Oxford Street
Oxford Street stands as the UK’s most prominent retail corridor, hosting a mix of national jewellery chains, department store concessions, fast-fashion jewellery outlets, and pop-up activations that draw millions of shoppers—both local and tourist. As a focal point for high-volume sales and brand visibility, activity on Oxford Street provides crucial insight into consumer trends, pricing elasticity, merchandising effectiveness, and footfall-driven conversion. Jewellery Focus offers dedicated trade coverage of Oxford Street’s jewellery scene—tracking new openings and closures, promotional events (such as seasonal discounts and in-store experiences), landlord negotiations, store formats, and performance analytics. Our insights empower retailers, brand teams, landlords, and suppliers to optimise retail strategy, stock planning, visual merchandising, and location-based marketing within one of the world’s most competitive retail environments.
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Oct- 2015 -12 OctoberNews
Goldsmiths to invest £1m in London stores
Luxury jeweller has announced that it is to invest more than £1m in its London stores, including the addition of a fourth store. The investment will include a refurbishment of its premises in Canary Wharf, Victoria and Westfield, as well as the addition of a new fourth store located on…
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8 OctoberWatch Focus
Watches of Switzerland opens Oxford Street store
Luxury watch retailer Watches of Switzerland has opened a new boutique on London’s iconic Oxford Street. Watches of Switzerland said that the store, which is 7,000 sq ft, will embrace the “digital world”. Clients visiting the store will be greeted by a multi-lingual, 98 inch interactive digital touch screen, showcasing…
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Jul- 2015 -2 JulyWatch Focus
Record Oxford Street rent for first Longines UK store
Swatch Group is set to open its first standalone store in the UK for its Longines watch brand, which will include record retail rent for premises on London’s Oxford Street. The 1,000 sq ft store will be located opposite department store Selfridges, after the Swiss watch brand secured a lease…
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Apr- 2015 -16 AprilE-Commerce
Gemporia unveils exclusive collection in House of Fraser
Online retailer Gemporia is launching its first high street product with retail stalwart House of Fraser. The previously online-only jewellery brand will be available in 20 stores from next week as part of a first-phase roll-out into House of Fraser. Gemporia will eventually be housed in 42 stores, including the flagship…
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Dec- 2014 -3 DecemberRetailers
John Lewis banks Black Friday fashion sales
Black Friday helped to deliver the biggest ever week of sales for department store John Lewis with fashion posting its biggest ever sales for a single day’s trade. The store delivered sales of £179.1m, up 21.8% on 2013 and up 56.8% week-on-week to deliver the biggest ever week for sales…
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Oct- 2014 -8 OctoberWatch Focus
Jorg Gray to be sold in Debenhams
American watch brand Jorg Gray has announced that it will be stocked in Debenhams flagship store in London’s Oxford Street and via its website from mid-October. According to the brand’s UK supplier, Stormbrand, Debenhams will stock 21 different Jorg Gray models featuring a mix of men’s and ladies watches. Claire…
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Sep- 2014 -29 SeptemberRetailers
Lola and Grace set to open central London store
Lola and Grace, a brand owned by the Swarovski group, is set to open its debut store in central London on 2 October. The store will be located within the already established Swarovski shop on London’s Oxford Street. Nina Müller, general manager at Lola and Grace, said: “Lola and Grace…
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Jan- 2014 -31 JanuaryRetailers
Oxford Street store robbed of £500,000 of watches
Armed robbers have stolen more than half a million pounds’ worth of watches from a jewellers in Oxford Street, London. The smash-and-grab job was carried out in full view of a throng of rush hour shoppers, and when police arrived at the scene they were forced to back down when…
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Nov- 2012 -22 NovemberDesigners
Chavin announces House of Fraser launch
Chavin Jewellery has announced its launch in House of Fraser stores in a pre-Christmas initiative.
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