Retailers

Goldsmiths Trafford Centre store set for £800k refurbishment

Jewellery store chain Goldsmiths has announced that its Intu Trafford Centre store in Manchester is to undergo a £800,000 refurbishment.  The new-look store, which will be around a third larger than its current premise, will feature a brand new Rolex room with two seating areas, a branded area for luxury…

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Gemporia unveils exclusive collection in House of Fraser

Online retailer Gemporia is launching its first high street product with retail stalwart House of Fraser. The previously online-only jewellery brand will be available in 20 stores from next week as part of a first-phase roll-out into House of Fraser. Gemporia will eventually be housed in 42 stores, including the flagship…

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Endless enters New Zealand market with 54 retailers

Composable charm bracelet brand Endless Jewelry has secured more than 50 retail partners in New Zealand, the 21st market the firm has entered since it launched almost two years ago. Last week, Nielsen flew to New Zealand where he introduced the brand to jewellery retailers from the North and South…

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Fraser Hart opens new store in Worcester

Jewellery chain Fraser Hart has announced the opening of a new store in the centre of Worcester.  The store, which opened on Saturday, March 28, has been designed to create a “light, spacious and welcoming shopping atmosphere” in-keeping with the jeweller’s existing interior design theme. The store, which is fitted…

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Signet delivers highest Q4 sales growth in 13 years

Signet’s UK division, which owns H Samuel and Ernest Jones, has experienced its highest Q4 sales increase in 13 years and its best operating profit in three years.  In the 13 weeks to January 31, the company reported a same-store sales increase of 7.5%, with total sales reaching $278m (£186.6m).…

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Firms to ‘overpay £221m in business rates’

More than 110,000 firms in England and Wales are likely to miss 31 March deadline for appeals over business rates, and at least £221 million in potential relief will lie unclaimed. This is according to CBRE, the commercial property and real estate services advisor, which conducted research into the “scramble to…

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Watchfinder posts record £36m turnover

Watchfinder has announced a record-breaking year in 2014, chalking up annual turnover of £36m. The company has been profitable since founding in 2002, however growth over the past year has been more rapid thanks to a round of external investment, a new store opening, growing trust in the brand, and…

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Beaverbrooks named in Sunday Times ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’

Family-owned Beaverbrooks has been recognised as the best mid-sized retailer to work for in the UK, coming 19th on the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For 2015.  Celebrating its 12th consecutive year in the top 100, Beaverbrooks ranked 19th in the 250 to 5,000 employee range, seeing off…

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Ernest Jones set to upsize at WestQuay shopping centre

Ernest Jones is set to upsize to a larger store at Southampton’s WestQuay shopping centre.  Due to open in March, the new 3,200 square foot store will be located on WestQuay’s upper level adjacent to brands such as Jack Wills. Sarah Mander, assistant director for retail leasing at Hammerson, a…

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Endless Jewelry reports $30m sales in dazzling first year

The new leather bracelet and charms brand Endless Jewelry has had a storming first year of trading, according to its CEO and founder, Jesper Nielsen. Nielsen told Jewellery Focus the company turned over $30 million in its first full year of trading, and has big plans for expansion in the year ahead.…

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