MONTH IN REVIEW
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STATISTICS
Hallmarking
down 13%
compared to last
year
to £969/oz
in May
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Jewellery Live (IJL) has been opened
in which early registrars can gain fast-
track entry and early show planning for
the event.
Sam Willoughby, event director,
said: “Early birds who register now
for IJL 2017 can plan their show
down to the last detail. Free entry
is guaranteed and there is so much
more, all easily accessible through My
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and networking tool.
Also, based on the information
provided during registration, we’ll share
tailored advice and support that meets
the specific needs of our visitors, such
as support planning for their visit,
advice on what makes a successful visit
and most importantly, introductions to
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“Take your pick of over 500 high end
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Jewellery trade visitors who register
online before 30 June will also be
entered in a prize draw to win a case of
Thienot champagne.
exceptional
transparency and
three billion years old
Tag Heuer to
open its largest
UK store
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Hallmarking figures for the month of
April has shown a 13.2% decrease
when compared to the same period
last year.
Figures from the Birmingham Assay
office showed there was a decrease
among all metals apart from silver,
which saw an increase of 19.2%.
There were 62,636 more silver pieces
hallmarked bringing the number up to
389,707.
Gold suffered the largest drop with
a decrease of 37.5%, whereas platinum
and palladium fell by 13.6% and 32.1%
respectively.
In March, there was a total of 732,776
hallmarked articles whereas April
recorded 686,039.
Compared to the same period last
year, April saw hallmarking drop by
104,555 articles.
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Swiss watch brand Tag Heuer will
be opening its largest UK store in
Meadowhall, Yorkshire.
The shopping venue, which is joint-
owned by British Land, has undergone
a £60m refurbishment program which
included a £16m retailer investment.
Some 42 brands have redesigned
their stores in the renovation and Tag
Heuer is among some of the premium
brands which are opening new retail
outlets at the location.
The Tag Heuer store is being built by
Aurum Holdings, which owns Watches
of Switzerland, Goldsmiths, and
Mapping & Webb. It will be adjacent
to an existing Goldsmiths outlet and is
scheduled to open in August.
Richard Crowther, asset manager
for British Land, said: “Our strategy is
to ensure Meadowhall’s offer reflects
consumers’ changing modern lifestyles.
“Attracting these premium brands
to the line-up achieves this objective
and is a great endorsement of the
enhanced environment we and our
occupiers are creating at the centre.”
Registration
opens for IJL
UPCOMING
EVENTS
05 June
JCK Las Vegas 2017
07 June
JET Business Network Congress
28 July
Jewellery Quarter Festival 2017
03 September
IJL 2017 Olympia London
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