Bristol
Bristol is a vibrant and evolving centre for the UK jewellery trade, blending independent designer workshops, artisanmakers, boutique retailers, and regional events such as jewellery fairs and creative pop-ups. With a strong local creative community and strategic connectivity to the South West, Bristol offers unique opportunities for experiential retail, collaborative sourcing, and consumer engagement. Jewellery Focus delivers trade-focused coverage of Bristol’s jewellery landscape—from new store openings and studio expansions to maker collectives, training initiatives, market trends, and regional performance metrics. Our reporting equips retailers, designers, manufacturers, and suppliers with actionable insights on grassroots growth, location strategy, creative partnerships, and commercial positioning within Bristol’s flourishing jewellery ecosystem.
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Apr- 2024 -15 AprilRetailers
F.Hinds upgrades and expands two stores
F.Hinds has unveiled two upgraded and expanded stores in two key locations. Having outgrown its units in Yate Shopping Centre, Bristol, and Jackson Square Shopping Centre in Bishop’s Stortford, the jewellers sought larger spaces to expand. This is the third upgrade within Jackson Square since opening there in 1975, while…
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Jul- 2023 -6 JulyDesigners
Astrid and Miyu to open three new stores amid period of strong growth
Jewellery brand Astrid and Miyu plans for three stores to open in the UK and US across Q2 and Q3, following a year of growth and seven store openings. The openings also come after Astrid and Miyu expanded into international territories opening its first store in the US in New…
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Dec- 2022 -13 DecemberRetailers
Astrid & Miyu boosts revenue by 40% with revitalised loyalty programme
Astrid and Miyu has announced a 40% boost to total revenue after revitalising its loyalty programme with data-driven loyalty and engagement platform, LoyaltyLion. It has fifteen stores across London, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds and New York, all offering piercing, welding, jewellery recycling and engraving services as well as contemporary jewellery. This…
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Nov- 2022 -30 NovemberRetailers
Goldsmiths relocates to Cribbs Causeway showroom
Goldsmiths has relocated to a new showroom in Cribbs Causeway shopping mall, Bristol. The new Goldsmiths showroom is more than double the former retail location, with a wrap around glass frontage and fresh interior concept, which includes: The light, open plan showroom features a monochrome palette of materials such as…
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Sep- 2021 -21 SeptemberRetailers
Goldsmiths to roll out new store concepts this October
Goldsmiths has announced that this October it will unveil a dynamic new store design concept which will complement its fine-jewellery brands such as Gucci and Fope. The concept will present luxury watches and fine jewellery in a “relaxed and inviting environment”, offering guests the opportunity to discover the collections at…
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Mar- 2021 -11 MarchRetailers
Goldsmiths to launch revamped store concept
Goldsmiths has announced it plans to enhance its network of stores throughout the UK with a new luxury store concept which will be rolled out from Autumn 2021. The new stores, which have been conceived in partnership with UK-based design collective Quadrant Design, will combine a contemporary luxury design with…
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Nov- 2020 -25 NovemberAuctions
Ghandi’s pocket watch sells for £12k at auction
A silver plated Swiss pocket watch, once owned by Mahatma Gandhi, has sold for £12,000 at East Bristol Auctions last Friday (20 November). The “worn and broken” timepiece, originally estimated to sell for up to £10,000, follows a sale of a pair of glasses, also believed to have been Ghandi’s,…
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Jun- 2020 -29 JuneCoronavirus
Watches of Switzerland donates £100k to food banks
Watches of Switzerland and Mappin and Webb’s parent group, the Watches of Switzerland group, has donated £100,000 in emergency funds to UK food banks during the Covid-19 crisis. The group said it recognised an “urgent need” for food bank funding after these facilities faced soaring demands in light of the…
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Feb- 2020 -6 FebruaryAuctions
Historical timepiece to be auctioned
A Jaeger watch that was gifted to a WWII aircraft engineer is due to go for auction at Fellows in Birmingham on 10 February. The watch was originally gifted to aircraft engine designer, Donald Chapman, who manufactured planes at The Bristol Aeroplane Company during WWII and beyond. The timepiece, which…
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Nov- 2019 -13 NovemberDesigners
Nicholas Wylde announces plans for newly redesigned website
Independent jewellery retailer, Nicholas Wylde, has announced that his team are working towards the launch of a new website, as well as an “exclusive collection aimed at millennials”. The jeweller, who specialises in unique and bespoke pieces, announced that his media team are gearing up for the launch of their…
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