Northumberland
Coverage highlights jewellery trade and retail activity across a northern region known for heritage, craftsmanship, and independent enterprise. Stories include local store developments, artisan workshops, regional collaborations, and partnerships connecting makers with national supply networks. Content explores how creativity, community engagement, and tourism-driven commerce support growth and reinforce the UK jewellery industry’s regional diversity.
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Dec- 2025 -2 DecemberRetailers
Lucy Quartermaine appoints Saunders and Pughe as official stockist
Independent jeweller Saunders and Pughe has been appointed an authorised stockist of Lucy Quartermaine. The new partnership will see Lucy Quartermaine’s collections added to Saunders and Pughe’s Corbridge store in Northumberland. Lucy Quartermaine is known for contemporary silver jewellery and has been expanding its retail network across the UK and…
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Mar- 2022 -31 MarchEconomy
High street footfall continues to lag behind pre-pandemic levels
Footfall levels remain 23% below pre-pandemic levels in February 2022 as rising costs are reportedly set to “batter” retailers from 1 April, according to RSM. The latest data from Datscha, analysed by RSM, shows the overall decline in footfall is the worst in London with numbers on Oxford Street down…
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Sep- 2016 -7 SeptemberRetailers
Aurum Holdings opens the Watch Lab in Newcastle
The Watch Lab, part of Aurum Holdings following its recent acquisition, has opened its doors on Northumberland Street in Newcastle. Based within the Monument Wall development, the store represents the seventh Aurum-operated venture in the region joining stores such as the Northern Goldsmiths and Reid & Sons in Newcastle city…
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Jun- 2015 -15 JuneAnalysis
Do auctions reflect trends, or do they set them?
Auctions certainly re-invent trends, resurrecting past styles to the forefront of current taste, with a new inventive take on the past. Collectors have been fascinated with great auction sales since the disposal of the great art collection of Charles I by the Parliamentarians. The 18th Century saw a wave of…
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Jan- 2013 -21 JanuaryRetailers
Armed robbers steal £1m of jewellery from ROX jewellers
Thieves have escaped with jewellery valued at £1 million from ROX jewellers in Edinburgh.
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