Michael Kors
Michael Kors, a globally recognised fashion brand, has established a significant presence in the accessible-luxury jewellery and watch market. Known for trend-forward designs, branded iconography, and seasonal collections, the brand appeals to style-conscious consumers through both bricks-and-mortar concessions and e‑commerce channels. Jewellery Focus offers trade-focused coverage of Michael Kors’s UK strategy, tracking collection launches, concession roll-outs, marketing campaigns, pricing trends, licensing developments, and aftermarket service considerations. Our reporting delivers UK retailers, watch and jewellery stockists, brand teams, and suppliers with commercial insights into the brand’s positioning in mid-market fashion jewellery, consumer engagement drivers, distribution tactics, and the implications for retail strategy and inventory planning.
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Apr- 2016 -7 AprilQ&A Sessions
Brand Q&A: Swatch
Calvin Klein Watches and Jewellery, part of the Swatch group of brands, enjoyed double-digit growth in the UK market last year. TOM DAVIS sat down with brand president, Laura Burdese, to learn about the brand’s UK footprint and its future expectations [divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Give us a bit of…
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Mar- 2016 -29 MarchRetailers
boutique.Goldsmiths stocks five new brands
boutique.Goldsmiths has announced it has stocked five new brands as part of its Spring Summer 2016 (SS16) collection. The retailer, which is owned by Aurum Holdings, said jewellery brands Chrysalis, Chlobo, Daisy London, Virtue London and Nordahl were launched across the company’s stores and online nationwide on 21 March. The…
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10 MarchVoice On The Highstreet
VOHS: Silver Tree Jewellery
Name: Oliver Gibson, Silver Tree Jewellery Location: Lancaster Year Established: 1982 Number of staff: 14 Website: www.silvertreejewellery.co.uk Tell us about the history of Silver Tree Jewellery Silver Tree Jewellery was founded in 1982 initially as Lancaster’s only silver jewellery shop. In 1991, Pat Gibson bought the business and Silver Tree…
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Dec- 2015 -10 DecemberRetailers
boutique.Goldsmiths opens 7 new stores
Aurum Holdings has announced the launch of seven boutique.Goldsmiths stores in Bradford, Newcastle, Reading, Sheffield, Solihull, Guildford and Southampton. The stores, which opened throughout November and December, are part of Aurum’s expansion plans to its existing retail portfolio and e-commerce channels. The new stores feature digital screens that will replace…
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7 DecemberRetailers
Goldsmiths WestQuay to reopen after £1m refurbishment
Goldsmiths WestQuay in Southampton is to reopen this week after an extensive £1m refurbishment. The high street jeweller has carried out a ‘luxury refit’ and also introduced a brand-new ’boutique.Goldsmiths’ iteration. The premises will be open to the public on 10 December. The refurbished Goldsmiths store will feature dedicated Omega, Breitling,…
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Nov- 2015 -16 NovemberWatch Focus
Fossil Group acquires wearable tech firm Misfit
Fossil Group has acquired wearable technology company Misfit in a bid to improve its ‘connected accessory’ offering. The group, which is the parent company of Fossil watches and licensee of other watch brands including Michael Kors and Skagen, said the purchase will allow the company to offer consumers both traditional…
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Oct- 2015 -12 OctoberNews
Goldsmiths to invest £1m in London stores
Luxury jeweller has announced that it is to invest more than £1m in its London stores, including the addition of a fourth store. The investment will include a refurbishment of its premises in Canary Wharf, Victoria and Westfield, as well as the addition of a new fourth store located on…
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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 company’s recent growth [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 -26 AugustRetailers
Folli Follie and Links of London launch in Boutique Goldsmiths
Boutique Goldsmiths, a concept store for fashion jewellery and watches from jewellery chain Goldsmiths, has announced it is to stock Links of London and Folli Follie. The launch of the two brands today (Wednesday, August 26) comes on the first day of the opening of the retailer’s first stand alone…
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Jul- 2015 -14 JulyRetailers
Goldsmiths announces refurbishment of Coventry showroom
Goldsmiths has announced a major refurbishment of its Coventry showroom. The refurbishment will include a dedicated TAG Heuer branded area and a separate fashion area. Casio will also be included in a product offering which already includes Gucci and Vera Wang Love, and brands such as Tissot, Citizen, Hugo Boss, Emporio Armani,…
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