Ernest Jones
Ernest Jones stands as one of the UK’s leading jewellery and watch retailers, renowned for its mix of high‑street accessibility and premium brand partnerships. With a network of stores and strong online presence, it plays a pivotal role in shaping consumer expectations, product trends, and marketing strategies across the trade. Jewellery Focus provides comprehensive coverage of Ernest Jones’s performance—highlighting store expansions or refurbishments, exclusive brand launches (like Pandora, Swarovski or Rolex), pricing promotions, and digital initiatives. Our reporting offers trade professionals insights into Ernest Jones’s retail tactics, customer engagement model, supplier relations, and its influence on industry best practices.
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Nov- 2020 -10 NovemberInternational
Industry reacts to Argyle mine closure
Western Australia’s Argyle mine closed today (10 October) after more than 30 years of being in operation. The mine, owned by Rio Tinto, was known to have been the source of the world’s most prized pink diamonds, which have gone on to be sold to Ernest Jones and H Samuel…
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Sep- 2020 -4 SeptemberRetailers
Signet Jewellers swings to loss in Q2
Signet Jewellers, the parent company of H.Samuel and Ernest Jones, swung to a loss of $81.7m (£62m) in its second quarter of trading, down from a loss of $36.1 (£27.4m) the year before. Total sales also fell by 34.9% to $888m (£623m) in the quarter ended August 1, 2020. Meanwhile,…
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Jan- 2020 -17 JanuaryInternational
Signet Jewellers performance ‘falls short’ over Christmas
Signet Jewellers, the parent company of H. Samuel and Ernest Jones, has reported a dip in like-for-like sales over the Christmas period. Its UK division saw like-for-like sales slide by 3.1%, which reflected a “difficult operating environment in the UK”. Whilst e-commerce sales grew by 15.8%, brick and mortar sales…
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Jun- 2019 -7 JuneRetailers
Signet sees Q1 sales fall
Signet Jewelers, the parent company of UK retailer H Samuel and Ernest jones, has seen total sales and same stores fall during the first quarter of the year. For the 13 weeks ending 4 May 2019 Signet posted revenues of £1.43bn (£1.12bn) down 3.3% from the previous year while same…
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Jun- 2018 -6 JuneRetailers
Signet achieves 81% online sales growth in Q1
Jewellery retail group Signet Jewelers, which owns H Samuel and Ernest Jones, has reported a 5.5% increase in total sales for the 13 weeks ending May 5, 2018. The company’s total sales for the quarter reached $1.5bn (£1.1bn), up 4.3% on a constant currency basis, with the increase in sales…
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Mar- 2018 -21 MarchE-Commerce
H. Samuel remains ‘most visible’ jewellery brand online
Despite a 7% decrease in their visibility over the past year, H. Samuel remains top of their market, a new report has revealed. The Jewellery Retailers Insight Report, produced by digital marketing specialists Inside Online, ranks 45 of the leading websites within this competitive market according to their online performance.…
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Aug- 2017 -25 AugustRetailers
Signet Jewelers post positive Q2 financial results
Signet Jewelers, which owns H Samuel and Ernest Jones in the UK, has reported a same store sales (SSS) increase of 1.4% in Q2. Total sales were $1,399.6m (£109.2m), up $26.2m (£20.4m) or 1.9%, compared to a decrease of 2.6% in the 13 weeks ended July 30, 2016. SSS increased…
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May- 2017 -23 MayRetailers
Aurum takes Signet’s place as UK’s top jewellery retailer
Aurum Holdings has exceeded Signet Jewelers as the biggest jewellery and watch retail group in the UK for the first time. The retailer overtook Signet in 2016 with a sales total of £565m. Signet Jewelers had enjoyed a period of steady growth over the past three years, with sales figures…
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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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