Pawnbrokers
Pawnbrokers play a unique and longstanding role in the UK jewellery industry, offering a bridge between resale, valuation, and accessible financing. Their operations influence second-hand jewellery markets, gold recycling, and consumer access to luxury items. Jewellery Focus covers developments affecting pawnbrokers, including regulatory changes, market trends, retail strategy, and shifts in consumer behaviour. Our reporting provides jewellers, suppliers, and valuers with insights into how pawnbroking intersects with the wider trade—shaping pricing, supply flows, and the evolving resale economy.
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Aug- 2024 -23 AugustNews
H&T Pawnbrokers profit before tax jumps to £9.9m
H&T Group, the UK’s largest pawnbroker and a retailer of new and pre-owned jewellery and pre-owned watches, has reported a 12.5% increase in profit before tax to £9.9m in H1 2024. The group stated that the core pawnbroking business continues to be the foundation of group profits as it is…
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Apr- 2022 -19 AprilNews
TH March celebrates 135th anniversary
TH March, the UK specialist jewellery insurance broker, is celebrating its 135th anniversary with an updated brand and an enhanced offering “to meet its customers’ changing needs”. Founded in 1887 by the son of a Hatton Garden diamond merchant, the firm made its name providing specialist jewellery and watch cover…
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14 AprilRetailers
H&T launches non-profit jewellery range
H&T has launched a new range of jewellery where 100% of the profits will be donated to FareShare in order to help tackle the fight against hunger and food waste. The jewellery comprises brand-new necklaces and bracelets, including a 9ct gold ‘hope’ necklace in a heart shape design. It comes…
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Feb- 2022 -17 FebruaryRetailers
Jewellery sales to increase 34.2% predicts John Pye
With a competitive UK market, jewellery sales nationwide are expected to increase by 34.2 % in 2022, according to auctioneering company John Pye. The purchasing of jewellery has gone up during the gifting season, with two-thirds of people in the UK have bought jewellery for themselves or for someone else…
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Dec- 2021 -9 DecemberRetailers
H&T opens new store in Liverpool
H&T Pawnbrokers has announced the opening of its new store in Belle Vale shopping centre in Liverpool. The store will reportedly bring H&T’s financial services, jewellery and watches to more customers across the region. H&T said customers can get their items valued in-store, have jewellery cleaned and repaired, and browse…
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Aug- 2021 -18 AugustProduct Launches
H&T launches trio of new jewellery collections
H&T Pawnbrokers has launched a trio of new jewellery products, namely its wellness, twinning, and 22ct gold collections. The new ranges will be released to accompany the group’s pre-owned jewellery selection, growing H&T’s service offerings. Designed to appeal to a broad audience, the pieces will be offered across the group’s…
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Sep- 2019 -13 SeptemberRetailers
A&B Pawnbrokers and Herbert Brown shutters UK stores
Albemarle & Bond Pawnbrokers (A&B Pawnbrokers) and Herbert Brown have shuttered stores across the country, in a sudden move that has left customers in the dark over the whereabouts of items pawned with the businesses. In a statement on its website, the pawnbrokers apologised for “any inconvenience that may be…
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Jul- 2019 -5 JulyCrime
Police release CCTV images in appeal following robbery of jeweller
Metropolitan Police investigating the March robbery of a jeweller in Paddington, London, and have released CCTV images of two men they want to speak to in connection with the incident, as part of an appeal for information. Police were called at around 7:30pm on Wednesday, 27 March to reports that…
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Mar- 2019 -27 MarchFeatures
RECRUITMENT: Geo. A. Payne & Son Ltd
Geo. A. Payne & Son Ltd is an independent family owned retail jewellers and pawnbrokers in Bosombe, Bournemouth specialising in both new and quality pre-owned jewellery and silverware. We offer a high quality pawnbroking service, in house valuations, repairs and a bespoke design service. We are seeking an experienced store…
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Jan- 2019 -7 JanuaryCrime
Man charged with Leicester jewellery store robbery
A 41-year-old man has been charged with robbery following an incident at Mallard jewellers and pawnbrokers in Leicester, which took place on Saturday (5 January 2019). Imtiaz Patel, 41, of Marina Road, Leicester, was also charged with possession of a knife in a public place. A statement by Leicester Police…
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