NAJ News

NAJ joins campaign to reverse scrapping of VAT-free shopping for International Visitors

05 October 2020

The National Association of Jewellers has joined 15 other trade bodies to campaign against government plans to end VAT-free shopping for international visitors at the end of the year.

Valuers’ Virtual Conference passes 100 registrations

02 October 2020

Since opening the digital conference up to the entire jewellery industry, the Institute of Registered Valuers led Valuers’ Virtual Conference has seen registrations go past 100 and continues to climb.

Out now – The Jeweller Autumn issue has landed!

01 October 2020

Two weeks is a long time in publishing. Much has happened since The Jeweller went to press and some things were bound to change, shift or develop once the magazine was written and the ‘print’ button finally pushed. One of these was, sadly, the una...

Precious Materials Insight; Demand for yellow gold jewellery resilient, but unbranded silver struggles

01 October 2020

UK retailers are seeing growing demand for yellow gold jewellery, coinciding with a softening appetite for unbranded silver, says Helen Dimmick, the NAJ’s Retail Ambassador.

TJA-Connect launch new virtual trade show to help suppliers and retailers for Christmas

01 October 2020

The Jewellery App-Connect (TJA-Connect) connects jewellery suppliers and service providers with retailer buyers via its dynamic business-to-business online directory and is adding a virtual trade show to its directory four months ahead of schedule...

SecurityWise: The rising risk of social engineering

30 September 2020

Cyber-security has already been a subject of increasing importance in the UK for years, but with the coronavirus pandemic forcing many businesses to implement remote work, the threat of cyber-attacks must be taken even more seriously.