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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Sep- 2018 -20 SeptemberFeatures
Setting up shop – Harrington Brookshaw Jewellers
Large jewellery brands are increasingly dominating the jewellery landscape, whether it be online or high street retail. In a highly competitive and very mature market, it is a brave step for an aspiring high street jeweller to focus on unbranded, but that’s exactly what newly-opened Harrington Brookshaw Jewellers has planned.…
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17 SeptemberVoice On The Highstreet
Voice on the High Street: Judith Hart
Name: Judith Hart Jewellers Location: Derby Year established: 1980 Number of staff: 66 Website: www.judithhartjewellers.co.uk How was Judith Hart Jewellers founded? It was established in 1980 by myself and two other members of staff. I had worked locally starting as a Saturday girl and over three years progressed to manager.…
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17 SeptemberEvents
Olivia Grace London joins The Maiyet Collective pop-up
Fine jewellery brand Olivia Grace London is to launch a new bracelet called ‘Sunflower’ to mark being chosen as one of the participating brands in the new retail concept The Maiyet Collective. The Maiyet Collective concept store, based at new private Members Club The Conduit, Mayfair, will look to bring…
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10 SeptemberQ&A Sessions
Voice on the High Street: Cupitt Jeweller
Name: Cupitt Jeweller Location: Bromsgrove Year established: 1946 Number of staff: 7 Website: www.cupittjeweller.co.uk What’s the history of Cupitt Jeweller? Claude Cupitt started the business in Bromsgrove, in 1946. When he retired in 1979 his son Jim took over the business with his wife Sue. They relocated the shop to…
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Aug- 2018 -30 AugustFeatures
VOTH: Kiki McDonough
Name: Kiki McDonough Location: Sloane Square, London Year established: 1985 Number of staff: 8 Website: kiki.co.uk Tell us about the story behind Kiki McDonough? I am a British fine jewellery designer famous for my striking colour combinations and use of semi-precious gemstones, set in 18ct gold, to create timeless and…
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30 AugustProduct Launches
Family jewellers Hugh Rice to open third store with Hull opening
Hugh Rice has announced it is opening its second store inside British Land’s centre St. Stephen’s in Hull, due to open this Autumn. The jewellers originally chose St. Stephen’s to open their flagship store in 2008, stocking Swiss watches and diamond jewellery and most recently hosting their first Rolex Room.…
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28 AugustRetailers
Vashi launches at Selfridges Oxford Street in the ‘Wonder Room’
Jewellery retailer Vashi has opened a new store at the Selfridges London ‘Wonder Room’. The retailer said the consultation rooms feature “bright contemporary colours” and soft furnishings, creating a “warm yet exclusive environment”. In celebration of the opening, Vashi hasI launched a new diamond choker necklace, exclusive to Selfridges. The…
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17 AugustVoice On The Highstreet
Voice on the High Street – Maya Magal
What is the story behind your company? I started out as a textiles designer, but fell in love with jewellery once I realised I could create a piece from start to finish in one session at the bench. To learn more I began making chains for a renowned jeweller called…
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7 AugustFeatures
How did Amazon catch everyone off guard?
Complacency by retailers in the US was the major factor why Amazon’s success caught the entire retail industry off guard. Three of our largest retailers in the US have paid a steep price. Macys JC Penny have closed hundreds of stores and Sears’ future is in doubt. The Limited, one…
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Jul- 2018 -31 JulyFeatures
How pop-up shops are changing perspectives
The retail market is forever expanding and changing and it’s important to stay ahead of the curve. For many years, the simple shop space was enough to gain customers, but as people were hit by tighter budgets as well as an influx of technology, spending habits have changed. As rents…
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