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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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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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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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VOHS: Banks Lyon

Name: Rodney Banks Lyon Location: Lancaster Year Established: 1985 Number of Staff: 12 Website: www.bankslyon.co.uk When was Banks Lyon founded? Banks Lyon Jewellers was founded by myself in 1985. Having served various apprenticeships at H. Samuel, Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths alongside gaining a distinction in my FGA, my father was…

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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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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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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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Signet Jewelers reports Christmas sales growth of 5%

Jewellery retail giant Signet Jewelers has reported a 5% increase in total sales over the Christmas period when compared with the previous year. The US-based group, which is the parent company of UK retail brands H Samuel and Ernest Jones, also reported a growth in same-store sales of 4.9% during…

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Signet Jewelers sales up 3.3% in Q3

Jewellery retail giant Signet Jewelers has reported a 3.3% increase in same-store sales in its third quarter financial results.  The group – parent company of H Samuel and Ernest Jones – reported that total sales were also up 3.3% for the 13 weeks ending 31 October, 2015, to $1.216bn (£805m)…

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Signet reports same-store sales growth of 4.2% in Q2

Jewellery retail conglomerate Signet Jewelers reported an increase in sales in its second quarter financial results, beating its expectations for the period. In the 13 weeks ending August 1, Signet reported an increase in same-store sales of 4.2%, while total sales were up 15.1% to $1.4bn (£908m) compared with the…

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