John Lewis
John Lewis, a leading UK department store chain, holds a significant position in the jewellery trade by combining quality product ranges, trusted brand reputation, and multi-channel retailing. Its jewellery and watch concessions reach diverse customer segmentsโfrom mid-market fashion pieces to investment-grade watchesโwhile featuring both own-brand and third-party labels. JewelleryโฏFocus delivers trade-centric coverage of John Lewisโs jewellery activity: tracking range updates, in-store concession strategies, online integration, seasonal promotional campaigns, supplier partnerships, and performance metrics. Our reporting helps retailers, brand managers, suppliers, and stockists to understand JohnโฏLewisโs influence on consumer trends, pricing strategies, fulfilment logistics, and marketing execution within the UK jewellery ecosystem.
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Oct- 2015 -9 OctoberBrand Profiles
A Shore Thing
Shore Projects is a British watch start-up inspired by the coastlines of the British Isles. TOM DAVIS sits down with co-founder Jono Holt to learn more about the companyโs recent growthย [divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Having only been in business 18 months, many brands in the watch industry would still…
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Aug- 2015 -18 AugustWatch Focus
Gucci launches โGucci Syncโ in the UK
Gucci Timepieces and Jewelry has announced the UK launch of Gucci Sync, a unisex timepiece aimed at a โconnected, upbeat and music-orientatedโ audience. The watch, which is available in two sizes, XXL (46mm) or large (36mm), features a sun-brushed dial, a stainless steel and transparent nylon case and a stadium-shaped…
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Dec- 2014 -3 DecemberRetailers
John Lewis banks Black Friday fashion sales
Black Friday helped to deliver the biggest ever week of sales for department store John Lewis with fashion posting its biggest ever sales for a single dayโs trade.ย The store delivered sales of ยฃ179.1m, up 21.8% on 2013 and up 56.8% week-on-week to deliver the biggest ever week for sales…
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Sep- 2014 -16 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
F Hinds joins 100 firms demanding rates overhaul
Britainโs largest independent family jeweller, F Hinds has joined more than 100 of Britainโs biggest companies calling for business rates to be overhauled. The signatories of the open letter, published in The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday, call the conversional tax a โcritical problemโ, saying that business rates โare no longer…
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Jun- 2014 -10 JuneEditor's Blog
Mondaine finds British marketing device in John Lewis
The best marketing is that which doesn’t forceย the messageย down your throat. Better still, it should say something other than ‘buy our product’. Consumers are good at identifying marketing techniques so it is the job of the agencies to come up with something that offers more than the product itself. That’s…
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10 JuneQ&A Sessions
FEATURE: JewelStreet.com’s Rob Passmore
JewelStreet.com is an online jewellery shop with a twist. Founder and MD Rob Passmore insists that giving designers and manufacturers a bigger slice of the sale price is the future. First, though, heโs asking Joe Public to get it off the ground with ยฃ100,000 of crowdfunding investment. MICHAEL NORTHCOTT caught…
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10 JuneManufacturers
Mondaine announces new watch for John Lewis 150th anniversary
Mondaine has joined forces with John Lewis to celebrate its 150th anniversary by designing a commemorative watch in its honour. The only watch brand involved in the John Lewis anniversary, Mondaine was specially commissioned by the retailer to mark the historic occasion. In a statement, the firm said: โMondaine was…
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