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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Nov- 2023 -7 NovemberDesigners
Considered Jewellery launches debut ‘Created in the UK’ collection
Considered Jewellery, a new online jewellery brand, has announced the launch of its debut signature collection. The premium range of responsibly produced jewellery is made from recycled sterling silver with Fairmined gold vermeil and has been created entirely in the UK. The debut range has been produced in Hatton Garden…
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3 NovemberRetailers
Laings unveils new Southampton showroom
Laings has reopened its doors from its existing location to its new luxury showroom in Westquay shopping centre in Southampton. The 9,000 square foot showroom, formerly occupied by Victoria Secret, provides a “reimagined luxury experience” in the centre of Westquay. The newly-developed store, which had a £3m pound investment, is…
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Oct- 2023 -19 OctoberRetailers
Tiffany and Co. acquires rare 71ct Fancy Vivid Yellow Diamond
Tiffany and Co. has acquired a rough Fancy Vivid Yellow diamond of over 71 total carats, yielding two yellow diamonds of over 15 and 20 carats each. Tiffany and Co. artisans cut each in the highly coveted classic emerald shape. Sourced in Canada, Tiffany and Co’s artisans cut each in…
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Sep- 2023 -12 SeptemberDesigners
Boodles announces two new ambassadors
Boodles has announced that Lady Eliza and Lady Amelia Spencer have joined the company as ambassadors. Lady Eliza and Amelia are twin daughters of Charles 9th Earl Spencer and Victoria Lockwood and nieces of the late Princess Diana. The sisters are models who were raised in the Constantia district of…
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Aug- 2023 -22 AugustRetailers
Daniella Draper unveils permanent Leeds store
Daniella Draper has announced that it is set to open a permanent store in Leeds this autumn. The new store will be the brand’s seventh stand-alone store and will be situated in the Victoria Quarter. The company hopes that the new store will reflect Daniella Draper’s “distinctive blend of modern…
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Jul- 2023 -10 JulyDesigners
Tiffany and Co acquires ‘Tiffany Muzo Emerald’
Tiffany and Co has announced that it has acquired a rare 10 carat “Tiffany Muzo Emerald”. The gemstone is named after the mine it was found in, the Muzo emerald mine in Colombia. The rectangular square cut emerald was extracted from the historical Puerto Arturo shaft in December 2019. It…
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May- 2023 -19 MayDesigners
Hamilton and Inches launches Fleur-de-lys collection
Fine jeweller Hamilton and Inches has announced the launch of the Fleur-de-lys collection, exclusively handcrafted using 18ct Scottish Gold. The 10-piece fine jewellery collection is made up of two diffusion lines: Fleur-de-lys and Star Fleur-de-lys. Adorned with its own unique ‘Scottish gold’ mark, a stag, each piece is independently verified…
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16 MayManufacturers
World Diamond Council appoints new president
The World Diamond Council has appointed Feriel Zerouki to the role of president, following three years as vice president. Zerouki assumed office on 15 May at a meeting of the WDC board of directors in London, taking over from Edward Asscher, who completed the second of two non-consecutive terms as…
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Mar- 2023 -7 MarchNews
Historic Spencer-Churchill necklace on sale for first time ever
High-end jewellery shop Hancocks London has announced that the famous Spencer-Churchill necklace will be on the market for the first time in history for £125,000. The necklace derives its name from John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough, who in 1875 created it for his wife Frances. Described as an “intricate…
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Jan- 2023 -6 JanuaryFeatures
IEG: top jewellery brands set trends at Vicenzaoro January
High and contemporary jewellery with all the very latest ideas from Made in Italy and the best in international design will preview at Vicenzaoro January (VOJ) – The Jewellery Boutique Show, amidst new arrivals and expected confirmations. With over 1,300 exhibiting brands from 36 different countries, from Europe to Asia,…
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