Belfast
Coverage focuses on jewellery industry developments in a key regional hub known for craftsmanship, independent retail, and design innovation. Stories include business expansions, new store openings, trade events, and collaborations connecting local makers with the wider UK market. Content also explores how regional jewellers contribute to national trends in retail, customer experience, and creative direction.
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Nov- 2025 -6 NovemberRetailers
Diamonds Factory launches Leaf and Clover Christmas collection
Diamonds Factory has unveiled its new Leaf and Clover Collection ahead of the Christmas period. The limited edition range features jewellery in yellow gold over silver and all-silver designs, including clover and four-petal leaf motifs. The collection includes both individual pieces and gift sets. The launch follows the company’s recent…
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Sep- 2025 -1 SeptemberDesigners
Astrid and Miyu to open first Northern Ireland store in Victoria Square
Astrid and Miyu is to open its first store in Northern Ireland at Victoria Square in Belfast, taking an 1,800 sq ft unit at the shopping centre. The contemporary jewellery brand is the second retailer to launch in the complex this year, following the arrival of Bershka earlier in 2025.…
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Mar- 2025 -18 MarchRetailers
Astrid and Miyu agrees settlement deal with Dylan Oaks over design clash
Cult jewellery brand Astrid and Miyu has announced the settlement of a legal claim against Irish jewellery retailer Dylan Oaks for copyright and design rights infringement involving 18 styles from the brand’s signature collections. The case was filed last year on 22 March. However, the Belfast-based jeweller Dylan Oaks has…
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Jul- 2024 -18 JulyRetailers
Sacet launches in five Austen and Blake UK stores
Ethical jewellery brand Sacet has launched in five Austen and Blake stores across the UK. This means Austen and Blake will introduce an ethical range into these five stores for the first time in six years. The Austen and Blake stores, which have introduced Sacet’s range of ethical jewellery collections,…
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Jul- 2022 -15 JulyRetailers
Goldsmiths unveils new Belfast showroom
Goldsmiths has opened its first new concept showroom in Northern Ireland, at Victoria Square, Belfast. The new Goldsmiths showroom features a new interior design, as well as a line-up of luxury timepieces and fine-jewellery brands creating a retail environment of the future. It includes a newly introduced, large, dedicated Cartier…
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Sep- 2019 -12 SeptemberBrand Profiles
Beaverbrooks: Celebrating 100 years
What started out with three brothers moving to Belfast with just a suitcase full of silverware and a dream of selling fine jewellery and gifts has ended up as a thriving business celebrating a century of trading this year. Founded by Isaac, Harry and Maurice Adlestone, Beaverbrooks now operates some…
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Feb- 2019 -28 FebruaryRetailers
First standalone TAG Heuer boutique to open in NI
Luxury Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer has announced the opening of its first stand alone boutique in Ireland in summer 2019, located at Queen’s Arcade in Belfast in partnership with Lunn’s Jewellers. The boutique will feature an extensive range of TAG Heuer novelties including the TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer 01, the…
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Jun- 2016 -14 JuneEvents
Belfast jeweller awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honour list
Belfast jeweller Peter Lunn has been awarded with an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honour list for service to commerce, charity and sport in Northern Ireland. Lunn, who is the executive chairman of Lunn’s jewellers which was founded by his father in 1954, a founding member and retired director of…
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Oct- 2015 -26 OctoberCrime
UK smugglers gold could fetch £2.5m at auction
Almost 150 kilos of smuggled gold jewellery, estimated to be worth more than £2.5m, is set to be sold at auction in Belfast this week. The gold was seized during an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) into a £9m smuggling plot that saw the gang’s leader, Chaudry Ali…
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Aug- 2015 -26 AugustRetailers
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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