Retailers
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	Apr- 2017 -21 April  Anja Potze shortlisted for Small AwardFine diamond and pearl jeweller Anja Potze has been shortlisted in the inaugural Small Awards in association with Facebook. The awards have been established to recognise the achievements of small and micro businesses. Worcester-based Anja Potze Fine Jewellery, has been recognised in the ‘Heart of Gold’ category which focuses on… Read More »
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	18 April  London leads European retail market for third consecutive yearCentral London remains the retail market leader in Europe according to a report from global real estate advisors, Colliers International. The report said its ongoing success is due to greater numbers of Britons and tourists spending more in the capital than any other market. The figures showed that London had… Read More »
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	10 April  Family-owned jewellers in Cambridgeshire to close downA third generation jewellery retailer in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, is to close down after a drop in footfall left the owner with no choice. Julian Freeman, owner of high street jeweller A Freeman, has now launched a closing down sale with the store set to close its doors for the final… Read More »
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	7 April  UK retailers fail to lift sales despite higher footfallDespite positive footfall levels in March, sales for UK retailers failed to grow. According to accountancy firm BDO’s High Street Sales Tracker (HSST), UK retailers have failed to grow sales for the fourth month in a row, with like-for-like sales flat (0%) in March despite warmer weather and Mother’s day… Read More »
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	6 April  Independent jeweller closes after 23 years in businessAD Moth Jewellers in High Wycombe has closed down after 23 years in business, following the retirement of its owner. Tony Moth, 79, who has worked in the jewellery industry for 62 years, ran the jewellers which was located in the town’s centre. Moth told the Bucks Free Press that… Read More »
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	Mar- 2017 -31 March  Independent jewellers to close after 70 years in businessFamily-owned Revills Jewellers of Spalding, in Lincolnshire, will shut its doors at the end of July after 70 years in business. The store was first opened by Roy Revill on Francis Street before moving to its current location on Market Place, but current managing director Nick Revill told local paper… Read More »
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	30 March  Wolf & Badger opens first US storeIndependent fashion and jewellery retailer, Wolf & Badger, has opened its first US store in New York’s fashionable SoHo district. Since the company’s launch in 2009, Wolf & Badger has made a name for itself by offering unique and emerging brands in the jewellery, fashion, accessory, homeware and beauty sectors.… Read More »
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	21 March  De Beers Group takes full ownership of eponymous retail brandThe De Beers Group has concluded the acquisition of LVMH’s 50% shareholding in De Beers Diamond Jewellers, to take full ownership of the company. The De Beers Diamond Jewellers’ retail chain comprises 32 stores in 17 consumer markets around the world, including a growing business in greater China, an established… Read More »
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	13 March  F Hinds to close Andover store after nearly 30 years in the townJewellery chain F Hinds has announced it will officially close its Andover store after almost 30 years in the town. The company said the decision to close the store, which will shut up shop on 27 May, was mainly due to the upcoming end of its lease as well as… Read More »
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	10 March  Shrewsbury jewellers set to close this monthA jewellery store in Shrewsbury is set to close its doors this month after being a fixture in the town for almost 20 years. Gemstone Jewellery first opened in the town’s Darwin shopping centre some 18 years ago, and after 11 years the store moved to its current location on… Read More »
 
                     
                                        







