Retailers
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Dec- 2014 -11 December
Drakes announces opening of new store
Jewellery retailer Drakes Jewellers has officially announced the opening of its new store in Drakes Circus Shopping Centre, Plymouth. The shopping centre, which officially opened on December 3, is situated on the top of the shopping centre is split into two distinctive sections – a multi-brand section and a diamond…
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8 December
Hallmarking set to top 10m items for first time in three years
The total number of hallmarked items is set to top 10 million for the first time since 2011, the latest data from the four UK assay offices suggests. Overall hallmarking figures, collated by the Assay Office Birmingham, dropped by 7.8% in November compared with the same period last year, mainly…
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8 December
Chisholm Hunter opens fourth store in 2014
Jeweller Chisholm Hunter has opened its second Edinburgh store, located in the city’s Gyle Shopping Centre. The opening marks the retailer’s fourth new store opening of 2014, including its Bromley store which opened in October and two other stores located in Kingston-upon-Thames and Glasgow. The shop has created 10 new…
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4 December
Allum & Sidaway picks up Retail Experience win at Dorset Awards
Independent jeweller Allum & Sidaway has been awarded the Retail Experience award at the 2014 Dorset Business Awards. The independent jeweller was the finalist in two different categories; the Princecroft Willis Family Business Award and the Retail Experience award, and won the Retail Experience award for its “success and entrepreneurial…
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3 December
John Lewis banks Black Friday fashion sales
Black Friday helped to deliver the biggest ever week of sales for department store John Lewis with fashion posting its biggest ever sales for a single day’s trade. The store delivered sales of £179.1m, up 21.8% on 2013 and up 56.8% week-on-week to deliver the biggest ever week for sales…
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2 December
H&T Pawnbrokers opens discount secondhand jewellery shop in Southampton
Discount secondhand jewellery retail store, Est1897, created by parent company H&T Pawnbrokers, has expanded into Marlands Shopping Centre in Southampton. H&T Pawnbrokers redeveloped 36 of its stores across the UK between June and September, changing their focus from traditional pawnbroking to secondhand discount jewellery. The decision to develop the concept…
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Nov- 2014 -27 November
Beaverbrooks signs Endless Jewelry for 65 stores
Beaverbrooks has entered into a brand new partnership that will see Endless Jewelry’s bracelets and charms sold in all 65 Beaverbrooks stores across the UK. Jesper Nielsen, founder and CEO of Endless, said: “We are extremely proud to enter a partnership with Beaverbrooks and I believe that this new partnership will…
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27 November
ADVICE: 10 reasons to sell jewellery online
Are you still walking around the pool and worrying about taking the digital plunge? Every year, figures are released from various organisations showing that consumers are loving buying goods online, and that includes jewellery. The vast increase in online purchases made using mobile phones is worth considering, too. We’ve asked…
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26 November
Signet enjoys highest same-store sales jump in seven years
The owner H Samuel and Ernest Jones, Signet UK, has reported that sales rose 8.4% to $151m (£96.1m) in the third quarter of this year. The firm said its results were buoyed by the acquisition of US jeweller Zale Corporation in May this year, as well as purchase accounting, severance and transaction…
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25 November
Argos rolls out e-receipts at 750 UK stores
Argos announced yesterday that it has rolled out e-receipts across its 750 UK and Ireland stores, giving customers the option of an email receipt straight into their account. The retailer hopes that the new receipting, provided by the aptly named eReceipt software company, will allow customers to safely and easily…
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