s new ‘immersive’ Oxford Street store
Swarovski has opened the doors to its newly-designed Oxford Street store with several new features created to heighten the customer experience and bring its crystal offering to life. The store, which is minutes away from Oxford Circus, has been designed with the customer at the forefront and showcases what the brand describes as a “unique…
OPINION: Why one brand opts for collaboration over celebrity endorsement
Mantra Jewellery founder, Jo Stroud, reveals why the brand has decided to collaborate with well-known figures, rather than opt for celebrity endorsements…. In August, Professional Jeweller reported on the dangers of working with the ‘wrong’ celebrity, when choosing someone to wear, advertise or endorse your products. At Mantra, we have taken a different approach. Rather…
GUEST COLUMN: Supporting millennial demand across the Forevermark network
Words by Forevermark chief operating officer, Nancy Liu Millennials represent the largest consumer market for diamond jewellery globally, spending more than US$25 billion on diamond jewellery in 2015 in the four largest consumer markets of the US, China, India and Japan. Most importantly, while millennials already express very strong demand for diamond jewellery and acquire…
OPINION: De Beers CEO highlights subtle shifts in the consumer landscape
In De Beers’ 2018 Diamond Insight Report, Bruce Cleaver reflects on what has changed since the annual report launched five years ago, and what’s needed for the diamond industry to keep on sparkling… Diamonds have been the ultimate representation of life’s most meaningful demonstrations of love and commitment for generations. However, with younger consumer groups…
OPINION: It’s time to commit to age diversity
Guest column by Gary Ingram, chief executive officer, TheDiamondStore.co.uk I began this series of opinion articles in May with a conversation about age, so it feels appropriate to end the run on the same topic this month. The average age for retirement now in the UK is between 66–70. UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES)…
