Professional Jeweller visits independent jewellers trading in the city to discover what business is like in a location where retailers are packing a mighty punch.
‘No room’ for new jewellers to set up shop in Lancaster, claims the city’s independents
Independent jewellers in Lancaster have boxed out future competitors by collectively fulfilling every customer’s needs. The city’s jewellery offering, which includes high-end Banks Lyon, family-owned Firths, fashion jewellers Silver Tree and Down to Earth, manages to target a different selection of customers. On Professional Jeweller’s recent trip for its monthly cityscape, it was apparent that…
Finalists unveiled for PJ Awards 2018 Independent Fashion Jewellery Retailer of the Year
Professional Jeweller is delighted to announce the finalists in the Independent Fashion Jewellery Retailer of the Year (fewer than 10 stores) category of the 2018 Professional Jeweller Awards. Retailers in this category have to be independently owned, operate ten or fewer stores, and trade mainly in fashion and lifestyle jewellery brands priced at under £1,000. The finalists in the Professional Jeweller…
REVEALED: Jewellers discuss the most useful marketing materials suppliers can provide
Whether stocking branded goods or traditional jewellery designs from trusted suppliers, retail windows are more often than not filled with pieces produced by external companies. Aside from training retail staff so they are equipped with all the knowledge and passion they need to sell a product, what else do jewellery retailers require from suppliers to…
Q&A: Silver Tree marketing director on personalised jewellery
Hannah Riding, marketing director at independent jewellery retailer Silver Tree, talks to Professional Jeweller about the ever-growing personalised jewellery market. Jewellery trends have dominated sales at Silver Tree this year? At Silver Tree we have an in store engraving machine so we are able to engrave jewellery items free of charge for customers. Popular jewellery…
FEATURE: An analysis of the silver jewellery market
Reflecting on last year, the figures compiled by all four UK Assay Offices show a 9% dip in silver hallmarking in 2016, compared to 2015, with 925 experiencing one of the steepest declines in the category. 925 experienced a decrease of 9.1% compared to the same period the year before, with 4,479,514 articles being hallmarked…
2016 PROFESSIONAL JEWELLER HOT 100 RETAIL STARS in association with Jewellery & Watch
The world of jewellery retailing is constantly evolving, and traditional bricks and mortar stores no longer survive in isolation. Professional Jeweller’s Retail Stars don’t simply embrace this change, they drive it. They are the most innovative and dynamic jewellery retailers in Britain today. View this year’s Professional Jeweller Retail Stars below: Michael Aldridge & Allison Aldridge,…
Anais Paris reports highly successful UK launch
The Hot Diamonds Group launched Anaïs Paris earlier this year and has enjoyed huge success with retailers and consumers alike. According to the brand, retailers have been extremely pleased with sales so far, and have even experienced early sell outs. Hot Diamonds head of commerce, Adryan Cresswell, explains: “We dispatched the first orders to the…
FEATURE: Silver Tree MD on brand selling success
Stacey Hailes talks to Silver Tree managing director Oliver Gibson to find out more about the Lancastrian family retailer that has caught the industry’s attention this year. In the heart of Lancaster sits Silver Tree, an independent jewellery store whose willingness to move with the times has seen it go from a local treasure, to…
