Retailers
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Jul- 2015 -3 July
Laing Edinburgh secures £1.3m relocation
Independent jeweller Laing Edinburgh is set for a £1.3m relocation to Edinburgh’s exclusive George Street – fulfilling a lifelong dream for chairman Michael Laing. The jewellers, which is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year, has agreed terms to move into 72 George Street, formerly occupied by Barclays Bank, and is…
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2 July
Chapelle Jewellery acquired by Hilco Capital
Independent jewellery chain Chapelle has been purchased for an undisclosed sum by restructuring and investment firm, Hilco Capital. Hilco Capital, the owner of the HMV entertainment retail group, completed the acquisition from the company’s founders Paul and Margaret Mortimer, who will remain in operational control of the company. Speaking to…
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Jun- 2015 -25 June
Watches of Switzerland opens Canary Wharf store
Watches of Switzerland has announced the opening of a new store in London’s financial district, Canary Wharf. The retailer’s new 976 sq ft boutique, located at 22 Canada Place, will offer a mix of luxury watch brands including Audemars Piguet, Blancpain, Bell & Ross, Parmigiani, Baume & Mercier, Bremont, Hublot…
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19 June
David Hasselhoff launches new Tresor shop in Hatton Garden
Tresor Paris has opened a dedicated retail premises on Hatton Garden, London’s famous jewellery quarter. Former Baywatch star and Hollywood stalwart David Hasselhoff officially opened the new store, in the company of a coterie of other celebrity faces including Hayley Roberts, Lady Victoria Hervey, Made in Chelsea star Tiff Watts, Big…
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16 June
Endless opens first own-brand store
Endless Jewelry has revealed its first fully own-brand retail premises with a store opening event in Estonia, its 23rd market. The opening of the ‘Monobrand Store’ was attended by a range of national media, who had the chance to quiz the firm’s founder founder, Jesper Nielsen. Nielsen said: “We have been active less…
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15 June
Mococo relocates and expands its Chester store
Jewellery retailer Mococo has relocated its Chester store and more than doubled its size in bid to improve its presence in the city. The store has been relocated from the Grosvenor Shopping Centre on St Michael’s Row to the corner of Foregate Street, a “more prominent location in the city…
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8 June
Lumbers Jewellers set for £1m relocation
Midlands-based jeweller Lumbers has announced plans to expand its store with a £1m relocation and refurbishment. The family-owned jewellery retailer said it will move from its current location to a larger showroom on the main high street in Leicester. The move will see Lumbers increase in size from its current…
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5 June
TJC launches new charity scheme
TJC, formerly knowns as ‘The Jewellery Channel, has launched a new charity programme to support children living in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The jewellery TV shopping channel has launched the ‘One for One’ plan, which it said aims to provide a healthy meal for a child in need every time an item…
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3 June
Shop prices fall for 25th consecutive month
Shop prices were down 1.9% in May compared with the same time last year – unchanged from April’s rate of decline. This is according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Nielsen Shop Price Index which recorded its 25th consecutive month of shop price deflation, with falling non-food prices now…
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May- 2015 -19 May
‘Retailer resurgence’ continues through April
Retail footfall across the UK has continued its recent resurgence with Easter fortnight bringing shoppers to the high street in force compared to 2014. Ipsos Retail Performance, the global retail and footfall consultant compiles the Retail Traffic Index (RTI), which is derived from the number of individual shoppers entering over…
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