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- 2014 -9 SeptemberEconomy
BRC: August retail sales growth ‘best since January’
Retail sales in August grew 1.3% compared with August 2013 on a like-for-like basis, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). In the best performance since January, the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor showed total sales were up 2.7%, with growth largely driven by sales of clothing and footwear, which reported…
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8 SeptemberEvents
Endless Jewelry signs 40 new UK accounts at IJL
Rapidly-growing brand Endless Jewelry has enjoyed a successful show at this year’s International Jewellery London, signing 40 new accounts. This is the first year the brand, owned by former Pandora boss Jesper Nielsen, has exhibited at the show. New stockists include Flitwick Jewellers, Inspired by Brufords, John Moore Jewellers Cork, Bonds…
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Jul- 2014 -9 JulyRetailers
F Hinds’ summer of business accolades and influence
Family jewellers F Hinds has been awarded two separate business accolades, mere weeks after director Andrew Hinds succeeded Pravin Pattni as chairman of the National Association of Goldsmiths (NAG). First up was a nod from Family Business United (FBU), which awarded F Hinds the ‘Business of the Year’ in the London and South…
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8 JulyEditor's Blog
Falling vacancy rates are yet another beam of light
Rather excitingly, this week brought the news that high street retail vacancy rates are at their lowest since June 2010 – right at the height of the recession. As I have said before on this blog (enough times on this blog to be accused of sounding like a broken record),…
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Jun- 2014 -10 JuneQ&A Sessions
FEATURE: JewelStreet.com’s Rob Passmore
JewelStreet.com is an online jewellery shop with a twist. Founder and MD Rob Passmore insists that giving designers and manufacturers a bigger slice of the sale price is the future. First, though, he’s asking Joe Public to get it off the ground with £100,000 of crowdfunding investment. MICHAEL NORTHCOTT caught…
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Feb- 2014 -20 FebruaryEvents
CARAT* hails record number of customers at Spring Fair
Wholesale jewellery brand CARAT* says it expects its growth this year to surpass that of 2013, thanks to a strong order book and a successful exhibition and Jewellery & Watch Birmingham. The firm said it had welcomed “record numbers new and existing customers” onto its stand during the five-day event,…
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Jan- 2014 -28 JanuaryEconomy
Talbots Group see 1.05% increase during December
Birmingham-based packaging solution providers Talbots Group experienced a 1.05 per cent sales increase year on year during December 2013. The company saw card based packing popular amongst jewellery brands and retailers during the Christmas period, which helped to boost sales. Julie Fowler-Drake, managing director of Talbots Group said: “Talbots Group…
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Dec- 2013 -12 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Survey reveals Londoners’ taste for luxury jewellery
A survey of Christmas shoppers conducted in central London last week found that store retailers are winning the battle with their online rivals this year at the luxury end of the market. Of those surveyed, 64 per cent said they preferred shopping in store, and only 15 per cent said…
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11 DecemberManufacturers
CARAT* donates £10,000 to Macmillan Cancer Support
In celebration of its 10-year anniversary CARAT* the luxury fashion jewellery company has donated £10,000 to the Macmillan Cancer Support at the charity’s Celebrity Christmas Stocking Auction. CARAT* CEO Scott Thompson said: “I recently lost a dear friend to this vicious disease so wanted to do something that was significant…
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4 DecemberDesigners
Presman Mastermelt sponsors boutique pop-up
Precious metal processors Presman Mastermelt has sponsored the Christmas retail venture of three award-winning designers. The firm sponsored the Ag3 exhibition, where designers Myia Bonner, Clarice Price Thomas and Ros Millar’s are running as an imaginative Christmas boutique in Somerset House, London. The exhibition showcases work that “explores the boundaries…
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