Retailers

Banks Lyon set for store refurbishment

Independent jeweller Banks Lyon is set to reveals its newly refurbished store to celebrate its 30th anniversary in business. One year in the planning, the refurbishment is set to include both cosmetic and practical improvements to create what the company describes as an “exceptionally attractive atmosphere” and to provide a…

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W. Salamoon & Sons opens London boutique

Middle-eastern fine jewellery brand W. Salamoon & Sons has opened its first UK store in London’s Belgravia area. The launch of the store was celebrated at a cocktail reception held in the Garden Rooms at the Jumeirah Carlton Hotel on Sunday, September 27. Over 500 guests attended the event, as…

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Mappin & Webb receives royal warrant expansion

Mappin & Webb has received an expansion to its royal warrant after being appointed Royal Warrant Holder as Jewellers, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths to Her Majesty The Queen. The jewellery store, which has held a royal warrant as Silversmiths to Her Majesty The Queen since 1897, has now been appointed jewellers…

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Ogden of Harrogate opens third store

Independent jewellers Ogden of Harrogate has opened its third store in the centre of York. The new premises, which follows the launch of the company’s Little Diamond Shop in 2010, is located on the corner of Stonegate and Petergate and has housed a jewellery shop since the late 1980s but…

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Lacklustre August as retail footfall drops again

Footfall in August was 1.6% lower than a year ago, down from the 1.1% fall in July, according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard. This was below the three-month average of -1.4%. Both high streets and shopping centres reported a decline, falling 2.3% and 2.8%…

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Signet reports same-store sales growth of 4.2% in Q2

Jewellery retail conglomerate Signet Jewelers reported an increase in sales in its second quarter financial results, beating its expectations for the period. In the 13 weeks ending August 1, Signet reported an increase in same-store sales of 4.2%, while total sales were up 15.1% to $1.4bn (£908m) compared with the…

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Folli Follie and Links of London launch in Boutique Goldsmiths

Boutique Goldsmiths, a concept store for fashion jewellery and watches from jewellery chain Goldsmiths, has announced it is to stock Links of London and Folli Follie. The launch of the two brands today (Wednesday, August 26) comes on the first day of the opening of the retailer’s first stand alone…

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Laing Edinburgh celebrates 175th anniversary with £175,000 diamond necklace

Independent jeweller Laing Edinburgh has marked its 175th anniversary with the creation of a one-off diamond necklace valued at £175,000.  The necklace, named ‘175’, features 447 brilliant-cut and pave diamonds set in platinum with a double diamond drop. The piece is described as “timelessly elegant with a contemporary twist”. Taking…

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H&T posts 30% profits jump

H&T Pawnbrokers has reported a 30% increase in pre-tax profit in its financial update for the first half of 2015. In the six months from January to the end of June 2015, profit before tax increased by 30% to £2.6m, up from the £2m reported for the same period last…

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Beaverbrooks CEO named among most ‘influential’ women in the North West

The CEO of jewellery chain Beaverbrooks, Anna Blackburn, has been named one of the most influential women in the North West business community.  Blackburn, who is the first female CEO in Beaverbrooks’ history and was the first non-family member to be appointed to the role in 2013, is one of…

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