Company of Master Jewellers
The Company of Master Jewellers (CMJ) is a UK trade buying group, combining collective purchasing power, marketing support, training programmes, and retail initiatives to empower independent jewellers and national chains. It facilitates competitive sourcing, brand-led campaigns, business development tools, and peer networkingโhelping members navigate pricing pressures, operational challenges, and marketplace trends. JewelleryโฏFocus delivers specialist coverage of CMJ activities including membership growth, buying strategies, campaign performance, training updates, and franchising models. Our reporting equips retailers, suppliers, brand managers, and manufacturers with trade-critical insight into collaboration opportunities, value optimisation, and strategic positioning within one of the strongest jewellery buying networks in the UK.
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Sep- 2019 -10 SeptemberManufacturers
Q&A: Michael Aldridge on the CMJ’s latest accounts
The Company of Master Jewellers has undergone some key changes in the last couple of years, refocusing the business on its core purpose – a buying group for independent high street jewellers. Michael Northcott caught up with chairman Michael Aldridge in the wake the the CMJ’s new accounts being published…
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Aug- 2019 -21 AugustManufacturers
CMJ revenue plummets 41% but profit returns
The Company of Master Jewellersโ revenues have fallen by 42% according to its latest accounts, published on Companies House this morning. Turnover for the business fell from ยฃ4.16m to ยฃ2.42m in the 12 months ending 31 March 2019 compared with the previous year, and โsales value of goods purchased by…
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Mar- 2018 -27 MarchRetailers
Wakefields leaves CMJ to join Houlden group
Following 28 years as a member of The Company of Master Jewellers (CMJ), Wakefields Jewellers has announced it is leave the CMJ and join the Houlden buying group. Dominic and Melanie Wakefield, managing directors of the jewellers said they felt the โnetworking and supportโ that Wakefields has had throughout its…
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Dec- 2017 -13 DecemberDesigners
Successful first year for Les Georgettesโ UK range
French jewellery brand Les Georgettes is celebrating its first anniversary since establishing itself in the UK and signing over 250 retail doors in that time. The brand is now stocked in 200 stores and has sold 500,000 bracelets, 100,000 rings and one million leather bands globally. Management attributes the success…
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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 brandโs 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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Sep- 2017 -12 SeptemberEditor's Blog
Seeking clarity
The Company of Master Jewellers, I am assured, is soon to turn a corner. It has been extremely difficult to secure concrete answers to some of the questions that have been swirling around the corridors of the jewellery industry this last month, and indeed to establish what exactly the top…
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3 SeptemberFeatures
THE RUMOUR MILL – Seeking clarity on the CMJโs financials
After the Company of Master Jewellersโ self-styled โMarmiteโ chief executive announced his resignation, and a copy of the the buying groupโs annual financial report was leaked to the press, rumours abounded about the circumstances of Hamiltonโs departure. We spoke to chairman Michael Aldridge, to put some of the trickier questions…
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Aug- 2017 -8 AugustManufacturers
CMJ announces renewed focus on supporting independent retailers
The Company of Master Jewellers (CMJ) says it is looking to refocus the business towards the needs of the membership in a new business strategy unveiled at the buying groupโs AGM, according to a statement released today. In a speech to the membership at the AGM in Birmingham on August…
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2 AugustAppointments
EDITOR’S COMMENT: What now for the CMJ?
Much ink has been spilled by the trade press over the sudden and barely explicated departure of Willie Hamilton, the polarising chief executive of the Company of Master Jewellers. Apart from those at the top, it would seem nobody knew he was about to vacate his post, and those in…
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Jul- 2017 -31 JulyRetailers
CMJโs CEO Willie Hamilton steps down
Willie Hamilton, CEO of Company of Master Jewellers (CMJ), has announced his departure from the role after 10 years. The CMJ is a buying group for independent retailers of watches and jewellery in the UK and Ireland and currently has over 150 members. Michael Aldridge, chairman of CMJ, said: โWillie…
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