Leicester City player Christian Fuchs has launched his debut jewellery range in partnership with the club’s official jeweller and Hot 100 Retail Stars, Lanes Fine Jewellery. The Austrian professional initially launched a clothing line called No Fuchs Given last year, but now he has moved into the jewellery market and worked closely with Lanes Fine Jewellery managing…
EXCLUSIVE: Strange the Jewellers relocates to prime location
Independent jewellery retailer Strange the Jewellers has opened its doors to a new and larger store in Wokingham. The Hot 100 retail stars closed its Rose Street boutique and moved to a better location on the high street. Strange the Jewellers can now be found on Bush Walk, Market Place, in a space which is…
Pulse Tech UK rebrands as ‘jewellerybox’
Jewellery e-tailer Pulse Tech UK has renamed the business jewellerybox Ltd as the company supports its primary retail brand, jewellerybox. The e-tail company launched in 2014 and has enjoyed strong revenue growth as increasing numbers of fine jewellery shoppers turn to the internet to bag a bargain. Professional Jeweller Hot 100 Retail Star 2014 and…
Hot 100 2014: Roy and Dawn Welsh, Market Cross
The North of England jewellers making their mark with 13 stores. If you want to meet a jewellery business that’s dedicated to retail, then meet Roy and Dawn Welsh, owners of Market Cross Jewellers, which operates 13 stores in the North of England. “We don’t sell anything that anyone needs,” admits Dawn Welsh with a…
Hot 100 2014: Varney Polydor and Joanna Salmond
The duo behind Kohatu + Petros looking ahead with British designers. With their eclectic combination of Greek and New Zealand heritage, design duo Varney Polydor and Joanna Salmond teamed up in 2006 to fill a gap in the semi-precious gemstone jewellery retail market; creating the name Kohatu + Petros from the Maori word for ‘stone’…
Hot 100 2014: Rachel Entwistle and Kamilla Thorsen
From pop-ups to trendsetting East London retailer with niche brands. Spontaneity might not sound like the ideal approach to running a business, but Thor & Wistle co-founders Kamilla Thorsen and Rachel Entwistle have proved that it is possible to achieve retail success without turning their lives into one giant to-do list. Having met while sharing…
Hot 100 2014: Allison and Michael Aldridge
The duo behind the UK's first Ti Sento franchise boutique. Allison and Michael Aldridge are not afraid of hard work. The husband-and-wife team have turned Neil & Barker into the preeminent destination for affordable luxury jewellery and watch brands in Widnes, since they took over the store 30 years ago. Not satisfied with this success,…
Hot 100 2014: Pete Boyle, Argento
The man transforming fashion jewellery retail in the UK and Ireland. A splash of Harland and Wolff yellow, the glow of neon and the rusty red of exposed Belfast bricks. These three little elements have transformed Argento’s fleet of stores in Ireland and the UK this year, marking a new era for Pete Boyle’s jewellery…
Hot 100 2014: Dave Shone, Emson Haig
The retail extraordinaire known for his quiet and confident approach. Dave Shone is Essex’s jewellery retailer extraordinaire. He operates two Emson Haig stores – one in Lakeside shopping centre and a second in the town of Loughton – and is also revered for his repertoire of Pandora franchise operations, opened with business partner and former…
Hot 100 2014: Lee and Maureen Hooson, Mococo
The couple championing branded jewellery retail in the North West. Lee and Maureen Hooson know the meaning of hard work. Last year, they relocated their Liverpool store to a space five times the size, incorporating a whole new shopfit. Two days later, they unveiled their first Pandora concept store in Wigan, and most recently they…
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