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More positive feedback for Trade Days following Sydney event Posted March 15, 2021 | By Arabella Roden ⢠Editor Following on from the successful Gold Coast Trade Days, exhibitors have praised the sold-out Sydney event which took place on Saturday 13 March and Sunday 14 March, citing its positive atmosphere and professional organisation.
Josh Zarb, CEO of the Independent Jewellers Collective (IJC) buying group – which also had a presence at the Gold Coast Trade Days – called the Sydney event “fantastic”. Overall, from a launch and from a new business point of view, it was one of the best fairs I ve ever done, to be honest!
Josh Zarb, Independent Jewellers Collective
US fancy colour diamond supplier establishes Australian office Posted March 15, 2021 | By Arabella Roden ⢠Editor LJ West Diamonds, one of the largest fancy colour diamond suppliers in the US, has established an Australian subsidiary headquartered in Perth and led by former Rio Tinto executive William Gant.
The New York-based business holds one of the world’s largest collections of Argyle pink diamonds and has been an Authorised Partner of the mine since the 1980s.
Gant told
Jeweller that the business’ expansion into the Australian market was driven by demand. It made sense to set up a subsidiary office in Australia to better service the market here, primarily for the Argyle-certified pink diamonds, but also to expand further and develop the market for other colours and our jewellery as well
UK business Sykes Seafood plans to invest around GBP30m (US$41.6m) in a new shrimp processing facility.
The announcement was made via an exclusive interview conducted by
Undercurrent News with managing director Alan Dale, who told the publication Sykes is aiming to build a new factory capable of securing business with one of the UK s major retailers.
The details were confirmed to just-food by a spokesperson for Manchester-headquartered Sykes, a family-run business supplying retail, foodservice and wholesalers, as well as food manufacturers.
Established in 1964, Sykes was previously known as Sefton Meadow Seafoods. The company has processing facilities at the New Smithfield Market in Manchester and in the city of Liverpool.
Industry inputs on FDI in e-commerce to be considered before any decision on policy changes
March 15, 2021
A draft e-commerce policy proposing additional restrictions on FDI in e-commerce to check existing loopholes - istock/William Potter
A draft e-commerce policy proposing additional restrictions on FDI in e-commerce to check existing loopholes - istock/William Potter×
DPIIT to hold meetings with industry chambers, retailers bodies this week
The Centre is set to hold wide ranging industry consultations this week on possible tightening of FDI policy in e-commerce, including with chambers and retailers bodies.
“Discussions on the need to streamline the FDI policy in e-commerce to close loopholes have been taking place within the government. However, no decision on FDI in e-commerce can be taken without detailed inputs from the industry,” an official told