High Street Retailers
High street retailers form the backbone of the UK jewellery trade, encompassing national chains, department store concessions, and independent stores in bustling town centres. These outlets shape consumer demand through strategic location, promotional activity, and accessible price points, making them critical for footfall-driven sales and everyday branding. Jewellery Focus provides in-depth trade coverage of high street retailers—including performance analysis, store openings and refurbishments, promotional scheduling, margin management, supply-chain logistics, and digital integration. We deliver insights tailored to the needs of retailers, distributors, brand teams, and suppliers seeking to understand how high street channels can drive volume, accessibility, and sustained commercial growth in the broader jewellery market.
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Oct- 2016 -17 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Foreign spend on British high streets soars post-Brexit
UK retailers are enjoying a post-Brexit boom in spending from international consumers, according to the latest figures from Worldpay. In the 10 weeks following the referendum, growth in foreign card spend has increased by 5.8% compared to previous 10 week period. Whilst 6% of this growth increase was witnessed by traditional bricks and mortar retailers,…
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Aug- 2016 -30 AugustCurrent Affairs
Iconic jewellery store to close after nearly 150 years
Prestons of Bolton – known to many as the ‘Diamond Centre of the North’ – is set to close its doors after nearly 150 years of trading in the town. The jewellery retailer, which has been based in Bolton town centre since it first opened in 1869, will shut down…
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Jul- 2016 -18 JulyRetailers
Argos to sell Fairtrade wedding bands
Argos has become one of the first major high street brands to sell Fairtrade gold wedding bands, which it will offer across stores nationwide. The new line of wedding bands will be available in four different styles and went on sale on Saturday, 16 July. A number of additional styles…
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Nov- 2015 -2 NovemberAdvice
ADVICE: How bricks-and-mortar retailers can enjoy a bumper Black Friday
Black Friday has evolved from a little-known promotion in the UK to one of the biggest events on the retail calendar in just a few years. However, its exponential growth has not been without challenges. Here, Vicky Brock, CEO of returns intelligence specialist Clear Returns, outlines the potential pitfalls Black Friday…
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Mar- 2015 -10 MarchEvents
Jeweller scoops prize at Heart of Manchester Retail Awards
Manchester-based Christopher James Jewellers has picked up the Retail Team of the Year gong at the inaugural Heart of Manchester Retail Awards. The awards were created to celebrate Manchester’s retail environment including the city’s mix of high street stores, department stores, luxury and independent stores. A statement from Heart of…
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Dec- 2014 -3 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Osborne to reveal business rates review in Autumn Statement
According to reports from BBC News the Chancellor, George Osborne, is expected to reveal an overhaul of business rates to help high street retailers compete with internet retailers in his autumn statement. The 400 year-old taxation system has long been under criticism from businesses and it has often been blamed…
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Oct- 2014 -21 OctoberEconomy
Christmas click-and-collect ‘to be worth £3bn’
The growing popularity of so called click-and-collect services from high street retailers is set to account for £3bn of sales over the upcoming festive season. A report published in the times said the figure would represent a 40% increase on similar purchasing habits during the same period last year. It…
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Jul- 2014 -10 JulyEconomy
High street retailers struggle to keep up with online shopping
Bricks-and-mortar retail stores are struggling to keep up as footfall falls while online retail grows, according to a new report by ‘the voice of e-retail’, IMRG. The report, entitled ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ which used index data from various sources including ONS, IMRG and BRC, discovered that town and…
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7 JulyTaking Stock
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Silverfashion.com is a wholesale silver jewellery website. Its range comprises the finest quality silver jewellery manufactured in its Bangkok factory. With over 25 years’ experience in diamond jewellery manufacturing, Silverfashion.com has expanded these skills to the silver market bringing its finest jewellery to the UK. It supplies some of the…
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Feb- 2013 -12 FebruaryEconomy
Retail spend predicted to rise 26 per cent by 2022
Retail spend will rise to £377 billion over the next decade, a new report has suggested.
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