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Jul- 2018 -17 July
Daniel Wellington launches first regional store outside London
Independent financial consulting company St David’s Partnership has launched Daniel Wellington’s first standalone UK store outside of London. The new 430 sq ft store in located at St David’s, Cardiff and it offers an assortment of the brand’s classic accessories including classic cuffs and interchangeable watch straps in NATO, mesh…
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16 July
Victoria McKay to step down from London Diamond Bourse
Victoria McKay has given notice that she is stepping down as chief operating officer of London Diamond Bourse (LDB), after six years in the position. Bourse president Alan Cohen credited McKay with playing a key role in positioning the LDB as a progressive bourse worldwide transforming the “inwardly focused private…
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16 July
Footfall dips for seventh consecutive month
Retail footfall dipped for a seventh consecutive month in June, despite the boost in spending brought on by the World Cup. BRC’s Footfall Springboard and Vacancies Monitor reported that year-on-year footfall for the month dropped by 0.9% The high street was the only area that delivered footfall growth, albeit marginally,…
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13 July
Bumper June footfall sees record increase of 11.4%
UK retailers benefited from record month-on-month growth in footfall for June, with a 11.4% increase in high street traffic compared with May. Compared with the same period last year, footfall was 7.8% lower, but June did deliver a reduction in the year-on-year deficit for the fourth successive month, data from…
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12 July
WFDB announces Peter Meeus to head World Diamond Mark
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has announced that former Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) president Peter Meeus will take over as head of its World Diamond Mark (WDM) programme. The World Diamond Mark is a non-for-profit organisation incorporated in Hong Kong, established in 2012 by the World Federation of…
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12 July
Long queues ‘costing retailers £12bn’
Long queues have been named the biggest turn-off for UK shoppers and could be costing retailers up to £12bn a year in potential sales losses. According to research released by payments platform Adyen, paired with 451 Research’s ‘Global Unified Commerce Forecast’, British retailers are struggling to keep up with increasing…
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11 July
Police launch appeal for ‘large scale’ theft at Newey’s Jewellers
West Midland Police are appealing for information following a large scale theft in Vyse Street in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, which occurred just after midday on 4 July. According to reports three men jumped out of a black Mazda CX-5 car on the road and approached a man who was…
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10 July
SVP Jewellery to be represented by Middleton Green
Ethical jewellery brand SVP Jewellery has named Middleton Green fashion agency to handle its wholesale accounts. SVP Jewellery, founded by owner and designer Sarah Parham in 2015, is the only jewellery brand that has signed with Middleton Green. The agency, established by Vanessa Green and Julie Middleton in 2010, will…
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9 July
200,000 companies sued over business rates
Over 200,000 businesses were taken to a Magistrates court for failing to pay for businesses rates under the first year of the new business rates revaluation, an investigation has revealed. Real estate advisor Altus Group collated information procured under the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) from all councils in England.…
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6 July
Goldsmiths reveals newly-refurbished Birmingham store
High street jeweller Goldsmiths has launched its newly-transformed Birmingham store following a £1m investment. Located in Birmingham’s Bullring leisure and retail centre, the showroom re-opened with a new shop-fit and a 52 sq mt dedicated watch room. Craig Bolton, Goldsmiths executive director, said: “We’re delighted to reopen our Bullring showroom…
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