Signet Jewelers
Signet Jewelers is the UKโs largest specialist jewellery retailer, operating well-known brands such as H.Samuel, Ernest Jones, and Leslie Davis. As a dominant force in the trade, Signet sets the tone for consumer trends, pricing policy, retail strategy, and digital innovation. JewelleryโฏFocus delivers comprehensive coverage of Signetโs activityโstore refits and openings, product launches, seasonal sales campaigns, online transformation, and multichannel performance analysis. Our reporting equips UK jewellers, suppliers, and designers with insights into Signetโs market leadership, partnership opportunities, and competitive tactics.
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Aug- 2017 -25 AugustRetailers
Signet Jewelers post positive Q2 financial results
Signet Jewelers, which owns H Samuel and Ernest Jones in the UK, has reported a same store sales (SSS) increase of 1.4% in Q2. Total sales were $1,399.6m (ยฃ109.2m), up $26.2m (ยฃ20.4m) or 1.9%, compared to a decrease of 2.6% in the 13 weeks ended July 30, 2016. SSS increased…
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Jul- 2017 -17 JulyAppointments
Signet appoints new CEO to replace Mark Light
Signet Jewelers has announced Virginia C. Drosos as its new CEO. Drosos previously served as an independent director of the companyโs board since 2012 and will take up the new role on 1 August 2017. This news comes as Mark Light, who has served as CEO of Signet since 2014,…
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Jun- 2017 -26 JuneAppointments
Signet Jewelers appoints Mark Graf to board of directors
Retailer Signet Jewelers has announced that its board of directors has appointed of Mark Graf as an independent director. Graf has 20 years experience in treasury, financial planning, accounting, corporate development and business line management. The news follows the retirement of Dale Hilpert from the board. H Todd Stitzer, chairman,…
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May- 2017 -23 MayRetailers
Aurum takes Signetโs place as UKโs top jewellery retailer
Aurum Holdings has exceeded Signet Jewelers as the biggest jewellery and watch retail group in the UK for the first time. The retailer overtook Signet in 2016 with a sales total of ยฃ565m. Signet Jewelers had enjoyed a period of steady growth over the past three years, with sales figures…
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Mar- 2017 -9 MarchRetailers
Same-store sales at Signet’s UK division fall 3.8% in Q4
Jewellery retail giant Signet Jewelers has reported a plunge in sales in the fourth quarter of its 2017 financial year. For the 13 weeks ending January 28, 2017, Signet reporting a 3.8% fall in same-store sales across its UK retail division – comprising Ernest Jones and H Samuel – to…
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Jan- 2017 -11 JanuaryRetailers
Signet sales fall 4.6% over festive holiday season
Signet Jewelers, the parent company of UK-based H Samuel and Ernest Jones, has reported a fall in sales over the festive holiday period. For the nine weeks ending 31 December 2016 the company reported that same-store sales had decreased 4.6% compared with an increase of 5.1% in the nine-week period…
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Aug- 2016 -24 AugustCrime
Man charged following Ernest Jones robbery in Derby
A man has been charged following a robbery at a jewellery store in Derbyโs Intu shopping centre. The break-in happened at about 3am on Tuesday, August 23, at the Ernest Jones store in the shopping centre. An unknown quantity of jewellery was stolen but later recovered by police. A 21-year-old…
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May- 2016 -27 MayRetailers
Signet Jewelers reports record first quarter earnings
Signet Jewelers, the parent company of UK-based H Samuel and Ernest Jones, has reported record earning for the first quarter of the year. For the 13 weeks ending April 30, 2016, the company reported diluted earnings per share grew 26.4%. Same-store sales for the retail conglomerate were up 2.4% with…
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Mar- 2016 -24 MarchRetailers
Signet reports “excellent” full-year results
Jewellery giant Signet Jewelers has reported an โexcellentโ full year in its latest results for the 52 weeks ending 30 January, 2016. Same-store sales across the year were up 4.1% with annual total sales of $6.55bn (ยฃ4.63bn) – an increase on the previous year of 14.2%. The results were boosted…
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Feb- 2016 -29 FebruaryEconomy
Signet Jewelers announces strong fourth quarter
Signet Jewelers, one of the worldโs largest ย retailer of diamond jewellery, has reported a strong fourth quarter in its latest preliminary trading update. In the 13 weeks ending 30 January 2016, the company reported same store sales increased by 4.9% compared with the same period a year earlier with diluted…
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