Retailers

British shoppers fear Christmas will disappear from high streets

Almost a third (30%) of British consumers are worried about Christmas disappearing from the high street, and as a result just 7% will do all of their Christmas shopping online this year, new research has found. Research carried out by e-tailer Christmas Tree World has revealed that Christmas drives more…

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Banneya London creates interactive jewellery buying experience

Banneya London has launched ‘Banneya Meets You’, an interactive customisable fine jewellery buying experience at its pop-up at 73 Elizabeth Street, Belgravia. The pop-up will be open from 18th September to 13th October 2017. With this launch, Banneya intends to revolutionise and change the way fine jewellery is perceived, engaged…

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Women managers in retail earn £4,300 less than men

A study looking into gender pay under new government reporting requirements has revealed a 19.4% gender pay gap in the retail sector. According to an analysis of managers’ salaries conducted by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and XpertHR, male managers in this area of work on average earn £4,315 more…

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‘Low-cost’ marketing service for jewellers launches

Redblok, headed up by jewellery industry veteran Daren Daniels, has launched a new marketing service to help jewellers effectively engage with their customer base. The ‘cost-effective’ service is automated and said to be easy to manage, and it works on a no contract, monthly subscription basis. The services puts a…

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Luxury jewellery Laings opens £1m flagship store

Joe Walsh, the CEO of Laings, independent luxury jeweller and Scotland’s oldest family jeweller, opened a new £1m store in Southampton last week (Friday 15 September). The new store is located in the city’s Westquay Shopping Centre on Harbour Parade. The new flagship showroom replaces the former Parkhouse store on…

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Diamond dealer becomes ‘first Bond Street jeweller’ to trade with Bitcoin

Samer Halimeh New York has become the world’s first diamond dealer and ‘Bond Street’ level jeweller to accept Bitcoin. The luxury diamond brand is using Bitpay as its merchant services provider and the portal will host the company’s Bitcoin wallet and supply for trading. Samer Halimeh New York will now…

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‘First eco-friendly jewellery store’ opens in Cleethorpes

Eco-friendly Salt & Silver Jewellery has opened its first store in the Lincolnshire seaside town of Cleethorpes. Setting up as an online brand three and a half years ago, the demand for the silver jewellery led to the owner deciding to open a physical store. Founder and owner, Katie Rudd…

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Bill Skinner opens first international store in China

Bill Skinner, the fashion jewellery brand, has opened its first international store in China with the launch of a Shanghai premises. Located in Raffles City shopping centre in the heart of Shanghai, the store features the entire current Bill Skinner range. The store celebrated its opening on Thursday 24 August.…

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Hot Diamonds Group reports positive A/W sales

Hot Diamonds Group has announced a positive start to its Autumn/Winter campaign with UK independents sales rising by 28% for July and August, compared with the equivalent period last year. The group has reported that its new collection ‘Bliss’ is being particularly well received by its retail partners and its…

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Beaverbrooks celebrates double store opening

Beaverbrooks has celebrated its first ‘double store opening’ as new Bracknell and Guildford premises cut the ribbon yesterday (Thursday 7 September). The openings mark the 70th and 71st branches for the family-owned jeweller. The Bracknell store is situated in The Lexicon shopping centre – a new 580,000-square foot retail and…

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