Retailers
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May- 2017 -24 May
Samer Halimeh opens Cannes pop-up following London launch
Following the recent launch of his London flagship store, jeweller Samer Halimeh will be expanding his brand with a pop-up shop during the Cannes Film Festival. The diamond jewellery shop will be located in the lobby of the InterContinental Carlton Cannes Hotel and will showcase pieces from the brandโs line…
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24 May
Breitling opens first store in Manchesterโs Trafford Centre
Swiss watchmaker Breitling has opened its first store at the Intu Trafford Centre in Manchester. The store will launch later this month and will be managed by Aurum Holdings, whose portfolio includes Watches of Switzerland, Goldsmiths and Mappin & Webb. The Breitling store will be the second largest monobrand opening…
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23 May
Aurum takes Signetโs place as UKโs top jewellery retailer
Aurum Holdings has exceeded Signet Jewelers as the biggest jewellery and watch retail group in the UK for the first time. The retailer overtook Signet in 2016 with a sales total of ยฃ565m. Signet Jewelers had enjoyed a period of steady growth over the past three years, with sales figures…
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22 May
Webinar recap: Alex Monroe’s team on their omnichannel retail success
With the team at Alex Monroe designing, making and selling high quality jewellery in large volumes in-house and grasping their hands on so much success; how do they keep on top of it all? Whatโs their secret of omnichannel retail success? Make your store reflect your brand –ย Everything in our…
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22 May
Minute and Azimut add three retailers to network
Clerkenwell-based watch brand Minute and Azimut has added three new retailers to its network. First Class Watches, London Time and KJ Beckett have agreed terms to stock the luxury British watch brand as part of its curated watch collections. The retailers will be featuring the brandโs first ever watch collection,…
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19 May
Theo Fennell goes into administration
Theo Fennell has appointed accountancy firm BDO as administrators to the company just four years after being taken over by investors. The British jewellery designer, who started the business in 1982, has also had to make an undisclosed number of staff redundant. Theo Fennell employed 54 people at the time…
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19 May
IWC ladies watches launch at Harrods
The new IWC Da Vinci watch collection tailored for ladies is launching exclusively at Harrods this month. IWC Schaffhausen will display the new collection in the department storeโs Fine Watch Room as part of a unique pop up exhibition. The range, which has been made especially for Harrods, is the…
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19 May
Butler and Wilson closes Mayfair store after three year loss
Butler and Wilson has decided to close its Mayfair store after trading at a loss for three years. It has been 32 years since the costume jeweller opened its outlet in South Molton Street, Mayfair but after a 21% increase in rent costs, the store was no longer making a…
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16 May
Tag Heuer to open its largest UK store
Swiss watch brand Tag Heuer will be opening its largest UK store in Meadowhall, Yorkshire. The shopping venue, which is joint-owned by British Land, has undergone a ยฃ60m refurbishment program which included a ยฃ16m retailer investment. Some 42 brands have redesigned their stores in the renovation and Tag Heuer is…
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11 May
Alex Monroe Jewellery to share success secrets in free webinar with Brightpearl
Tom Graham, ecommerce manager of Alex Monroe, will take part in a free webinar discussing the companyโs secrets to success and retail strategies. In the 30-minute session hosted by Brightpearl, Graham will tell attendees how the business transitioned to be completely cloud-based and how they have kept up with changing…
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