31/05/2011
• Coleby Nicholson
Rather than uniting the Kiwi jewellery industry last February’s Industry Forum has created more disunity after the independent chairman was told his services were no longer required. Could it mean another breakaway jewellery association?
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31/05/2011
• Sonia Nair
The Jewellers Association of Australia (JAA) has lodged a submission with the Productivity Commission to seek action from the Government on issues that it feels are hindering the jewellery industry.
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31/05/2011
• Sonia Nair
Bricks-and-mortar retailers who sell branded product are those most likely to suffer in the face of the boom in online retail, according to the Australia Institute.
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31/05/2011
• Sonia Nair
High-end jeweller Tiffany & Co increased its earnings forecast for the full year of 2011 after higher-than-expected net sales and earnings growth in its first quarter.
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31/05/2011
• Sonia Nair
Australia’s national gemstone is being celebrated in the inaugural Cody Australian Opal Centre Photographic Prize, a nationwide photography competition designed to promote opal and opal fields.
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31/05/2011
• Sonia Nair
An upsurge in ‘fake’ gold jewellery has been discovered in Melbourne, where six bracelets coated with gold and stamped as gold looked so genuine that retailers are being warned they wouldn’t know the difference.
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26/05/2011
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26/05/2011
Hailed as a means to help children explore different cultures, these ‘Flaglets’ are the latest releases from Paterson Fine Jewellery's Luvlets brand.
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24/05/2011
• Sonia Nair
Watch supplier Designa Accessories is set to participate in Sydney Children’s Hospital’s ‘Gold Week’ fundraising drive by holding a charity lunch and raffle on May 27.
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24/05/2011
• Sonia Nair
Perth-based apprentice jeweller Natalee Hibbins is set to represent Australia in the prestigious 41st WorldSkills International Competition.
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24/05/2011
• Sonia Nair
Joint designs are the future of engagement rings, according to Melbourne-based Temelli Jewellery, which recently won the ‘Best Rings in Victoria’ award from the Australian Bridal Industry Academy.
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24/05/2011
• Sonia Nair
Price increases from Pandora have received mixed responses in the jewellery company’s global markets, but Australian stockists have yet to feel the full impact.
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