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Coverage examines the relationship between Londonโs financial district and the jewellery trade, exploring how economic trends, investment patterns, and corporate activity influence the wider industry. Stories include analysis of luxury spending, market performance, and business confidence, alongside developments in retail finance and trade regulation. Content highlights how the financial climate and investor sentiment shape growth, strategy, and long-term stability across the UK jewellery market
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Nov- 2025 -4 NovemberTrade Organisations
Goldsmithsโ Company appoints four new members to its Court of Assistants
The Goldsmithsโ Company has appointed four new members to its Court of Assistants, the organisationโs non-executive board equivalent. Silversmith Brett Payne, lawyer and university registrar Rachel Sandby-Thomas, former Deloitte partner Sir William Touche and technologist Doug Twining have joined the 25-member Court, following an open call for applications and a…
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Oct- 2025 -22 OctoberRetailers
Dinny Hall to open first northern store in Leeds
Dinny Hall is set to open its first store outside London, choosing Leeds for the debut of its new Jewel Box concept. The 800 sq ft store will open in November within the Victoria Quarter arcade, marking a northern expansion for the brand known for its sculptural and gemstone-led designs.…
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16 OctoberRetailers
Cooksongold to recruit new Birmingham store manager
Cooksongold has launched a search for a new store manager to head its Birmingham branch in the cityโs Jewellery Quarter. The full-time role will oversee day-to-day operations, team management and store performance, with responsibility for sales targets, promotions and customer experience. The company said it is seeking an experienced retail…
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14 OctoberAuctions
Christieโs names new jewellery leadership team
Christieโs has announced new leadership for its jewellery department, with Max Fawcett appointed global head of jewellery and Claibourne Poindexter named head of department for the Americas. Both will take up their new roles on 1 January 2026. Based in Geneva, Fawcett joined Christieโs 10 years ago and was most…
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8 OctoberManufacturers
Council criticised over Birmingham Jewellery Quarter workshops sale
Birmingham City Council is facing criticism after placing a row of historic workshops on Vyse Street in the Jewellery Quarter up for sale without prior consultation with tenants, local businesses, or trade groups. The move comes less than two weeks after the Quarter was awarded World Craft City status, the…
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Sep- 2025 -23 SeptemberRetailers
Boodles marks 60 years in Chester
Jewellery retailer Boodles is marking the 60th anniversary of its Chester showroom. The site first opened in 1965 as part of the Grosvenor Precinct development. At the time it was described as one of the โmost prominentโ jewellery showrooms outside London, featuring Italian marble, timber and glass in its open-plan…
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4 SeptemberRetailers
Mappin and Webb opens flagship jewellery showroom in Manchester
Mappin and Webb has opened its largest showroom to date in Manchester, as part of a wider investment by parent company the Watches of Switzerland Group. The store is located in a Grade II listed building in St Annโs Square, within a conservation area that was once the cityโs jewellery…
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Jul- 2025 -18 JulyRetailers
Hancocks Jewellers marks 165 years on Manchesterโs King Street
Manchester jeweller Hancocks is marking its 165th anniversary, continuing to trade independently from its long-standing premises on King Street. The business was founded in 1860 by Josiah Hancock, initially offering a clock-winding service during the cityโs cotton boom. It later moved from its first Piccadilly location to King Street, where…
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Apr- 2025 -8 AprilDesigners
Searle and Co relaunches at The Royal Exchange
Bespoke jeweller Searle and Co has announced its revival by launching at The Royal Exchange in London. The opening represents a revival of the Searle and Co brand, under a separate operator that shares the name, that previously traded at the scheme for 125 years. The company has taken the…
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Jan- 2020 -15 JanuaryAnalysis
Boohoo more valuable than M&S โ a sea-change encapsulated
From a purely journalistic standpoint it is now a de facto clichรฉ to refer to Marks and Spencer as the โhigh street bellwetherโ, yet that is the status it has held for so many decades. The once mighty monolith was the first British retailer to reach a market capitalisation of…
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