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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Jan- 2016 -18 JanuaryEconomy
Footfall across the UK down 2.2% in December
Footfall in December was down 2.2% on the same time last year as consumers turned to e-commerce for their Christmas shopping. That’s according to the latest British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor, which found the 2.2% decline was marginally lower than the 2.1% decline in November,…
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12 JanuaryEconomy
UK retail sales remain subdued as e-commerce sales surge
The growth of retail sales continued to slow down in December as e-commerce sales jumped compared with the same month last year. That’s according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, which found like-for-like retail sales in the UK rose by just 0.1% in December compared…
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12 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Camden Council to develop new jewellery workshops
Camden Council has announced its support of jewellery businesses in Hatton Garden through the development of new “affordable” work spaces. Camden, which said it hopes to help up-and-coming businesses who want to work in the area, has agreed to provide funding to business space operator Centa Business Services to refurbish…
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8 JanuaryRetailers
EXCLUSIVE: Winsor Bishop on track for ‘record’ sales growth
Norwich-based independent jeweller Winsor Bishop is on target to achieve the highest sales growth in its 185-year history, Jewellery Focus can reveal. In the financial year to date (from 1 April to 31 December), the jeweller – which was victim of an armed robbery earlier this year – reported a…
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7 JanuaryRetailers
Signet Jewelers reports Christmas sales growth of 5%
Jewellery retail giant Signet Jewelers has reported a 5% increase in total sales over the Christmas period when compared with the previous year. The US-based group, which is the parent company of UK retail brands H Samuel and Ernest Jones, also reported a growth in same-store sales of 4.9% during…
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7 JanuaryEconomy
Christmas spending up 4% but high street slumps
Year-on-year consumer spending was up 4% over the Christmas period but there was a huge divide between online retailers and high street stores, according to new research. The latest monthly spending data analysis by Barclaycard found that growth in this period (22 November to 26 December) was driven entirely by…
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5 JanuaryEconomy
Polished diamond prices increase in December
The price of polished diamond continued to increase in December, boosted by last-minute Christmas holiday orders. The latest Rapnet Diamond Index (RAPI) from Rapaport found the price of 1-carat, GIA-graded diamonds increased 1.5% during the month. RAPI for 0.30-carat diamonds and 0.50-carat diamonds increased by 4.7% and 3% respectively, while…
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4 JanuaryRetailers
Chisholm Hunter sells rare £500,000 diamond ring
Luxury jeweller and diamond merchant Chisholm Hunter has sold a rare diamond ring for more than £500,000. The 5-carat round brilliant D-colour flawless diamond ring was purchased by one of the store’s customers as a Christmas present for this wife. The diamond ring was crafted by the retailer’s in-house jewellers…
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Dec- 2015 -22 DecemberWatch Focus
Olivia Burton launches first stand-alone retail presence in Hong Kong
British watch brand Olivia Burton has launched its first stand-alone retail presence in Hong Kong. The move comes as a partnership with the company’s Hong Kong distributor – Working Unit – and has seen three Olivia Burton-dedicated ‘watch corners’ open across the city in Kapok retail stores. The company said…
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15 DecemberEconomy
Shop vacancy rates continue to fall in November
The number of vacant shops in Britain has continued to fall in November to 12.7% – the lowest level since February 2010. That is according to the latest data from the Local Data Company (LDC) which found the overall vacancy rate (retail and leisure) was down 0.3% when compared with…
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