Shopping Centre
Shopping centres remain an important retail channel for the UK jewellery trade, offering jewellers access to high-footfall locations and diverse customer bases. For jewellery retailers, suppliers, and designers, understanding trends in shopping centre performance, leasing activity, and consumer behaviour is key to maximising commercial opportunities. Jewellery Focus covers shopping centre developments, including new openings, refurbishment projects, retail tenancy changes, and insights into how these hubs impact jewellery sales and the broader retail landscape.
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Feb- 2016 -12 FebruaryRetailers
Jewellery sales up 7.8% at Centre:mk
Milton Keynes shopping centre, Centre:mk, has reported a 7.8% increase in jewellery sales in 2015 compared with the previous year. The shopping centre, which is jointly owned Hermes Investment Management and AustralianSuper, includes jewellery retailers such as Beaverbrooks, Goldsmiths, Fraser Hart, H Samuel, Leslie Davis, F Hinds, Ernest Jones and…
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11 FebruaryCrime
Blackburn jewellers targeted after raiders smash into shopping centre
Detectives are appealing for information after thieves raided a jewellery store located in a Blackburn shopping centre. Officers were called at around 2:30am on Tuesday, 9 February, following reports of a fire at the Church Street entrance to The Mall in Blackburn, where the burglars had smashed their way into…
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5 FebruaryRetailers
Fraser Hart set to open Colchester store
Jewellery chain Fraser Hart has announced it is set to open a new store in Colchester’s Culver Square shopping centre. The new store is expected to open in April and Fraser Hart, which has 39 other stores across the UK, said it has already started the interview process for the…
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Jan- 2016 -13 JanuaryRetailers
Rox closes Silverburn store
Scottish jeweller Rox has announced the closure of its store in Silverburn shopping centre, Glasgow, after eight years of trading. In a statement the company said: “Unfortunately, we have outgrown our tiny, little boutique in the mall. As one of the founding boutiques, we’ve enjoyed great success at Silverburn as…
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Nov- 2015 -12 NovemberRetailers
Beaverbrooks opens newly refurbished Basingstoke store
Jewellery chain Beaverbrooks opened its new refurbished Beaverbrooks store yesterday, as part of the company’s initiative to invest in local towns and refresh existing stores. The new-look 2,120 sq ft store is located in Festival Place Shopping Centre and was unveiled to the public on Wednesday 11 November at 10am.…
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9 NovemberRetailers
Britain’s shop vacancy rate falls to its lowest level since June 2010
The number of vacant shops in Britain stayed the same in October when compared with September, a month in which vacant shops fell to their lowest level since April 2010. That is according to the latest figures from the Local Data Company (LDC) which found that shop vacancy in October…
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Oct- 2015 -28 OctoberWatch Focus
Breitling opens Bluewater store
Swiss watch brand Breitling has opened a 1,500 sq ft boutique in Kent’s Bluewater shopping centre. The store, which officially opened on October 27, is situated on the upper Rose Gallery and will be managed by Aurum Holdings, the owners of Watches of Switzerland, Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths. The…
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23 OctoberEvents
Drakes named ‘Best Independent Fashion Retailer’ in Plymouth
Drakes has been named the ‘Best Independent Fashion Retailer’ at Plymouth’s City and Waterfront Awards. The family-run business, which last year opened a new store in Drakes Circus Shopping Centre, picked up the award at the James Bond-themed black tie event at Plymouth Pavilions on Thursday, October 22. The City…
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13 OctoberCrime
Police investigating Ernest Jones raid
The Metropolitan police have confirmed that they are investigating an early-morning raid on the Ernest Jones store in Romford, north-east London. Police were called at 2:30am on Monday, October 12, to the incident in Liberty Shopping Centre on Western Road, in which they confirmed a number of items had been…
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8 OctoberEconomy
Shop vacancy levels fall to five-year low
The number of vacant shops in Britain has fallen to its lowest since April 2010, according to new figures from the Local Data Company (LDC). In September, Britain’s shop vacancy levels fell to 12.9%. This was despite the leisure vacancy rate increasing from 8.13% in August to 8.16% in September…
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