Switzerland
Switzerland is a global powerhouse in luxury jewellery and watchmaking, home to renowned brands and a highly skilled manufacturing sector. For UK jewellers, suppliers, and trade professionals, understanding Switzerland’s influence on design trends, supply chains, and market dynamics is crucial. Jewellery Focus provides coverage on Swiss jewellery and watch brands, trade developments, innovations, and insights into how the country’s expertise shapes the international jewellery industry.
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Feb- 2023 -10 FebruaryRetailers
Watches of Switzerland falls short of expectations amid Christmas strikes
Watches of Switzerland has reported that its revenues increased 17% to £407m in the 13 weeks to January 29 this year, narrowly falling short of analysts’ consensus expectations of £425m. The company said its lower than expected sales growth was because of rail and postal strikes over Christmas and general…
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Dec- 2022 -16 DecemberRetailers
Goldsmiths upgrades Solihull showroom
Goldsmiths has relocated its Solihull showroom to a new larger location in the Touchwood shopping centre. Goldsmiths’ Solihull features a whole new interior design, and includes Goldsmiths diamond jewellery offering alongside engagement, wedding, and eternity rings, and a large new hospitality area plus a repairs and service lounge. Craig Bolton,…
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2 DecemberRetailers
Goldsmiths unveils refurbished Brent Cross showroom
Retail jeweller Goldsmiths has opened its newly refurbished showroom in Brent Cross complete with new mono-brand TAG Heuer boutique. Brent Cross, a premier shopping destination in North London, is home to over 120 fashion, beauty, and lifestyle stores. Jewellery from Gucci will be on display in the store, alongside an…
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Nov- 2022 -30 NovemberRetailers
Goldsmiths relocates to Cribbs Causeway showroom
Goldsmiths has relocated to a new showroom in Cribbs Causeway shopping mall, Bristol. The new Goldsmiths showroom is more than double the former retail location, with a wrap around glass frontage and fresh interior concept, which includes: The light, open plan showroom features a monochrome palette of materials such as…
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23 NovemberManufacturers
Ralf Barthelmeß returns to Thomas Sabo
Ralf Barthelmeß has returned to Thomas Sabo as its new senior vice president wholesale, beginning in January 2023. Barthelmeß worked for the company as head of sales for a decade between 2006 and 2016. He will re-organise sales in close cooperation with CEO Dr. Gunnar Binder and company founder Thomas…
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1 NovemberRetailers
Goldsmiths opens first Gucci shop-in-shop boutique
Goldsmiths has opened its latest new luxury concept showroom at Meadowhall Shopping Centre in Sheffield, featuring the group’s first Gucci shop-in-shop boutique. The Gucci shop-in-shop boutique has its own dedicated entrance to the space in addition to the opening linked with the main Goldsmiths showroom. The boutique will have both…
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Oct- 2022 -4 OctoberRetailers
Goldsmiths reopens in West Quay with new luxury showroom
Goldsmiths, a luxury watch and jewellery retailer and part of the Watches of Switzerland Group, has reopened its showroom in the West Quay Shopping Centre, Southampton, with the new luxury design. The Goldsmiths showroom has undergone a refurbishment which now boasts a fresh interior, as well as a line-up of…
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Sep- 2022 -16 SeptemberEvents
IEG, Vicenzaoro September: 20% more foreign visits than in 2019
Vicenzaoro September closes its 2022 edition by recovering and surpassing pre-pandemic results. The overall number of visits was up 10% compared to 2019 with an explosion of foreign attendances showing an increase of 20%. Over half of the total attendance was international (51%), rom 124 countries worldwide. To date, total…
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Jul- 2022 -15 JulyRetailers
Goldsmiths unveils new Belfast showroom
Goldsmiths has opened its first new concept showroom in Northern Ireland, at Victoria Square, Belfast. The new Goldsmiths showroom features a new interior design, as well as a line-up of luxury timepieces and fine-jewellery brands creating a retail environment of the future. It includes a newly introduced, large, dedicated Cartier…
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Apr- 2022 -12 AprilEvents
Inhorgenta Munich’s international attendance surges 40%
Inhorgenta Munich has reported “strong” and international participation in a “challenging” time as 17,285 visitors from 79 countries attended the latest show, with international visitors growing to 40%. Overall, the event, which took place from 8 April to 11 April 2022, saw 732 exhibitors from 33 countries, remaining stable at…
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