Goldsmiths
Goldsmiths hold a central place in the UK jewellery industry, whether referring to the skilled artisans shaping precious metals or Goldsmiths, one of the country’s leading jewellery and watch retailers. For trade professionals, both aspects are vital: the craftsmanship underpinning bespoke and fine jewellery, and the retail strategies driving consumer trends. Jewellery Focus covers goldsmithing as a profession—highlighting innovations, training, and the preservation of traditional skills—alongside news and insights on Goldsmiths’ store activity, brand partnerships, financial performance, and strategic developments.
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Feb- 2016 -29 FebruaryTrade Organisations
NAJ announces unification in two national papers
The National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) had announced its unification in two national newspapers in a bid to help raise consumer awareness. To start making the wider public aware of the unification, which saw the British Jewellers’ Association and the National Association of Goldsmiths combine, a notice has been placed…
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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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Jan- 2016 -20 JanuaryAppointments
NAJ to propose Simon Johnson as chairman
The National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) says its current vice-chairman and co-owner of retail jeweller Marmalade, Simon Johnson, will be proposed as its new chairman at the next annual general meeting. At the association’s first meeting of 2016 – held on 14 January at the Birmingham Assay Office – current NAJ…
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13 JanuaryAppointments
Goldsmiths’ Company appoints David Reddaway as new clerk
The Goldsmiths’ Company has announced the appointment of David Reddaway as its new clerk, effective from January 15 2016. Reddaway succeeds Dick Melly who, after 11 years at the helm of the company, is now retiring. He joins the company from a second career as a non-executive director at Beko;…
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Dec- 2015 -23 DecemberAnalysis
ANALYSIS: New business opportunities
In the third instalment of his series about the ‘Changing Face of Contemporary Jewellery’, JACK MEYER explores the new potential business models and opportunities opened up by recent advances in e-commerce and 3D printing.[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Recently I read a pair of articles from InStore Magazine, wherein the writer…
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10 DecemberRetailers
boutique.Goldsmiths opens 7 new stores
Aurum Holdings has announced the launch of seven boutique.Goldsmiths stores in Bradford, Newcastle, Reading, Sheffield, Solihull, Guildford and Southampton. The stores, which opened throughout November and December, are part of Aurum’s expansion plans to its existing retail portfolio and e-commerce channels. The new stores feature digital screens that will replace…
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7 DecemberRetailers
Goldsmiths WestQuay to reopen after £1m refurbishment
Goldsmiths WestQuay in Southampton is to reopen this week after an extensive £1m refurbishment. The high street jeweller has carried out a ‘luxury refit’ and also introduced a brand-new ’boutique.Goldsmiths’ iteration. The premises will be open to the public on 10 December. The refurbished Goldsmiths store will feature dedicated Omega, Breitling,…
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3 DecemberEvents
Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office opens first retail hallmarking facility
The Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office has announced the opening of its first hallmarking facility within a retail jeweller. The in-house assay office, which opened in November, is located within a purpose-built facility at Graff Diamonds’ London workshop in Mayfair. The facility, which has its own dedicated member of the assay…
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Oct- 2015 -30 OctoberCrime
Four rings stolen from Wrexham Goldsmiths
Four rings have been stolen by thieves from a jewellery store in Wrexham, North Wales. The incident, which happened at around 12:30pm on Thursday, October 29 at Goldsmiths in Regent Street, saw one man waited outside the shop while another entered and asked to see some rings. While examining one…
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