Luxury Retail
Luxury retail plays a vital role in the jewellery trade, encompassing high-end boutiques, department store concessions, and exclusive showroom experiences that cater to affluent consumers. It represents not just product but presentation—where brand heritage, craftsmanship, and service combine to drive high-margin sales and global prestige. Jewellery Focus offers expert coverage of the UK’s luxury retail landscape, reporting on boutique openings, store refurbishments, VIP activations, retail partnerships, sales performance, consumer buying behaviour, and evolving expectations in service and sustainability. Our insights support jewellers, brand managers, and retail operators seeking to grow or refine their position in the competitive world of luxury jewellery retail.
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Dec- 2022 -19 DecemberRetailers
Laings announces £60m turnover in post-pandemic rebound
Retail jeweller Laings has announced a 62% increase in turnover, up to £60m, in its results for the year ended 31 May 2022. The company’s pre-tax profit was £5.4m up from £2.8m in 2021. Its gross margin also rose to 34% from 32.8%. The results were supported by “healthy growth”…
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Jun- 2022 -14 JuneFeatures
Laings: what’s next?
What is your history in the industry? I have been in the industry for over 27 years, having held various roles across the sector and within Laings itself – from shop floor to operations management. My career in the jewellery and watch sector started in 1995 with Ernest Jones, before…
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6 JuneDesigners
Laings announces new retail director
Laings has announced Brian Nelson as its new retail director, who will be responsible for the on and offline retail operations and day-to-day management of the business. Previously head of retail at Laings, Nelson will now have strategic oversight of the retail side of the business, including its showrooms located…
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May- 2022 -18 MayRetailers
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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Aug- 2021 -5 AugustRetailers
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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Jun- 2021 -25 JuneProduct Launches
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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Oct- 2020 -20 OctoberAppointments
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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Aug- 2020 -26 AugustInternational
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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Mar- 2020 -9 MarchNews
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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Nov- 2019 -11 NovemberDesigners
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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