Business Improvement District
Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) are local partnerships that play a growing role in shaping the retail environment for jewellers across UK towns and city centres. By funding area improvements, marketing initiatives, events, and security measures, BIDs aim to boost footfall and enhance trading conditions for local businesses. Jewellery Focus covers BID-related developments that impact the jewellery trade—such as investment schemes, stakeholder consultations, public realm enhancements, and collaborations with high street retailers. Our coverage helps jewellers understand how BIDs influence the commercial landscape and how to engage effectively with local initiatives.
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Jun- 2016 -7 JuneEvents
Jeremy France Jewellers named Winchester’s ‘Independent Business of the year’
Jeremy France Jewellers has scooped the award for the ‘Independent Business of the Year’ at the Winchester Business Excellence Awards 2016. The event at Guildhall on Friday, 3 June, was attended by the city’s finest independent businesses, with rally driving champion Penny Mallory kicking off proceedings and the Mayor of…
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May- 2016 -13 MayEvents
Hatton Garden BID outlines £2.5m investment plans
Proponents of the Hatton Garden Business Improvement District (BID) have announced plans for a £2.5m investment into the local area over the next five years. The plans were announced at an event last night (Thursday, 12 May) hosted by NatWest Bank, where Gary Williams – chairman of the Hatton Garden BID…
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Jan- 2016 -12 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Camden Council to develop new jewellery workshops
Camden Council has announced its support of jewellery businesses in Hatton Garden through the development of new “affordable” work spaces. Camden, which said it hopes to help up-and-coming businesses who want to work in the area, has agreed to provide funding to business space operator Centa Business Services to refurbish…
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Dec- 2015 -14 DecemberEditor's Blog
Every reason for Christmas cheer
The industry has done a good job of holding steady and ending a decade of contraction this year. The hallmarking figures graph ‘bottomed-out’ showing modest but definite increases in almost every month of the last 12. If you take the year-to-date from the latest figures available, we are only down…
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Nov- 2015 -18 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Christmas kicks off in Hatton Garden with festive light switch-on
Christmas kicked off in Hatton Garden last night (17 November) with the area’s first ever Christmas lights switch-on. Organised by the Hatton Garden Business Improvement District (BID), the event took place between 5pm and 7pm at the corner of Hatton Garden and 120 Holborn, and featured music, entertainment and VIP…
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Oct- 2015 -22 OctoberEvents
Christmas lights switch-on to kickstart Hatton Garden BID campaign
Proponents of a new Hatton Garden Business Improvement District (BID) are planning a Christmas lights switch-on celebration event to kickstart their campaign. The event will take place between 5-7pm on November 17, at the corner of Hatton Garden and 120 Holborn, and will feature music and entertainment and some VIP guests. Businesses in…
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Feb- 2014 -14 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
Birmingham Jewellery Quarter reaches another milestone in quest for £2m investment
Birmingham’s largest business improvement district (BID) has this week been successful in the first round of seeking a potential award of £2 million Townscape Heritage Grant, to be invested in the Jewellery Quarter. The grant, which assists communities in the regeneration of conservation areas and is awarded by the Heritage Lottery…
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4 FebruaryEconomy
BJA meeting on Hatton Garden future draws audience of 200
A meeting hosted by the British Jewellers’ Association to propose a Business Improvement District (BID) in Hatton Garden drew an audience of more than 200 people. An unexpectedly large crowd of businesspeople from London’s jewellery quarter gathered in Etc Venues on Hatton Garden to hear the case for introducing a…
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