Reading
Reading is a growing commercial hub in the South East of England, with a diverse retail scene that includes independent jewellers, national chains, shopping centres, and local makers. Its affluent commuter base and strong business community make it a strategic location for jewellery retailers and suppliers targeting middle to high-income consumers. Jewellery Focus reports on the jewellery trade in Reading, covering store openings and refurbishments, local retail trends, business performance, regional sourcing, and training opportunities. Our coverage helps jewellers, designers, and wholesalers understand the commercial landscape in Reading and identify opportunities within this dynamic and well-connected town.
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Jun- 2020 -16 JuneCoronavirus
Business secretary welcomes NAJ StoreSafe scheme
NAJ member Jacobs the Jewellers was visited by the business secretary, the Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, to show the MP how the jewellery industry could reopen safely. Ahead of the Reading shop’s reopening, owner Adam Jacobs and his colleagues explained more about the NAJ’s StoreSafe scheme during the visit…
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4 JuneRetailers
Bira creates five-step guide to help independent retailers open again
The British Independent Retailers Association has created a five-step guide to help independent retailers open again with confidence later this month. The five-step guide to a Covid-secure reopening takes members through what they need to do to be safe and compliant ahead of reopening on 15 June . It also…
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Jul- 2019 -2 JulyEvents
Winners announced for Emerging Designer Competition
Jacobs the Jewellers and the Bishopsland Educational Trust, together with sponsors the Goldsmiths’ Centre and HS Walsh, have announced the winners of the fifth edition of the annual Emerging Designer Competition. The three-week long competition closed on 28 June, with the winners announced and a demonstration at Reading-based Jacobs the…
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Jun- 2019 -27 JuneEvents
Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office to hold Jewellery Congress this July
The Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office will be holding an international conference on the 8-9 July 2019, at Goldsmiths’ Hall. Called ‘The Jewellery Materials Congress’, it will support the jewellery and silverware community by providing a “collaborative, non-commercial forum” to share knowledge and foster technological and operational innovation in materials development.…
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17 JuneEvents
Jacobs the Jewellers launches Young Designer competition 2019
Jacobs the Jewellers, Reading’s oldest independent jewellery retailer, has announced the start of its annual Young Designer competition, with 2019 seeing the largest field of entrants in its five-year history. The four-week event based in the jewellers Reading store features live craft demonstrations and a VIP winners’ event at 2.30pm…
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Oct- 2018 -10 OctoberVoice On The Highstreet
Voice on the High Street – EH Warford
Tell us about the history of EH Warford EH Warford is an independent family-run jewellers dating back to 1969; we are a husband-and-wife team and now in our 12th year of running this successful high street jewellery shop. The business was first established by three young local jewellers selling mainly…
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Sep- 2018 -28 SeptemberRetailers
Jacobs the Jewellers wins ‘Retailer of the Year’ 2018
Family-owned independent retailer Jacobs the Jewellers was awarded ‘Retailer of the Year’ at the Reading Retail Awards on 22 September. The accolade was presented to the Jacobs team, led by co-owners Ian, Adrienne and Adam Jacobs, by the previous year’s winner Ikea. According to the group the award is the…
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Aug- 2018 -1 AugustFeatures
A go to guide for pearls
Pearls are in right now. Young A-listers from Hollywood and the pop world, along with royalty have put pearls centre stage. Every single pearl is unique, each one special and able to be worn in many ways, by many different types of customer. Throughout history, pearls have symbolised wealth, power,…
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Dec- 2017 -22 DecemberNews
Men from Liverpool ‘most generous’ jewellery gift-givers
Men from Liverpool are spend more on jewellery gifts than men in any other part of the UK, according to a new survey. A poll of 28,000 customers of online jewellery marketplace Jewelstreet found that Liverpudlian lads spend an average of £330.20 on a jewellery gift. Men from London came…
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22 DecemberFeatures
Voice on the High Street – Adam Jacobs
Name: Adam Jacobs, Jacobs the Jewellers Location: Reading Year established: 1948 Number of staff: 9 Website: www.jacobsthejewellers.com When was Jacobs the Jewellers founded? In 1948 Douglas and Jean Jacobs opened ‘Douglas Jacobs’ on the King’s Road in Reading, initially selling a hand-picked selection of second hand silver and jewellery. They…
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