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- 2016 -6 OctoberEconomy
Diamond prices stable in September
The diamond market was steady in September with better-than-expected sentiment at the Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair. The latest RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI) from the Rapaport Group found the polished market was supported by “relatively high” rough prices as suppliers held polished prices firm, preferring to delay sales rather…
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Aug- 2016 -24 AugustManufacturers
Anais Paris hits UK independents in July amid reports of exceptional early sell-through
Hot Diamonds has seen an encouraging start to sell-through of its new brand Anaïs Paris with UK independents. Adryan Cresswell, head of commerce, said: “We dispatched the first Anaïs Paris orders to the UK independents sector at the start of July and are very excited indeed with the early sell-out…
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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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Feb- 2016 -26 FebruaryRetailers
Tunbridge Wells historic jewellers to close its doors
Historic jewellery store in Tunbridge Wells, Payne & Son, is set to close after becoming a ‘victim to the rise in online shopping’. The store, which originally started as Payne & Son (Silversmiths) in Kent in 1790 and then opened an outlet in the town 146 years ago, is being…
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22 FebruaryAdvice
ADVICE: Returns could cause jewellery retailers a Valentine’s break up
With spending from this Valentine’s Day anticipated to have exceeded £980m – £15m more than in 2015 – according to the latest figures from Verdict Retail, there’s no denying that the 14 February is a well-established retail ‘event’. For jewellery retailers it marks not only a peak trading period, but the…
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Jan- 2016 -29 JanuaryEconomy
Unseasonable weather damages independent retail sales in Q4
A “dramatic reversal of fortunes” in the last three months of 2015 has brought an end to an 18 month run of turnover growth for independent retailers. The British Independent Retailers Association’s (BIRA) Sales Monitor for the fourth quarter of 2015 found unseasonably warm and wet weather, falling footfall, falling…
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26 JanuaryDesigners
Hot Diamonds makes two key appointments to drive retail growth
Jewellery brand Hot Diamonds has announced the promotion of two employees in an effort to drive retail growth in its independent channel. Andrew Mills has been promoted from brand manager to head of independent sales, while Makala McAuley has been promoted from customer services to brand ambassador administrator. Mills has…
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25 JanuaryE-Commerce
Online sales ‘nearly double’ for jewellery on ‘Cyber Weekend’
Online sales of jewellery over Cyber Weekend – the weekend following Black Friday – nearly doubled, according to the Edinburgh Assay Office. Figures from the office’s Hallmarking and Fulfillment Service, which provides online jewellery retailers with integrated hallmarking and direct final mile delivery to consumers, increased “significantly” in 2015 compared…
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20 JanuaryDesigners
Tiffany & Co sales rise in the UK despite disappointing festive period
Tiffany & Co has reported an increase in sales in the UK despite a Christmas holiday period many found disappointing. For the two month period ending 31 December, Tiffany said on a constant exchange rate basis worldwide net sales declined by 3%, while same-store sales declined by 5%. Declines in…
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18 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
2015 full-year hallmarking edges upwards
The total number of hallmarked items fell by 1% in December suggesting a flat Christmas, but the annual figures for full-year 2015 edged up by 1% compared with the previous year. Data from all four assay offices in the UK – compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office – showed the…
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