Retailers
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Apr- 2018 -20 April
Thomas Sabo’s UK managing director Jon Crossick resigns
The UK boss of international jewellery retailer Thomas Sabo, Jon Crossick, has announced his resignation with effect from 18 October. Crossick has spent five years at the helm of Thomas Sabo having joined as managing director for UK and Ireland in 2013. Crossick will remain on gardening leave until his…
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16 April
March retail footfall sees steepest decline in eight years
Footfall in March decreased by 6%, compared with the positive rate of 1.3% seen in March 2017. There was no growth in footfall for any UK regions, and the most notable declines (year-on-year) were seen in Greater London, -7.5%, the South East, -6.5%, and in the East Midlands, -5.6%. Growth…
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16 April
Low-skilled jobs rebadged as apprenticeships by firms, says report
Employers are relabelling low-quality, low skilled and and often low-wage roles as ‘apprenticeships’, according to a new report. As part of the Government’s wider package of reforms to apprenticeships, groups of employers have come together to write the new ‘apprenticeship standards’. Some employers have used this opportunity to generate high-quality…
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13 April
Diamond Heaven to launch fourth store in Scotland
Independent jeweller Diamond Heaven will be opening its fourth store in Glasgow, Scotland. The store will be located in Princes Square, near Argyll Arcade and the group said it will bring high quality engagement rings, wedding rings, eternity rings and other diamond jewellery to the Scottish people. The Glasgow store…
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13 April
Retailers need to invest in visualisation technology to boost online sales
Almost half of shoppers would spend more online if there was technology that helped them visualise and understand how products work without having to go in store, according to new research. The survey of 1,000 shoppers, conducted by full service e-commerce agency, PushON, found that 45% of people would be…
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11 April
High street store openings at lowest level in seven years
New high street store openings have fallen to their lowest level since 2010, new research suggests. A report by retail location strategists Local Data Company (LDC) for PwC, which studied 500 town centres across the country, shows that the number of new stores opened on the UK high street feel…
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10 April
Chester’s oldest jewellers to close after 248 years
Chester’s oldest jeweller, Lowe and Sons, is to close this month after 248 years of trading. The independent firm has reportedly been trading in Chester since 1770 and has occupied its existing historic premises in Bridge Street Row since 1804. However the store, which is known for trading its unique…
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10 April
Counterfeiting hits nearly half of brands
Almost half (47%) of brands lose sales revenue to counterfeit or pirated goods, new research from brand protection firm MarkMonitor has revealed. In the study conducted by market research firm Virtuous World, one in three respondents also reported a loss of more than 10%. Respondents from the UK, US, Denmark,…
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9 April
Obituary: Michael John Marsh (Mike) of P.A Jewellery
Michael John Marsh (Mike) of P.A Jewellery, passed away on 9th February, aged 70 years in St. Luke’s Hospice, surrounded by his family. Mike didn’t intend on a career as a jeweller and came to the industry by luck. In 1976 whilst working in insurance he visited a potential client…
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9 April
Beaverbrooks to give away £2,000 of wedding jewellery
Jewellery retailer Beaverbrooks is giving away £2,000 of wedding jewellery to a lucky couple – as long as they are getting married on the same day as the royal wedding. Beaverbrooks, is giving couples getting married on 19 May the chance to win the free jewellery as compensation for having…
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