Ireland
Ireland has a vibrant jewellery sector, with independent retailers, designers, and manufacturers contributing to a dynamic trade landscape. For UK and Irish jewellery professionals, understanding market trends, consumer behaviour, and regulatory developments across Ireland is vital for identifying growth opportunities and navigating cross-border trade. Jewellery Focus provides comprehensive coverage on Ireland’s jewellery industry, including business updates, store openings, supply chain insights, and the impact of broader economic and policy changes on the sector.
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Jul- 2022 -15 JulyRetailers
Goldsmiths unveils new Belfast showroom
Goldsmiths has opened its first new concept showroom in Northern Ireland, at Victoria Square, Belfast. The new Goldsmiths showroom features a new interior design, as well as a line-up of luxury timepieces and fine-jewellery brands creating a retail environment of the future. It includes a newly introduced, large, dedicated Cartier…
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Jun- 2022 -22 JuneRetailers
Diamonds Factory Ireland defaults to lab-grown diamonds
Diamonds Factory Ireland, a bespoke jewellery manufacturer, has announced it will default 70% of its online products to lab-grown diamonds to help consumers cut costs. The announcement came as the global cost of diamonds rose by 30% over the past three months. By purchasing lab-grown, shoppers could save up to…
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Apr- 2022 -12 AprilEvents
Inhorgenta Munich’s international attendance surges 40%
Inhorgenta Munich has reported “strong” and international participation in a “challenging” time as 17,285 visitors from 79 countries attended the latest show, with international visitors growing to 40%. Overall, the event, which took place from 8 April to 11 April 2022, saw 732 exhibitors from 33 countries, remaining stable at…
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5 AprilEconomy
Retail footfall drops 22.9% across UK
Footfall fell by 22.9% compared to 2019 in the non-food sector across the UK, although footfall is up 9.9% compared to the previous month due to “unseasonably warm weather”. According to Ipsos Retail Performance, the retail sector performed the strongest at -14.9% compared to pre-Covid levels, while footfall on the…
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Mar- 2022 -29 MarchEconomy
Footfall rises by 7.8% as weather improves
The second anniversary of the start of the first lockdown in 2020 delivered positive results, with a rise in footfall of +7.8% last week from the week before across all UK retail destinations, according to retail experts Springboard. It found increases in all three destination types; +9.8% in high streets,…
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1 MarchNews
NAJ mourns former chairman Alan Henn
Alan Henn, the former chairman of the National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) in 1967, passed away today. Henn was the fifth generation to join the family business of T A Henn and Son Limited in Wolverhampton. During his career, he represented retail jewellers and their position within the UK trade…
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Feb- 2022 -22 FebruaryNews
Storm Eunice curtails footfall rise
Storm Eunice “heavily impacted” footfall across the UK, with a -3.8% decline from the week before and drops in all three destination types, according to retail experts Springboard. However, it said the distortion created by the weather meant that the result between Sunday and Thursday was “wholly different from Friday…
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Dec- 2021 -16 DecemberRetailers
Festive jewellery spending increases 29% YOY, Mastercard reveals
Jewellery spending has increased 29% year-on-year in the run up to Christmas, according to the latest data by Mastercard SpendingPulse. Events such as weddings were seen as a key driver for the uplift in jewellery sales, as is the assumption many wanted to treat themselves and loved ones this Christmas.…
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15 DecemberRetailers
Andre Michael launches new tanzanite collection
Jeweller Andre Michael has announced the launch of a new collection of premium, responsibly sourced tanzanite jewellery, which is now available to retailers in the UK and Ireland. The evenly saturated deep blue tanzanites, weighing between one and four carats, feature in a wide assortment of fine jewellery items. The…
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Sep- 2021 -28 SeptemberRetailers
Sif Jakobs Jewellery director to step down
Sif Jakobs Jewellery has announced that Mark Riddle, the director for UK and Ireland, will leave the company on 30 September 2021. After three-years at the helm, Riddle said that during his time at the group, despite the challenges of Covid-19 and Brexit, wholesale sales trebled since 2018. With over…
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