Luxury Retail

Laings opens new Omega showroom in Cardiff

Luxury jeweller Laings has opened the doors to its new Omega showroom at St David’s, Cardiff. Spanning 838 sq ft, the new showroom will complement the existing Laings Cardiff showroom at The Hayes, which has operated at St David’s since the luxury retail destination’s second phase expansion in 2009. Stuart…

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Astley Clarke to open flagship London store this Autumn

British jewellery brand, Astley Clarke has announced that it will debut its first UK flagship store at Seven Dials’ Monmouth Street, London, this Autumn. Spanning just over 900 sq ft, the jeweller’s first bricks and mortar home will stock fine and demi-fine elevated jeweller. Founded in 2006 by Bec Astley…

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Beaverbrooks launches new jewellery brand concept

Beaverbrooks has announced that it will be launching a new luxury watch and jewellery brand concept, Loupe. To celebrate the new brand, the group will launch two boutiques in Milton Keynes and in Croydon, coming soon. Partner brands including Mikimoto, the originator of cultured pearls, Gucci Fine Jewellery, Hearts on…

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Watches of Switzerland names Ian Carter as chair

Watches of Switzerland has appointed Ian Carter as non-executive chairman of its board, with effect from 1 November. Carter brings 30 years of international and retail experience to the group and, most recently, has been CEO of Hilton International since 2005. He has also served on a number of boards…

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Tiffany unveils renovation plans for flagship store

Tiffany and Co has unveiled the exterior renderings regarding the renovation of  its Fifth Avenue flagship store.  The upper addition of the 10-story building will be “completely reimagined” into a new exhibition, event and clienteling space, having previously operated as office space.   The structure will be surrounded by a “curtain”…

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Laings appoints new retail consultant

Luxury jewellers Laings has announced it has appointed retail consultant Stephen Paterson to its team. Paterson will now offer advice to Laings customers to ensure they have the “very best experience” when they visit a Laings store.  He will work alongside the jeweller’s teams across its showrooms in Glasgow,  Edinburgh,…

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Launch of new ROX boutique in Liverpool

UK jewellery brand ROX has officially launched its latest boutique in Liverpool’s city centre. The luxury jewellery makers unveiled the 1,600sq ft boutique at Liverpool One, a shopping and leisure complex in the heart of the city, after investing £1m into the Grosvenor Europe-developed site.  Founded in 2002 by Grant…

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Jonathan Payne Joins Hamilton & Inches as managing director

Edinburgh based jewellers and Royal Warrant holders Hamilton and Inches has announced Jonathan Payne as its new managing director to support Victoria Houghton, CEO, and the rest of the team. Payne will bring his luxury retail management expertise he gained from his previous roles to Hamilton and Inches as it…

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Reservoir watches to be stocked on Farfetch

Following the launch of its Hydrosphere diving watch, Reservoir watches has continued its “strong rollout” in the UK with a recent launch onto global luxury retail platform, Farfetch.com. Reservoir watches are distributed in the UK and Ireland by the Verigroup which is run by founder and managing director, Neil Duckworth.…

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Voice on the High Street: Cupitt Jeweller

Name: Cupitt Jeweller Location: Bromsgrove Year established: 1946 Number of staff: 7 Website: www.cupittjeweller.co.uk What’s the history of Cupitt Jeweller? Claude Cupitt started the business in Bromsgrove, in 1946. When he retired in 1979 his son Jim took over the business with his wife Sue. They relocated the shop to…

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