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- 2012 -26 SeptemberManufacturers
Thomas Sabo announces UK expansion
Success in the UK has seen jewellery brand Thomas Sabo announce it is to expand into a further three stand-alone stores in Edinburgh, Nottingham and Norwich.
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Jul- 2012 -26 JulyRetailers
Watchfinder reports strong start to 2012
Pre-owned timepiece specialist Watchfinder has reported sales for Q1 were up 21 per cent on the same period last year.
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10 JulyRetailers
ROX announces new £1 million boutique
Scottish jewellery brand ROX has announced it is to invest £1 million to open its first Edinburgh boutique, creating 12 new jobs.
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2 JulyEvents
Jubilee marked by 10,000 diamonds display at Buckingham Palace
More than 10,000 diamonds set in pieces acquired by six monarchs over three centuries are to go on display at Buckingham Palace to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
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Jun- 2012 -25 JuneCurrent Affairs
Mitchell Charlesworth gives advice on payroll law changes
Accountancy firm Mitchell Charlesworth is urging businesses to prepare for the major changes in payroll law that will take place in April 2013.
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May- 2012 -28 MayRetailers
EW Payne makes royal presentation
The Queen recently joined VIP clients of jeweller EW Payne at a lunch reception at the store to celebrate her visit to Bromley.
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28 MayEvents
ACJ hosting Diamond Jubilee Exhibition
The Association for Contemporary Jewellery (ACJ) is presenting a touring exhibition of jewellery specially designed and made on the theme of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
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22 MayEvents
Ireland Jewellery Showcase on the horizon
Now in its fourth year, the annual Ireland Jewellery Showcase returns this August, bringing together a wide range of jewellery wholesalers, manufacturers and associated technology and service suppliers.
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18 MayTrade Organisations
New prime warden of the Goldsmiths’ Company
The Goldsmiths' Company, one of the Twelve Great Livery Companies of the City of London, has a new prime warden – Lord Sutherland of Houndwood.
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Apr- 2012 -27 AprilTrade Organisations
Royal opening for new Goldsmiths’ Centre
The new Goldsmiths' Centre, a purpose-built development created by the Goldsmiths' Company, was officially opened on Wednesday 25 April by Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra.
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