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- 2016 -23 NovemberRetailers
Signet’s UK division reports strong third quarter
Signet Jeweler’s UK division, which owns H Samuel and Ernest Jones, reported a 3.6% increase in same-store sales in the third quarter of its 2016 financial year. Despite a 3.3% fall in the number of transactions due primarily to lower sales in fashion watches, the 13 weeks ending 29 October…
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Oct- 2016 -20 OctoberCrime
Two arrested following raid at Colchester jewellers
Two men have been arrested following a burglary at a Colchester jewellers in the early hours of Thursday morning (20 October). Police were called to Ernest Jones in Shewall Walk, Culver Square, at around 2:45am on Thursday, 20 October, after reports that burglars had repeatedly struck display windows in a…
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Aug- 2016 -24 AugustCrime
Man charged following Ernest Jones robbery in Derby
A man has been charged following a robbery at a jewellery store in Derby’s Intu shopping centre. The break-in happened at about 3am on Tuesday, August 23, at the Ernest Jones store in the shopping centre. An unknown quantity of jewellery was stolen but later recovered by police. A 21-year-old…
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May- 2016 -27 MayRetailers
Signet Jewelers reports record first quarter earnings
Signet Jewelers, the parent company of UK-based H Samuel and Ernest Jones, has reported record earning for the first quarter of the year. For the 13 weeks ending April 30, 2016, the company reported diluted earnings per share grew 26.4%. Same-store sales for the retail conglomerate were up 2.4% with…
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4 MayCrime
Five arrested after smash-and-grab raid at shopping centre jewellers
Five men have been arrested after an attempted smash-and-grab raid at two jewellery stores in a North London shopping centre. Officers from the Metropolitan Police were called to the smash and grab raid at around 02:30am on Wednesday, 4 May, at Brent Cross shopping centre. It is believed that a…
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Apr- 2016 -19 AprilCrime
£100,000 theft at Ernest Jones Eastbourne
Sussex Police are investigating a burglary at an Eastbourne jewellers in which thousands of pounds worth of stock was stolen. Officers were called to Ernest Jones, in Eastbourne’s Arndale Centre, at about 1:13 am on Monday (18 April) following a report from a member of staff about the break-in. Entry…
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Mar- 2016 -24 MarchRetailers
Signet reports “excellent” full-year results
Jewellery giant Signet Jewelers has reported an “excellent” full year in its latest results for the 52 weeks ending 30 January, 2016. Same-store sales across the year were up 4.1% with annual total sales of $6.55bn (£4.63bn) – an increase on the previous year of 14.2%. The results were boosted…
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Feb- 2016 -29 FebruaryEconomy
Signet Jewelers announces strong fourth quarter
Signet Jewelers, one of the world’s largest retailer of diamond jewellery, has reported a strong fourth quarter in its latest preliminary trading update. In the 13 weeks ending 30 January 2016, the company reported same store sales increased by 4.9% compared with the same period a year earlier with diluted…
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12 FebruaryRetailers
Jewellery sales up 7.8% at Centre:mk
Milton Keynes shopping centre, Centre:mk, has reported a 7.8% increase in jewellery sales in 2015 compared with the previous year. The shopping centre, which is jointly owned Hermes Investment Management and AustralianSuper, includes jewellery retailers such as Beaverbrooks, Goldsmiths, Fraser Hart, H Samuel, Leslie Davis, F Hinds, Ernest Jones and…
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5 FebruaryRetailers
Fraser Hart set to open Colchester store
Jewellery chain Fraser Hart has announced it is set to open a new store in Colchester’s Culver Square shopping centre. The new store is expected to open in April and Fraser Hart, which has 39 other stores across the UK, said it has already started the interview process for the…
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