Retailers
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Mar- 2020 -23 March
F. Hinds and Chapelle close all stores until further notice
Family-run jewellery business F. Hinds, which also operates Chapelle, has announced that all sites for both brands are to close until further notice. In a newly released statement, the Hinds family said: “It is with great sadness that we have made the difficult decision to temporarily close all of our…
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23 March
Covid-19: Beaverbrooks to shutter all 69 stores
UK jeweller Beaverbrooks has revealed plans to shutter all 69 of its stores by 5pm today (23 March) amid the Covid-19 outbreak. Managing director Anna Blackburn said this decision will “greatly affect” its hundreds of store colleagues, and added that supporting them is its “number one focus right now”. She…
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19 March
Pandora closes stores across globe
Pandora has announced the temporary closure of many of its stores in order to “support the efforts” to limit the spread of Covid-19. In its latest statement, the group confirmed that it had temporarily closed all owned and operated stores in the United States, Italy, Germany, France and Spain. In…
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9 March
Laings appoints new retail consultant
Luxury jewellers Laings has announced it has appointed retail consultant Stephen Paterson to its team. Paterson will now offer advice to Laings customers to ensure they have the “very best experience” when they visit a Laings store. He will work alongside the jeweller’s teams across its showrooms in Glasgow, Edinburgh,…
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Feb- 2020 -26 February
Leo with Love launches new ‘Layers’ collection
Jewellery brand Leo with Love has launched its new ‘Layers’ collection. Championing shapes that fit together in innovative ways, the silver pieces combine a mix of “classic with extravagant”, for a collection that works for “any occasion, any outfit, any woman”. Each piece offers texture, structure and silhouettes not before…
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5 February
William May reveals most popular engagement rings
Vintage jeweller William May has revealed the five most popular engagement ring trends following online research conducted by the jeweller. For the research, the jewellers analysed 1,000 Instagram posts which included the hashtag #engaged to discover the biggest engagement ring trends at the start of the year. The data analysis…
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Jan- 2020 -28 January
Laings partners with British Heart Foundation
Luxury jewellers Laings announced it is providing CPR training for its staff in collaboration with its charity partner, the British Heart Foundation. The jewellers held CPR training sessions, hosted by the BHF, across all of its stores in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Southampton, as well as its head office, in…
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24 January
57,000 retail jobs lost in 2019
Some 57,000 retail jobs were shed in 2019, according to the latest retail employment monitor from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). In the fourth quarter of 2019, there was a 1.8% year-on-year decline in full-time retail employees, which equates to the loss of 57,000 jobs since the same period in…
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8 January
The Watches of Switzerland appoints new senior members as COO leaves
The Watches of Switzerland Group has appointed Craig Bolton.as its new executive director. The news follows the groups COO, Tony Broderick, has decided to retire from the company after 40 years. Broderick joined the group’s UK retail brand Goldsmiths in 1979 as a Supervisor in the Warehouse. He first joined…
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8 January
New photography service aims to support jewellers
A new photography business is aiming to help high street and online jewellery retailers increase their sales through the launch of a new packshot photography service. Summerleigh Photography, launched by professional jewellery photographer Lucy Davies, specialises in packshot imagery for digital retail platforms and printed promotional materials. Packshot photography typically…
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