Opening
Openings—whether of new stores, concessions, pop-up spaces, or showrooms—serve as vital signals for growth, retail strategy, and market confidence within the UK jewellery trade. These events reflect investment trends, consumer demand, and brand expansion across high streets, shopping centres, luxury precincts, and online platforms. Jewellery Focus delivers immersive coverage of jewellery-related openings—highlighting launch strategies, merchandising layouts, location selection rationale, promotional activity, footfall outcomes, and post-launch performance. Our trade-centric reporting provides retailers, brand managers, developers, and suppliers with actionable insights into best practices for retail activation, partnership models, inventory planning, and measuring commercial success tied to new entry points in the sector.
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Feb- 2023 -10 FebruaryRetailers
Watches of Switzerland falls short of expectations amid Christmas strikes
Watches of Switzerland has reported that its revenues increased 17% to £407m in the 13 weeks to January 29 this year, narrowly falling short of analysts’ consensus expectations of £425m. The company said its lower than expected sales growth was because of rail and postal strikes over Christmas and general…
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9 FebruaryRetailers
Tag Heuer to open first dedicated boutique in Birmingham
Tag Heuer has announced it has signed with Hammerson to open its first dedicated boutique in Birmingham and first store to feature a new design concept at Bullring and Grand Central. Located on the Bullring’s upper level opposite Sky and Breitling, the 1,400 sq ft standalone boutique aims to “further…
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Jan- 2023 -24 JanuaryRetailers
Berry’s Jewellers unveils Nottingham Omega showroom
Berry’s Jewellers has announced the opening of a new Omega showroom in Nottingham. The new store will be the only Omega showroom in the Nottinghamshire area. Located next to the Berry’s store, the showroom will open in early February in a prime city centre location that has been home to…
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16 JanuaryNews
Petra Diamonds lowers diamond production rate guidance
Diamond company Petra Diamonds has lowered its diamond production rate guidance for the current financial year through to FY24 in its half year operating results for FY23. The company stated a number of difficulties it faced in the first of the financial year as the reason for this decrease. Its…
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Dec- 2022 -23 DecemberRetailers
Burlington Arcade unveils three jewellers among new brands
Burlington Arcade has announced that it has signed 12 new brands, including 3 new jewellers , bringing the total number of tenants to 47. Jewellery designer Lily Gabriella will launch her first ever showroom within the Penthouse above the Piccadilly entrance, opening in November; 886 Jewellery – The Royal Mint…
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23 DecemberRetailers
Beaverbrooks opens new Cambridge store
Diamond, jewellery and watch retailer, Beaverbrooks, has opened its first store in Cambridge’s Grand Arcade Shopping Centre, aiming to bring “significant” investment in luxury retail ahead of the busy Christmas period. Creating 12 new roles and investing over £800k in the area, the retailer will also be opening the first…
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22 DecemberRetailers
Lily Gabriella opens first showroom in Burlington Arcade
Jewellery designer Lily Gabriella has opened her first showroom in London’s iconic Burlington Arcade. The new Lily Gabriella showroom takes the pPenthouse position in the Burlington Arcade, overlooking Piccadilly. The two-floor 450 sq.m showroom, has been designed by Lily Gabriella and her vision realised by Mark Alexander Woolnough. To mark…
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2 DecemberRetailers
Goldsmiths unveils refurbished Brent Cross showroom
Retail jeweller Goldsmiths has opened its newly refurbished showroom in Brent Cross complete with new mono-brand TAG Heuer boutique. Brent Cross, a premier shopping destination in North London, is home to over 120 fashion, beauty, and lifestyle stores. Jewellery from Gucci will be on display in the store, alongside an…
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Nov- 2022 -23 NovemberRetailers
So-le Studio unveils capsule collection ahead of flagship opening
So-le Studio has unveiled its latest capsule collection, consisting of three new designs complimenting the existing leather upcycled collection. The capsule features a cuff, a necklace, and earrings. The drop acts as a prelude to the upcoming Lucenova Collection, to be revealed with the opening of So-le Studio first flagship…
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18 NovemberRetailers
Laings invests £3M in major southampton move
Luxury jewellery retailer Laings has announced it is opening a new £3m showroom in Southampton. Laings will move from their current showroom to a site in the Westquay shopping centre formerly occupied by Victoria’s Secret. The move is expected to create “several” new jobs in the area. Opening in summer…
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