Easter
Easter is an important seasonal moment for the UK jewellery trade, offering opportunities for retailers, designers, and wholesalers to drive sales through themed collections, gifting promotions, and marketing campaigns. From pastel-coloured gemstones to symbolic motifs and limited-edition packaging, Easter inspires creative product development and customer engagement strategies. Jewellery Focus covers Easter-related trade activity with insights into seasonal trends, retail initiatives, and supply chain considerations that help professionals capitalise on this key period.
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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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Jun- 2014 -13 JuneNews
BRC: Retail sales growth slows in May
Retail sales growth slowed down in the month of May, according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor said UK retail sales for May were up 0.5% on a like-for-like basis from May 2013, when they had increased 1.8% on the preceding…
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May- 2014 -21 MayRetailers
Retail sales jump by 6.9% in April, says ONS
The quantity bought in the retail industry in April this year increased by 6.9 per cent compared with the same period last year, and by 1.3 per cent compared with March, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This was the highest year-on-year growth in…
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14 MayUncategorized
Last call out for entries for IJL Editors Choice
IJL have announced that the deadline has been extended for entries for its popular Editor’s Choice competition to May 23. As a result of having received a number of requests for more time from companies wishing to enter, due to the knock-on effect of the recent Easter and May Bank Holidays,…
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Apr- 2014 -8 AprilDesigners
Bric-a-brac £20m Fabergé egg to go on display
A £20 million Imperial Easter Egg designed by Karl Fabergé, which was unknowingly bought by an American scrap metal dealer to melt down before he realised its value, is to go on display at Wartski’s showroom in London later this month. The owner, who wanted to remain anonymous, purchased the gold…
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Mar- 2014 -18 MarchInternational
Objet bought by scrap-dealer identified as £20m Fabergé egg
A £20 million Imperial Easter Egg designed by Fabergé himself was unknowingly bought by an American scrap metal dealer to melt down before he realised its value. The owner, who wanted to remain anonymous, purchased the gold and diamond and sapphire encrusted egg for £8,000 at a bric-a-brac market in…
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18 MarchRetailers
Exclusive Fabergé exhibition planned for Harrods window display
World-famous London department store, Harrods, has collaborated with jeweller Fabergé this Easter to create a Fabergé salon and exhibition space in the store. The famed Brompton Road window and façade will be dressed in Fabergé flags and the partnership will celebrate the ‘art of gifting’. The displays will “showcase the…
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Apr- 2013 -24 AprilEconomy
High street sales remain flat, says CBI
Retailers saw flat sales volumes again in April, defying expectations of growth, according to the CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey.
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Mar- 2013 -18 MarchEvents
Nationwide Easter egg hunt planned to tackle declining footfall
Fifty-six UK towns will launch the ‘Enjoy an Independent Easter’ campaign on 23 March in a bid to encourage more shoppers into town centres.
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Jul- 2012 -6 JulyEconomy
Jubilee lifts early-June footfall
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee provided an increase in footfall for non-food stores, according to the latest Retail Traffic Index (RTI).
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