High Street Jewellers
High street jewellers remain a cornerstone of the UK jewellery trade, offering accessible retail locations, brand variety, and a balance of fine and fashion jewellery. From national chains to independent family businesses, these stores shape consumer buying habits and play a key role in local economies. Jewellery Focus covers high street developments including store openings and closures, market trends, customer engagement strategies, and competitive challenges. Our reporting helps trade professionals understand the evolving role of high street jewellers in a changing retail landscape.
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Oct- 2018 -1 OctoberFeatures
Understanding gold’s volatility
As any company reliant on a handful of large customers knows well, exposure can kill. Having a large contract pulled after investing in people or kit is a painful – and sometimes catastrophic – bump in the road. But it is not always possible to avoid this scenario – you…
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Aug- 2018 -2 AugustFeatures
Voice on the High Street: Diadem Jewellery
What is the history of the business? We opened our doors in December 2014. The directors (Daniel and Elizabeth) had worked together in different jewellers over the last decade and when working for a small family jewellers they were unfortunate enough to be made redundant. They used the redundancy money…
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Dec- 2017 -12 DecemberVoice On The Highstreet
Voice on the High Street: Diadem Jewellery
Name: Diadem Jewellery Location: Altrincham, Cheshire Year Established: 2014 Number of Staff: 3 (Daniel Monks – jeweller and director, Elizabeth Agius – director, Alexander Young – online manager) Website: www.diademjewellery.co.uk [divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] What is the history of the business? We opened our doors in December 2014. The directors…
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Mar- 2016 -10 MarchVoice On The Highstreet
VOHS: Silver Tree Jewellery
Name: Oliver Gibson, Silver Tree Jewellery Location: Lancaster Year Established: 1982 Number of staff: 14 Website: www.silvertreejewellery.co.uk Tell us about the history of Silver Tree Jewellery Silver Tree Jewellery was founded in 1982 initially as Lancaster’s only silver jewellery shop. In 1991, Pat Gibson bought the business and Silver Tree…
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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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Mar- 2015 -23 MarchCrime
1,000s’ worth of jewellery taken in Dorking smash-and-grab
Jewellery and watches worth several thousands of pounds have been stolen in a smash-and-grab at a high street jewellers in Dorking, Surrey. Police believe the thieves smashed through the front door of Blacks II, located on High Street, between 5:15am and 5:30am on Thursday, March 19, before smashing a number…
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Feb- 2012 -27 FebruaryTrade Organisations
Assay master calls for more hallmarking after jeweller trial
Sheffield assay master Ashley Carson has called for greater responsibility in the jewellery community after a Bradford jeweller was uncovered with 90 per cent of his stock not bearing a hallmark.
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