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- 2014 -24 SeptemberRetailers
Tateossian to support Breast Cancer Care with bracelet launch
Tateossian is set to continue its support of Breast Cancer Care with a brand new version of its signature Pop Scoubidou leather bracelet. A new orange-and-magenta version of the popular bracelet will be sold and will feature the signature Tateossian clasp. Robert Tateossian, CEO, told Jewellery Focus: “I am thrilled…
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22 SeptemberRetailers
Blancpain to open flagship store and first franchise boutique
Watch brand Blancpain is set to open two new boutiques in London in October and November this year. The November opening will see Blancpain open a new flagship store on New Bond Street. The store will have two levels with an area of more than 43 square metres. Blancpain’s October…
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12 SeptemberRetailers
Cadenzza opens new store in Liverpool
Cadenzza, a retailer owned by jewellery brand Swarovski, has announced the opening of a new store in Liverpool. The premises will be located in Liverpool One, a shopping centre, and will be Cadenzza’s first branch outside of the London area. It will enjoy collections from brands such as Roberto Cavalli,…
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9 SeptemberEditor's Blog
Don’t argue with the data…just wait for your slice
It is beginning to feel more like a job as a leader-writer for the Financial Times than a jewellery trade magazine, but there is just so much positive news out there it cannot go without comment. Yesterday the Birmingham Assay Office release the all-office hallmarking figures, showing a year-on-year rise yet again,…
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5 SeptemberRetailers
Mococo launches seventh store in Birkenhead
Jewellery retailer Mococo has launched its seventh store in the Pyramids Shopping Centre, Birkenhead. The new store has been officially opened today and a special weekend will be held until Sunday September 7, showcasing the latest designer brands including Chlobo, Thomas Sabo, Diamonfire and Nomination. Those shopping on the opening…
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5 SeptemberEconomy
Britain’s shop vacancy rate falls to its lowest level since June 2010
Britain’s shop vacancy rate fell to 13.3% in August, down from 13.4% in July, its lowest level since June 2010. New research from the Local Data Company shows that the overall retail and leisure vacancy rate also decreased from 11.9% to 11.8%. Matthew Hopkinson, director at the Local Data Company,…
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4 SeptemberRetailers
Grace & Co to open sixth store in Grantham
Leicestershire-based jewellers Grace & Co is set to open a brand new store in autumn this year, bringing its number of stores to a total of six. Opening its doors in late September, the new store will feature a range of jewellery brands from Thomas Sabo, Swarovski, and Vivienne Westwood.…
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2 SeptemberEvents
Charity auction at IJL raises over £3,000 for Breast Cancer Care
A charity auction at International Jewellery London (IJL) has raised more than £3,000 for Breast Cancer Care. Hosted on the opening night of the show, at the late-night shopping evening, the auction featured 12 lots from designers and brands, including Ingenious Jewellery, Deakin & Francis, Marcia Lanyon and Sarah Ho.…
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Aug- 2014 -21 AugustRetailers
Tateossian set to open flagship London store
Jewellery brand Tateossian is set to celebrate its 25th anniversary with the opening of a new men’s flagship store in London. The new store will be located in Sloane Square, near London’s Kind road and the Saatchi gallery. A company statement said that the area was a “mecca for shopping,…
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19 AugustNews
Ortak reopens following £136,000 grant
Ortak has reopened its shop in Kirkwall town centre, Orkney, after receiving a £136,400 grant from the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Earlier this year it was announced that Ortak had gone into administration and manufacturing ceased at the Hatston factory with redundancies made after the company failed to find…
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