Victoria
Victoria is a strategic London district for the jewellery trade—home to elegant boutiques, designer concessions, and high-footfall retail spaces serving commuters, tourists, and local professionals. Its blend of transport hubs, mixed-use development and affluent catchment zone positions it as both a premium sales location and a launchpad for emerging brands. Jewellery Focus delivers targeted coverage of Victoria’s trade landscape, including new openings and refurbishments, consumer demographics, promotional activity, partnership opportunities with nearby venues, and footfall analytics post-infrastructure upgrades. Our reporting equips retailers, designers, brand teams, and suppliers with actionable insights into store viability, location strategy, experiential merchandising, and market alignment in this key central-London area.
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Jun- 2015 -18 JuneEvents
Sponsors amongst biggest winners at UK Jewellery Awards
The UK Jewellery Awards recognised the achievements of the great and the good of the jewellery industry last night, with two of the event’s leading sponsors netting three of the most prestigious gongs. Around 650 figures from across the jewellery industry gathered at the Tower of London for the ceremony,…
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15 JuneAnalysis
Do auctions reflect trends, or do they set them?
Auctions certainly re-invent trends, resurrecting past styles to the forefront of current taste, with a new inventive take on the past. Collectors have been fascinated with great auction sales since the disposal of the great art collection of Charles I by the Parliamentarians. The 18th Century saw a wave of…
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Apr- 2015 -15 AprilCurrent Affairs
LDB to offer support to those affected by Hatton Garden Raid
The London Diamond Bourse (LDB) has today announced it will act as centralised point of contact for members of the trade affected by the recent robbery in Hatton Garden. The LDB said that it is concerned that there is no “coordinated effort” to manage the situation outside the consumer press…
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10 AprilCurrent Affairs
London Diamond Bourse ‘greatly concerned’ by Hatton Garden robbery
The London Diamond Bourse (LDB) has said it is “greatly concerned” by the Hatton Garden jewellery raid which took place over the Easter weekend. In the statement Victoria McKay, chief operating officer at LDB expressed particular concern about the “incorrect information” being reported in the media. LDB said that it…
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Feb- 2015 -16 FebruaryEvents
London Diamond Bourse to host open day
The London Diamond Bourse (LDB) in the capital’s Hatton Garden area, has set a date for its inaugural open day, taking place on Monday, February 23. In a statement, the bourse said: “The open day will provide a great opportunity for visitors to discover new suppliers, network or simply to…
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Aug- 2014 -20 AugustProduct Launches
London Diamond Bourse launches diamond stock platform
London Diamond Bourse (LDB) members can now search goods from fellow members in the latest unveiling on their website. The bourse’s initiative is the latest development in the its plans for “enhancing membership value”. Chief operating officer, Victoria McKay, said: “It’s a radical move to enhance and dovetail with the traditional…
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8 AugustDesigners
Mima to open permanent gallery
The Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (Mima) is set to open a new “world-class” permanent jewellery gallery. The jewellery gallery, opening on October 4, will showcase more than 100 pieces of jewellery exhibiting the collection to the public for the first time. The jewellery gallery will be the first permanent…
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Jul- 2014 -16 JulyNews
Swag Jeweller buys Burrells of Tunbridge Wells
Swag Jeweller has announced the acquisition of fine jewellery and watch retailer, Burrells of Tunbridge Wells. Situated in Royal Victoria Place, Burrells is the culmination of Richard Burrells 50-year career in the industry, which saw him progress from an apprenticeship in Hatton Garden to opening a chain of his own…
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May- 2014 -16 MayCurrent Affairs
London Diamond Bourse launches Young Persons Committee
The London Diamond Bourse has announced the launch of a Young Persons Committee tasked with championing new ideas within the industry. Seven young members from the existing membership will make up the new committee with the intention of “creating and nurturing a collaborative forum for young people to be heard,…
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Apr- 2014 -9 AprilFeatures
ARCHIVE: London Diamond Bourse – ‘No ordinary trading floor’
It is said that 85 per cent of the UK’s imported diamonds go through the London Diamond Bourse. The first journalist allowed through its doors in 20 years, Michael Northcott finds out what goes on behind those security gates. As exclusive clubs go, this is an unusual one. The mere…
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