Stands were busy and enquiries buoyant from the start at the one-day UK Jewellery Festival on September 1, 2022, signalling strong order flow in the run-up to the festive season.
Many leading UK industry suppliers, from manufacturers to designers, featured among dozens of exhibitors at the event, organised by Retail Jeweller, taking place at the Hilton Metropole hotel in the Edgeware Road district of central London.
Despite fears of recession in the UK, retailers were busily re-stocking jewellery lines; trade sources reported strong enquiries for lab-grown diamonds driven by attractive prices.
Industry association the NAJ and buying group the Company of Master Jewellers exhibited at the UK Jewellery Festival, which took place immediately prior to the UK Jewellery Awards at the Hilton Metropole in the evening.
