An online seller has been successfully prosecuted thanks to the efforts of a registered valuer and the NAJ.
10 things the jewellery industry learned in 2018
Professional Jeweller reflects on the most important trends and stories of the last 12 months.
eBay sells one diamond ring a minute
Online marketplace reveals how much jewellery is sold a day.
eBay adds 45,000 fine jewellery pieces to authentication service
Online marketplace adds luxury jewellery category to its authenticate service, working with professionals to ensure the pieces advertised are the real deal.
Meghan Markle and Mickey Mouse mania bolsters jewellery and watch sales for eBay
More than 114,000 aquamarine rings were sold on the retail platform this year after the royal bride wore the stone to her wedding reception.
Luxury goods-makers win fight to block retailers from selling on Amazon
Luxury brands can now ban retailers from selling their goods on online marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay, Europe’s top court has ruled. The European Court of Justice decided on Wednesday that a ban was “appropriate to preserve the luxury image” of products. The case was bought by cosmetics group Coty, which owns brands such…
LuxSeeker expands jewellery range as it doubles luxury product listings to 40,000
LuxSeeker.com, a luxury online marketplace, has doubled the listings of luxury new and pre-owned products for sale to 40,000 within first few weeks. The online marketplace, which targets wealthy customers and only officially launched at the beginning of October, has expanded its range of jewellery to 1,105. It now boasts a range of jewellery brands…
UK shoppers drop £810m on Black Friday deals
IMRG says Black Friday could be bigger than Boxing Day for retailers. Black Friday mania resulted in an estimated £810 million in online sales for UK retailers, according to new research by IMRG reported in the Guardian newspaper. This figure is expected to smash the £650m spend predicted for Cyber Monday (December 1), and could…
Jewellers & Coutts team for jewellery box auction
eBay project features designs by Theo Fennell, Alex Monroe & Annoushka Luxury jewellery and fashion designers have joined forces with Coutts bank for a special eBay auction of 21 decorated jewellery boxes. The Coutts Beautiful Boxes public auction will take place through the online auction site next month. It will raise funds for Holts Academy…
JewelStreet launches as eBay for designer-makers
Platform will allow designer-makers to interact directly with clients. A new player has entered the online jewellery retail market that is aiming to act as an eBay for designer-makers in the industry. JewelStreet was soft launched in mid-October online at jewelstreet.com and has already started working with nearly 50 jewellers, with a further 70 set…
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