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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Aug- 2014 -15 AugustRetailers
Drakes Group announces plans for expansion
Drakes Group has announced plans to expand its Plymouth store this year, taking over four units in the Drake Circus Shopping Centre. The family-run business has announced the opening of its “all new Drakes Store” on the first floor of the shopping centre, located alongside Next. The shop will occupy…
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14 AugustUncategorized
Thomas Sabo announces flagship London store
Thomas Sabo has announced plans to open a new flagship London store on South Molton Street, in the heart of London’s West End. Scheduled to open in late October, the 120sqm store will be located at the Brook Street end of South Molton Street in one of its anchor sites.…
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8 AugustDesigners
Mima to open permanent gallery
The Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (Mima) is set to open a new “world-class” permanent jewellery gallery. The jewellery gallery, opening on October 4, will showcase more than 100 pieces of jewellery exhibiting the collection to the public for the first time. The jewellery gallery will be the first permanent…
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5 AugustNews
Carat expands to 19 retail locations in Asia
Carat has continued to expand its retail footprint in Asia this year with store openings in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Bangkok, taking the total number of locations up to 19. Its most recent opening in Hong Kong shopping mall, Times Square, plants the brand firmly in one of the most…
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Jul- 2014 -16 JulyNews
Swag Jeweller buys Burrells of Tunbridge Wells
Swag Jeweller has announced the acquisition of fine jewellery and watch retailer, Burrells of Tunbridge Wells. Situated in Royal Victoria Place, Burrells is the culmination of Richard Burrells 50-year career in the industry, which saw him progress from an apprenticeship in Hatton Garden to opening a chain of his own…
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Jun- 2014 -25 JuneAppointments
Andrew Hinds elected new NAG chair
Andrew Hinds, director of high street multiple jeweller F Hinds, has been elected as the new chairman of the National Association of Goldsmiths (NAG). The nomination was proposed, seconded and carried during the association’s Annual General Meeting, which was held on Wednesday June 18, 2014. The meeting, which coincided with…
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23 JuneNews
Tiffany & Co displays iconic 128-carat diamond at Paris store opening
Tiffany & Co has displayed its iconic Tiffany Yellow Diamond at the opening of a brand new store in Paris. The diamond, which was transported from New York, was on display at the brand’s new Champs-Elysées premises. For a limited time, gemstone enthusiasts and diamond lovers were able to get…
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17 JuneEvents
Graff to showcase rare gemstones and diamonds at Paris event
Graff Diamonds is set to showcase its collection, featuring extremely rare diamonds and gemstones, at this year’s La Biennale Des Antiquaires in Paris. Graff will showcase both emerald and sapphire pieces in their collection, including a ‘dramatic’ necklace with richly coloured clusters of sapphire beads entwined with Pavѐ diamond leaves…
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12 JuneEvents
Endless Jewellery breaks record with 230 new partners
Emerging brand Endless Jewelry broke all records for a new brand at the annual JCK trade show in Las Vegas this month, signing 230 new retail partners in the US. On the first day of the show, Danish entrepreneur Jesper Nielsen’s new venture signed 50% of its target for new…
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Apr- 2014 -29 AprilAppointments
Cristiano Ronaldo signs as TAG Heuer brand ambassador
TAG Heuer has announced the signing of football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to a long-term partnership as a brand ambassador. The two-time Ballon d’Or winner, Real Madrid forward and Captain of the Portugal team for the coming World Cup in Brazil, joins an illustrious roster of TAG Heuer sports stars and celebrities that…
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