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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Oct- 2020 -27 OctoberProduct Launches
John Lewis launches jewellery advent calendar
John Lewis and Partners is now selling a 25 day jewellery advent calendar in the run-up to Christmas. The calendar, fashioned as a decorative jewellery box, includes 22 items of gold and silver-plated jewellery that can be “mixed and matched, layered and worn in a multitude of ways”. The set…
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23 OctoberEconomy
UK retail sales grow for fifth consecutive month
Retail sales in the UK have risen for the fifth consecutive month, despite the introduction of the tiered lockdown system, according to the latest figures released by the ONS. Last month, overall growth in sales volume was up 5.5% compared with February’s pre-pandemic levels. In the three months to the…
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16 OctoberTrade Organisations
NAJ calls on members to maintain Covid safety rules
The National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) is calling on members to maintain Covid-19 #StoreSafe guidelines after a leading consumer report revealed safety is a bigger concern than price to customers this festive season. Maybe’s ‘Retail 2020: What Shoppers want now (Edition 2) survey of 20,000 consumers revealed that 31% of…
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14 OctoberNews
Jewellerybox releases two new ‘affordable’ collections
Jewellerybox has launched two new affordable collections ahead of the Christmas trading period. The online retailer has announced new lines entitled “choose hugs”, which is a collection of 41 pairs of sterling silver, gold plated and rose gold plated huggie hoop earrings, and also “now and then” which is a…
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2 OctoberEvents
TJA-Connect launch virtual trade show for Christmas
The Jewellery App-Connect (TJA-Connect) has launched a virtual trade show to help retailers and traders in time for Christmas. The TJA-Connect is adding the virtual trade show to their business-to-business directory ahead of the holiday to ‘‘to give the trade a helping hand, virtually in time for Christmas’’. The online…
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Sep- 2020 -30 SeptemberEvents
September NAJ Live brings ‘positivity’ to industry
The latest NAJ Live event has provided participants with a sense of “positivity and collaboration”, according to the association. The ‘Rockin’ Out’ event, which took place last week, featured talks from Gemmology Rocks founder Kerry Gregory and Maiko Eaton from Green Rocks. It marks the third NAJ Live to take…
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10 SeptemberNews
NAJ encouraging consumers to buy jewellery this Christmas
The NAJ has announced it has actioned a significant fund to deliver a targeted press and PR advertising campaign to influence the general public to buy jewellery this Christmas. The campaign will be delivered by an external PR agency, for a five-figure sum, to influence a targeted group in society…
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7 SeptemberEvents
Second NAJ Live takes place
The second digital NAJ Live took place last week (27 August) with more than 100 attendees signing up to hear from Patricia Law FIRV, Lucy Cripps and Jill Newman under the theme of ‘trending’. In the latest edition of the industry show, Jill Newman, editor at large for the Natural…
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7 SeptemberDesigners
Auree launches earrings in aid of Little Village
British jewellery brand Auree has launched a new hoop earring in aid of charity. Its Rowfant Rainbow Charity Hoop earrings will support the charity Little Village, a baby bank based in London which offers clothes to toys for children up to the age of five. The charity also provides a…
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Aug- 2020 -24 AugustDesigners
Maya Gemstones launches engagement ring collection
Maya Gemstones has announced the launch of a “unique” engagement ring collection, following a rise in bespoke sales of engagement rings during the pandemic. The new ‘Perfect Ring’ collection features options in brushed 18ct white, yellow and rose gold, with Maya Cut stones, including diamond, pink tourmaline and sky-blue topaz. …
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