Marketing
Effective marketing is essential for success in the UK jewellery industry, helping retailers, designers, and suppliers connect with customers and stand out in a competitive market. From digital strategies and social media campaigns to traditional advertising and in-store promotions, the landscape is constantly evolving. Jewellery Focus delivers expert coverage on marketing trends, case studies, and insights tailored to jewellery trade professionals. Our reporting explores how businesses across the supply chain are leveraging marketing to drive sales, build brand loyalty, and adapt to shifting consumer behaviours.
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Sep- 2020 -4 SeptemberRetailers
Signet Jewellers swings to loss in Q2
Signet Jewellers, the parent company of H.Samuel and Ernest Jones, swung to a loss of $81.7m (ยฃ62m) in its second quarter of trading, down from a loss of $36.1 (ยฃ27.4m) the year before.ย Total sales also fell by 34.9% to $888m (ยฃ623m) in the quarter ended August 1, 2020. Meanwhile,…
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3 SeptemberFeatures
Building platinum jewellery sales in a post-pandemic world
The COVID-19 crisis has profoundly affected the fine jewellery market in 2020, but recovery is already underway. While it is too soon to say when the industry will fully recover, there is no question that consumers are willing to make fine jewellery purchases post pandemic, and fine jewellery buyers tend…
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3 SeptemberRetailers
Retail vacancy rate reaches six-year high
Retail shop vacancies have reached a six-year high due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new research from Springboard. The research found the UK vacancy rate rose to 10.8% in July up from 9.8% in January, which means it is now at the highest level since January…
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2 SeptemberDesigners
Movado Group secures Calvin Klein deal
Movado Group has announced that it has entered into a license agreement with Calvin Klein, Inc, for the design, product development, distribution and marketing of Swiss made and fashion timepieces, as well as fashion jewellery.ย The agreement will commence in January 2022 and has an initial term of five years.…
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1 SeptemberAppointments
Kim Pelletier named Get Diamonds CEO
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has appointed Kim E. Pelletier to serve as CEO of the newly formed Get Diamonds B2B diamond trading platform. Pelletier was most recently president of IGC Jewelry & Diamonds, has served as vice-president at Hearts On Fire, Memoire, and John Hardy, and was…
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Aug- 2020 -27 AugustCoronavirus
Majority of retail office workers feel unsafe returning to work after Covid-19
Only 28% of office workers in the retail, catering and leisure sector feel safe returning to work after the pandemic, despite new health and safety measures that have been put in place. This is according to new research from insurance provider Protectivity, which asked office workers around the UK how…
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27 AugustTrade Organisations
Goldsmithsโ Craft & Design Council welcomes applicationsย
The Goldsmithsโ Craft and Design Council (GCDC) is inviting applications from those both within and outside of the industry to join the group as a council member. As part of its ongoing development as a non-profit Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), it was now seeking to โdiversify and expand the range…
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24 AugustAppointments
Cรฉline Assimon named as new De Beers CEO
De Beers Group has announced that Cรฉline Assimon will succeed Franรงois Delage the new CEO of De Beers Jewellers.ย Having worked at De Beers Jewellers for a decade, Delage will step down as CEO at the end of September. Following his departure, Assimon will join the business on 1 September…
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20 AugustDesigners
Diamonds capture luxury market share, says De Beers
Diamonds have an increased potential to โcapture the luxury market shareโ, according to the third instalment of De Beersโ Diamond Insight Flash Report series. The series of reports aims to look at the consumer perspective on diamonds, and how it continues to evolve following the pandemic.ย The latest report includes…
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6 AugustCoronavirus
July footfall bolstered by hospitality reopening
Footfall in retail destinations across the UK was down by 39.4% in July, according to the latest figures from Springboard. Nonetheless, this marked an improvement of nearly a fifth from June, with the month ending with the best result recorded since February. Footfall was reportedly boosted by the reopening of…
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