Pandemic
The pandemic has had a lasting impact on the UK jewellery trade, reshaping consumer habits, supply chains, and retail strategies. For jewellers, manufacturers, and suppliers, understanding these changes is essential to adapting and building resilience. Jewellery Focus provides in-depth coverage of the pandemic’s effects on the industry, including market analysis, business recovery strategies, e-commerce growth, and insights into shifting demand patterns. Our reporting helps trade professionals navigate the ongoing challenges and opportunities in a post-pandemic landscape.
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Jul- 2021 -12 JulyRetailers
Wild Iris opens second Midlands boutique
Wild Iris of Ironbridge, an independent ladies’ fashion and gift boutique, has launched its second store at The Merry Hill Centre in Dudley. Having opened on 10 July, the store specialises in jewellery and accessories, ladies’ clothing, homeware, and handcrafted gifts and art works. The opening follows Wild Iris’ 2019…
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9 JulyRetailers
Theo Fennell takes control of namesake company
Founder, Theo Fennell, has taken control of his jewellery and silverware business and its name for the first time in 40 years. Despite always being at its creative heart, Fennell has not been in control of the firm and its name. Over the last four years, private equity firm Endless…
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8 JulyRetailers
Hancocks London to unveil Bezel collection
Hancocks London will unveil its first new collection since lockdown easing this summer, the Bezel collection which features a selection of diamond rings, designed by the jeweller and handcrafted in Britain, during the pandemic. The collection comprises a series of rings ranging from £3,950 to bespoke commissions and officially launches…
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5 JulyFeatures
Making jewellery on a narrowboat
Trained in horticulture, Rich MacKenzie always envisioned a passion-led lifestyle. Having bought a narrowboat called ‘Bluebell’ in 2017, when the pandemic hit, he and his family made the “best decision” when they decided to live on the boat full-time. Alongside his wife, Jackie, two children, Robbie and Fleur and pets,…
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2 JulyRetailers
Furlough numbers drop by almost half
The number of people on furlough has almost halved in three months to the end of May 2021, according to HM Treasury. More than one million workers came off furlough in the four weeks between the end of April and the end of May which coincided with the start of…
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Jun- 2021 -30 JuneRetailers
Berry’s FY20 turnover hits £34.6m
Berry’s Jewellers, the trading name of Berens and Company, saw turnover increase 3.3% year-on-year to £34.6m for FY20. The group’s operating profit also grew in the year ended 30 June 2020, rising from £4.1m in FY19 to £4.2m the following year. Net cash at the jewellery and Swiss watches provider…
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28 JuneRetailers
Ernest Jones to launch ‘Thank You’ NHS support pin
Ernest Jones has announced the launch of the ‘Thank You’ Pin in support of the NHS front-line workers on Friday 2 July 2021. Created by TMB Art Metal, £10 from every sale will be donated to NHS Charities Together with the hope that the pin will raise a minimum of…
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24 JuneEvents
Baselworld to return in 2022
Organiser, MCH Group, has announced the return of luxury watch and jewellery trade event Baselworld, which will run from 31 March to 4 April 2022. The event, which was held for the last time in 2019 due to last year’s pandemic, will act as a B2B platform for the mid-range…
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23 JuneRetailers
De Beers fifth cycle diamond sales reach £338m
De Beers Group has announced a provisional value of its rough diamond sale of $470m (£338m) for the period 7 June to 22 June 2021 for the fifth sales cycle of 2021. Owing to the restrictions on the movement of people and products in various jurisdictions around the globe, the…
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17 JuneCoronavirus
Gov extends insolvency support measures
The Government has announced that it is extending insolvency measures supporting businesses throughout the pandemic to the end of June 2021. First introduced in the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act at the start of the pandemic, the measures protect businesses from creditor enforcement while also removing personal liability on company…
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