Retailers
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Nov- 2015 -12 November
Beaverbrooks opens newly refurbished Basingstoke store
Jewellery chain Beaverbrooks opened its new refurbished Beaverbrooks store yesterday, as part of the companyโs initiative to invest in local towns and refresh existing stores. The new-look 2,120 sq ft store is located in Festival Place Shopping Centre and was unveiled to the public on Wednesday 11 November at 10am.…
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10 November
‘Lethal combination’ for UK retailers, says Tesco boss
The chief executive of Tesco, Dave Lewis, has warned that the UK retail sector is facing a “lethal cocktail” of rising costs. Speaking at the CBI’s annual conference, Lewis said rising business rates and the National Living Wage (introduced by George Osborne earlier this year) mean retailers will face an…
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9 November
Britainโs shop vacancy rate falls to its lowest level since June 2010
The number of vacant shops in Britain stayed the same in October when compared with September, a month in which vacant shops fell to their lowest level since April 2010. That is according to the latest figures from the Local Data Company (LDC) which found that shop vacancy in October…
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4 November
Pre-tax profits up 29.6% for Chisholm Hunter
Scottish jeweller Chisholm Hunter has reported a rise in pre-tax profits of 29.6%, according to its latest financial update. In its full-year financial update ending March 2015, Chisholm Hunter reported that pre-tax profits rose from ยฃ2.7m in the previous year to ยฃ3.5m in 2015. Revenue stood at ยฃ29.6m during the…
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Oct- 2015 -22 October
North West jeweller opens London store
Steven Stone, an independent jeweller located in Hale, Cheshire, has opened a new store in Londonโs Marleybone. Opening on St Christopherโs Place, the design of the store is sleek and modern and was overseen by the third generation of the family, Zack Stone. Stone said: โIn recent years our business…
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22 October
Christmas lights switch-on to kickstart Hatton Garden BID campaign
Proponents of a new Hatton Garden Business Improvementย District (BID) are planning a Christmas lights switch-on celebration event to kickstart their campaign. The event will take place between 5-7pm onย November 17, atย the corner of Hatton Garden and 120 Holborn, and will feature music and entertainment and some VIP guests. Businesses in…
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15 October
F Hinds’ Trafford Centre opens following ยฃ300,000 refurb
Jewellery chain F Hinds has re-opened its store in Manchesterโs Trafford Centre following a ยฃ300,000 refurbishment. The store, which re-opened on Friday, October 9, features a large plasma TV screen, modern display cabinets and more space to display an increased selection of watch and jewellery brands. Director Neil Hinds said…
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12 October
Goldsmiths to invest ยฃ1m in London stores
Luxury jeweller has announced that it is to invest more than ยฃ1m in its London stores, including the addition of a fourth store. The investment will include a refurbishment of its premises in Canary Wharf, Victoria and Westfield, as well as the addition of a new fourth store located on…
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8 October
Lumbers announces opening of new store
Midlands-based jewellers Lumbers has opened its new store following a ยฃ1m relocation and refurbishment. The move, which was announced earlier this year, sees the jewellery retailer move from its 6,500 sq ft store which it occupied for 15 years on Market Street in Leicester, to a new 16,000 sq ft…
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1 October
F Hinds opens three new stores
Jewellery chain F Hinds has opened three new stores in Liverpool, Middlesborough and Peterborough. The first to be opened was the Liverpool store in St Johns Shopping Centre. Managed by Marcia Lee-Jones, who was previously at F. Hindsโ Bury store, the 1,800 sq ft store has seven members of staff.…
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