E-Commerce
E-commerce has become a vital channel for the UK jewellery trade, transforming how jewellers, designers, and suppliers reach customers and grow their businesses. From website optimisation and digital marketing to logistics and customer experience, the online marketplace presents both opportunities and challenges. Jewellery Focus provides expert coverage on e-commerce trends, technology innovations, consumer behaviour insights, and strategies to help jewellery professionals succeed in an increasingly digital retail landscape.
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May- 2017 -5 MayE-Commerce
UK high street sees increase in card payments
There was an increase in payments made with debit and credit cards in the first quarter of the year, data from payment processor, Worldpay, has revealed. The UK high street saw an overall average year-on-year increase of 1.5% in card payments. Worldpay suggest that this is due to the weakening…
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Apr- 2017 -25 AprilDesigners
Martin Katz releases exclusive collection on Moda Operandi
Jeweller Martin Katz has made his e-commerce debut on Moda Operandi with an exclusive collection. Katz has specially handpicked 30 pieces of jewellery to be sold on the luxury site, marking will be the first time that his jewels are available online. Each piece of the art deco inspired collection…
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Mar- 2017 -9 MarchRetailers
Same-store sales at Signet’s UK division fall 3.8% in Q4
Jewellery retail giant Signet Jewelers has reported a plunge in sales in the fourth quarter of its 2017 financial year. For the 13 weeks ending January 28, 2017, Signet reporting a 3.8% fall in same-store sales across its UK retail division – comprising Ernest Jones and H Samuel – to…
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Jan- 2017 -11 JanuaryRetailers
Signet sales fall 4.6% over festive holiday season
Signet Jewelers, the parent company of UK-based H Samuel and Ernest Jones, has reported a fall in sales over the festive holiday period. For the nine weeks ending 31 December 2016 the company reported that same-store sales had decreased 4.6% compared with an increase of 5.1% in the nine-week period…
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Dec- 2016 -16 DecemberE-Commerce
Online spend to hit £805m on Christmas Day
Online retail sales on Christmas Day are set to rise more than 10% compared with the same day last year, according to new research. Data from the trade association for e-commerce, IMRG, found online retail sales in the UK on Christmas Day will reach £805m – a 10.1% increase on…
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Sep- 2016 -20 SeptemberAppointments
Cooksongold announced new managing director
Cooksongold has announced the appointment of Martin Bach as its new managing director. Bach will be working alongside Richard Oldroyd until the end of the year, when Oldroyd will retire. Bach will then assume responsibility from 1 January 2017. He joins the role with vast management experience in automotive and engineering…
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4 SeptemberEvents
IJL 2016 kicks off
International Jewellery London (IJL) has opened its doors to visitors today, welcoming independent retailers and key buyers to view the industry’s latest offerings. The annual exhibition – now in its 61st year – will run from Sunday until Tuesday ( 4-6 September), and showcase the latest jewellery brands and ranges…
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Aug- 2016 -18 AugustE-Commerce
‘Heavy discounting’ spurs highest online sales growth in 20 months
Heavy discounting has spurred the highest growth in online sales for 20 months, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini eRetail Sales Index. The monthly report found e-commerce grew 19% in July compared with the same month last year, representing a 20-year high for the index and a continuation of a…
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May- 2016 -19 MayRetailers
Mappin & Webb to rebrand following “significant investment”
Fine jewellery retailer Mappin & Webb is set to undergo a re-brand this summer following “significant” investment from parent group Aurum Holdings. The 240-year-old brand will re-launch in June, with a high-profile marketing campaign, new-look stores and a highlighted product range to highlight its positioning to a broader and younger…
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Apr- 2016 -15 AprilE-Commerce
Returning online shoppers spend ‘almost twice as much as new visitors’
Returning online shoppers spent almost double (66%) what new visitors spent (34%) following the close of the 2015 holiday period, according to new research. The E-commerce Quarterly report from marketing firm Monetate, which analyses a random sample of seven billion online shopping experiences throughout each quarter of the year, said…
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