Leicester
Leicester is a dynamic centre for the UK jewellery trade, combining a rich tradition in metalwork and manufacturing with a growing scene of independent jewellers, designer studios, and retail outlets. The city offers a strategic hub for production, with access to skilled benchmakers and local supplier networks, while serving a diverse consumer base across its urban and suburban retail districts. Jewellery Focus delivers targeted, trade-centric coverage of Leicester’s jewellery sector—highlighting factory expansions, store openings, workshop showcases, training events, and retail performance trends. Our reporting equips manufacturers, wholesalers, designers, and retailers with practical insights on sourcing partnerships, operational innovation, workforce development, and market positioning within this evolving Midlands jewellery hub.
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Jun- 2020 -29 JuneCoronavirus
Watches of Switzerland donates £100k to food banks
Watches of Switzerland and Mappin and Webb’s parent group, the Watches of Switzerland group, has donated £100,000 in emergency funds to UK food banks during the Covid-19 crisis. The group said it recognised an “urgent need” for food bank funding after these facilities faced soaring demands in light of the…
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Apr- 2020 -29 AprilBusiness Bites
The aviation industry is now in very serious trouble
In a sign of just how distressed the aviation industry is, British Airways has announced plans to lay off 30% of its workforce, or about 12,000 employees, and says it expects it to take several years before passenger volumes return to 2019 levels. The chief executive, Alex Cruz, wrote to…
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Jan- 2019 -7 JanuaryCrime
Man charged with Leicester jewellery store robbery
A 41-year-old man has been charged with robbery following an incident at Mallard jewellers and pawnbrokers in Leicester, which took place on Saturday (5 January 2019). Imtiaz Patel, 41, of Marina Road, Leicester, was also charged with possession of a knife in a public place. A statement by Leicester Police…
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Feb- 2018 -5 FebruaryCrime
Fourth man charged in Leicester jeweller murder inquiry
A fourth man has been charged in connection with the death and alleged kidnap of a jeweller from Leicester. The jeweller who was named as Ramniklal Jogiya, 74, was found dead in Gaulby Lane, Stoughton on January 25 after he had gone missing as he walked home from work. Javon…
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Dec- 2017 -20 DecemberDesigners
Design-Nation to showcase designers at Top Drawer Spring 2018
Design-Nation, the UK’s membership portfolio for contemporary craft and design will return to Top Drawer Spring in January 2018. It will showcase 10 talented designer-makers including independent jewellers Amy Leigh and Trevor Forrester. Clare Edwards, director of Design-Nation said: “After the recent successful merger of Design-Nation and Design Factory, exhibiting…
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11 DecemberEvents
Parify wins Service Provider of the Year at NAJ Awards 2017
Leicester-based LED lighting specialists, Parify, have won ‘Service Provider of the Year’ at the National Association of Jewellers Awards 2017. On Thursday 7 December Parify attended the NAJ awards ceremony at the Benevolent Society Ball at St John’s Hotel in Solihull, Birmingham which was attended by almost 400 jewellers. Parify…
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Oct- 2017 -23 OctoberBusinesses For Sale
SILK Diamonds – £40,000
Presenting for sale a well-established profitable and leading independent jewellery retailer. Prime location in the heart of Leicester City Centre having received spotlight from several newspapers and BBC for their products and services. The business has developed an excellent reputation for specialising in diamond wedding jewellery, contemporary silver jewellery and…
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6 OctoberDesigners
Lanes Fine Jewellery releases special Christmas collection
The family-run, diamond specialists and official jeweller of Leicester City Football Club, Lanes Fine Jewellery, are offering a variety of gift ideas with its new Christmas collection. The collection features a range of hand crafted diamond line necklaces, tennis bracelets, dress rings and diamond stud earrings. The Christmas range was…
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4 OctoberManufacturers
Parify rebrands with new website as part of US expansion
Leicester-based lighting specialists, Parify, have rebranded with the launch of a new website. As the company plans to branch out into the USA, the business has revived their brand with a goal of generating new overseas enquiries and expanding their current client base in the UK. Part of the Parify…
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Feb- 2017 -14 FebruaryCrime
VIDEO: Three jailed after armed raid on Leicester jewellers
Three men from Birmingham have been jailed for a total of 21 years after an armed raid on a jewellery store in Leicester. The men entered G Naran Jewellers on Belgrave Road on the afternoon of Saturday 14 November 2015, where they stole a “large quantity” of Asian gold jewellery.…
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