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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Sep- 2019 -12 SeptemberAdvice
5 things online jewellery brands can do to improve before peak
The Christmas peak is looming, and for many eCommerce brands that means a whole host of meetings, planning and code freezes, that can understandably mean that many marketers feel their fate is already sealed until the new year when it comes to SEO performance. We’ve been search marketers in retail…
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Aug- 2019 -8 AugustManufacturers
Family-run Newry Jewellers unveils expansion plans
Newry-based Jack Murphy Jewellers has announced it has plans in place to extend into the corner building next door to the already established Hill Street showroom, acquiring an additional 2,760 sq ft of retail and office space. Work has already begun, with hopes to have the expansion completed in time…
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Jul- 2019 -9 JulyManufacturer Files
Manufacturer files: Shetland Jewellery
“We do very traditional jewellery making here,” says Sophie Whitehead, workshop manager at Shetland Jewellery, “so the whole process is very personal, and means that the jeweller is actually getting to progress the piece themselves and get the satisfaction from doing that.” The jewellery manufacturer was founded in 1953 by…
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9 JulyRetailers
‘Worst June on record’ for retail sales, says BRC
On a total basis, sales decreased by 1.3% in June, against an increase of 2.3% in June 2018, according to new data from the BRC. The group said the decline dragged the three-month average into a decline of 0.1% and the 12-month average to an increase of 0.6%, the lowest…
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4 JulyRetailers
Shop prices turn deflationary for first time since October 2018
Shop prices have turned deflationary for the first time since October 2018, according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-Nielsen Shop Price Index. In June, shop prices fell by 0.1%, compared with May when prices increased by 0.8%. This is below the 12- and six-month average price…
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May- 2019 -22 MayRetailers
Online retail sales see subdued growth in April
Online retail sales saw sales growth of just 5.2% year-on-year (YoY) in April, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini eRetail Sales Index. The group said this compares “poorly” to the strong performance seen in April of last year (+12.5%), but continued an ongoing trend of subdued growth seen since the…
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9 MayAnalysis
How jewellers can utilise their independent status
As an independent jewellery retailer or brand, you are in a unique position to highlight your status as a smaller business, and capitalise on this. According to The Federation of Small Businesses, 52% of all private sector turnover comes from small businesses. This is but one statistic indicative of the…
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Apr- 2019 -2 AprilRetailers
Seekd opens pop-up store at Brent Cross
Sustainable jewellery and accessories brand, Seekd, has launched an exclusive spring pop-up at Brent Cross shopping centre. Following the success of its Christmas pop-up, Seekd the new shop will offer a selection of unique products, all of which have been designed by emerging talent with a focus on sustainability, use…
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Feb- 2019 -7 FebruaryBrand Profiles
Brand Q&A: Sepanta Design
What’s your background and how did you get into the industry? We started Sepanta in 2014. Both my partner and I come from an architectural background but we always had a passion for creating jewellery pieces. It was a Christmas day that we sat down and decided we needed make…
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4 FebruaryVoice On The Highstreet
Voice on the High Street: Peter Jackson the Jewellers
What’s the history of the business? We started in 1982 with a shop in Preston, we were busy we were profitable and the opportunity came up to extend the business. So we opened a shop in Blackburn in 1988 and it just grew from there. So now we have four…
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