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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Dec- 2017 -6 DecemberFeatures
Brexit and British watches
The diversity of British watch brands in price points and positioning as well as manufacturing processes leads to a range of different concerns about Brexit across the resurgent industry, but even those most concerned feel Brexit has been good for them so far. Mike France, co-founder of Christopher Ward, could…
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6 DecemberDesigners
Henryka welcomes new stockists as it launches Christmas promo
British brand Henryka has added two new members of the Company of Master Jewellers (CMJ) to its network of independent retail partners. The brand’s collections can now be found at Welsh stores Christopher George Jewellers in Cardiff and T J Davies and Son in Aberystwyth. Since joining the CMJ in…
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5 DecemberEvents
Jeremy France Jewellers supports Murray Parish Trust with champagne bash
On Thursday 30 November, Jeremy France Jewellers hosted its annual ‘Christmas Champagne Evening’. As part of the jeweller’s continued support for local charity The Murray Parish Trust, Jeremy hid an unknown number of diamonds inside a bespoke diamond shaped ice sculpture. Guests made donations to guess the number of diamonds…
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Nov- 2017 -30 NovemberRetailers
Humorous marketing helps ‘boost’ small businesses
New research from American Express Shop Small has found that adding humour to the marketing mix can help small businesses attract and retain customers in this busy Christmas shopping period. The research, which seeks to uncover the role of humour in small business marketing, found that eight in ten consumers…
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29 NovemberProduct Launches
H Samuel launches online prizes advent calendar
H Samuel, owned by Signet Jewelers, are launching an online advent calendar this Christmas as part of its plans to become a more digital-savvy business. The firm hopes adapting offline traditions for online applications will increase its online presence and improve brand visibility. The launch of the Christmas advent calendar…
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29 NovemberDesigners
Goldsmiths’ Company unveils sterling silver Christmas decorations
The Goldsmiths’ Company has released a selection of Christmas tree decorations by some of the UK’s most prominent silversmiths. The range features pieces by Adrian Hope, Vicki Ambery-Smith, Yusuke Yamamoto, Kyosun Jung, Rebecca de Quin and Angela Cork. The decorations, which can be gift options, can be purchased by contacting…
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28 NovemberRetailers
Goldsmiths unveils new showroom at Intu Metrocentre
Goldsmiths has opened its refurbished Intu Metrocentre showroom this month, welcoming new brands to its offerings. Deputy mayor of Gateshead, Jill Green officially unveiled Goldsmiths’ new refit to the public. Standing at 286 square metres, the showroom is situated on the lower ground floor of Intu Metrocentre near Newcastle, which…
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24 NovemberE-Commerce
Black Friday e-sales expected to surpass Boxing Day by 77%
Black Friday week total online sales are expected to reach £7bn this year, a 164% increase on 2014 and 77% higher than expected Boxing day total sales, according to global real estate advisor Colliers International. This is reinforced by the decrease in the number of Brits shopping on Boxing Day…
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16 NovemberDesigners
Astrid and Miyu partner with Hero for live video shopping service
Astrid & Miyu has launched a new bespoke shopping service that will aim to make purchasing product on its website a ‘seamless experience’, in time for the busy Christmas period. ‘Hero’ is a brand new live video chat service that creates a hybrid between in-store and shopping online. The service…
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16 NovemberRetailers
Jacobs the Jewellers announces 70th anniversary celebrations
Jacobs the Jewellers officially revealed its 2018 70th anniversary celebrations, ‘Seventy for Seventy’, at its Christmas Showcase in front of over 200 customers on Wednesday 15 November. The Jacobs’ 2018 program centres around the goal of raising £70,000 for the Royal Berkshire Hospital Charity, specifically the Berkshire Cancer Centre, in…
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