Christmas
Christmas is the most crucial trading period for the UK jewellery industry, driving significant sales across retail, wholesale, and e-commerce. For jewellers, manufacturers, and suppliers, understanding seasonal trends, consumer behaviour, and effective marketing strategies is essential to maximising opportunities during the festive period. Jewellery Focus provides extensive coverage on Christmas trading, including sales performance analysis, product trends, promotional campaigns, and insights into supply chain readiness. Our reporting helps trade professionals prepare for and capitalise on the busiest season of the year.
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Nov- 2025 -4 NovemberRetailers
Bucherer features signature diamond collections in Christmas campaign
Bucherer Fine Jewellery has unveiled its new Christmas campaign featuring a selection of its signature diamond collections for the festive season. The Inner Fire range features contemporary pieces defined by simple forms and a mix of diamond cuts. Meanwhile, Baguette Love uses geometric settings and clean lines, and Toi and…
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Oct- 2025 -30 OctoberRetailers
Lark and Berry launches fine jewellery advent calendar
Jewellery brand Lark and Berry has introduced an advent calendar that allows customers to pair fine jewellery with digital messages. The 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar, available from 1 November, contains up to £85,000 worth of jewellery. Each piece includes a QR code that can be linked to a…
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21 OctoberRetailers
Thomas Sabo to launch Peanuts Christmas collection
Jewellery brand Thomas Sabo has announced that it is set to release a new Christmas collection in collaboration with the Peanuts comic series, featuring characters including Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Woodstock. The collection, part of the brand’s autumn/winter 2025 line, includes bracelets and necklaces designed with hand-painted enamel in red…
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17 OctoberRetailers
Thomas Sabo to reopen Trafford Centre flagship
Jewellery brand Thomas Sabo will reopen its flagship store at Manchester’s Trafford Centre on 20 October following a major redesign intended to create a more welcoming and modern retail space. The store will bring together all three of the brand’s lines – Thomas Sabo Jewellery, Rebel at Heart and Charm…
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13 OctoberDesigners
Kit Heath launches limited-edition North Star collection
British jewellery brand Kit Heath is to release a limited-edition collection for winter 2025, inspired by the night sky and aimed at the seasonal gifting market. The Céleste North Star capsule range comprises eight pieces crafted in sterling silver and pavé-set cubic zirconia. The collection, which launches ahead of the…
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Sep- 2025 -8 SeptemberRetailers
Beaverbrooks sees sales and profits fall amid ‘challenging environment’
The Beaverbrooks Group has reported a fall in turnover and profit for the year to February 2025, but said it remains committed to investment and charitable giving as it marked £25m in donations since 2000. The family-owned jeweller recorded group turnover of £217.3m, down 3% from £224.3m the previous year.…
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Mar- 2025 -19 MarchFeatures
Poppy Elder on trends shaping the bespoke engagement market
Engagement ring sales have grown by 14% annually, driven by a resurgence in marriages that has reversed years of decline in the UK, according to a new analysis by online diamond retailer 77 Diamonds. Exclusive insights from 77 Diamonds suggest that this post-pandemic wedding surge has continued since 2022. As…
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Jan- 2025 -20 JanuaryRetailers
Bradley’s instals 6 ft ice sculpture to celebrate York Daffodil collection
Independent jewellery business Bradley’s Jewellers is set to install a six-foot-tall ice sculpture on Low Petergate inspired by its York Daffodil collection. Taking place on 1-2 February 2025, the York Ice Trail consists of a series of elaborate ice sculptures positioned around the historic city centre of York. Bradley’s Jewellers…
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7 JanuaryEconomy
BRC warns of 2025 falling sales volume despite December sales growth
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned of possible falling sales volume in 2025 despite the modest increase in total retail sales experienced in December 2024. UK total retail sales in December 2024 increased by 3.2% year on year, against a growth of 1.9% in December 2023, according to new…
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3 JanuaryEconomy
Total footfall was down 2.2% in 2024
Total UK footfall in 2024 was down 2.2% compared with 2023 according to data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Footfall decreased year-on-year for all four nations, with Scotland falling by 1.5%, England by 2.1%, Wales by 2.6%, while Northern Ireland experienced the biggest decline at 5.8%. Alongside this, total…
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