All Accessories & jewellery articles – Page 21
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NewsTheo Fennell to make a loss as festive sales disappoint
Sales at upmarket jeweller Theo Fennell plummeted 11% year-on-year in December and it now expects to make a loss in its current year.
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NewsSignet UK sales edge up 1.8% over Christmas
Jewellery giant Signet’s UK sales edged up 1.8% in the nine weeks to December 31.
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NewsPandora raids footwear chain Deichmann for new chief executive
Jeweller Pandora has appointed footwear retailer Deichmann managing director Björn Gulden as its new chief executive.
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NewsSwarovski to launch new lola&grace fascia next spring
Jeweller Swarovski is to launch a new format next year aimed at a younger audience, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsFossil finds time to launch new Watch Station fascia in Stratford
Accessories and fashion retailer Fossil is to launch a new fascia in the UK in Westfield Stratford.
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NewsJack & Jones and Swarovski open first UK out-of-town stores in Glasgow
Fashion brand Jack & Jones and jeweller Swarovski are to open their first out-of-town stores in Glasgow Fort Shopping Park.
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NewsSignet UK reports flat third quarter like-for-likes
Jeweller Signet’s UK like-for-like sales edged down in the the third quarter.
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NewsRiver Island to launch standalone shoes and accessories store
Fashion retailer River Island is to launch a new fascia selling only shoes and accessories in Nottingham this month, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsWatches of Switzerland launches transactional website
Jewellery group Aurum has launched a transactional website for its Watches of Switzerland brand.
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NewsMonsoon FD departs as functions leave London
Monsoon Accessorize finance director David Jones has been made redundant as the retailer moved half its operations from its London head office to its distribution centre in Wellingborough.
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NewsIn focus: Laura Ashley
Laura Ashley has had a turbulent history since its launch in the 1960s by the eponymous fabric designer and her husband.
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OpinionLaura Ashley’s impressive revival
Despite a chequered history, descending from quintessential UK design icon of the 1960s and 1970s, enjoying international acceptance in the 1980s to spending much of the 1990s in deep trouble, Laura Ashley’s originally faltering but impressive 2000s revival is a textbook example of retail really being detail.
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NewsClaire's Stores appoints Beatrice Lafon European boss
Accessories retailer Claire’s Stores has appointed Beatrice Lafon as president of the European division.
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NewsSales climb at Theo Fennell
Jeweller Theo Fennell has posted a 9% sales rise for a six-month period but remains cautious ahead of the peak trading period.
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NewsDavid Riddiford named chief executive of Links of London
Former Selfridges and Arnotts director David Riddiford has been named chief executive of jeweller Links of London globally and the UK business of Folli Follie.
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NewsF Hinds profits slip as input costs rise
F Hinds’ profits dipped in its last financial year as the jeweller grappled with maintaining margin in the face of rising input costs.
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NewsJohn Lewis’s name spreads overseas
Thanks to Barracuda’s Jamie Zuppinger for this picture of the John Lewis store on Newbury Street in Boston, Massachusetts.
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NewsAurum halts sale process until 2012
The sale of jewellery group Aurum has been postponed until the new year as the management team focuses its efforts on the crucial Christmas trading period.
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NewsSignet UK profit tumbles in second quarter
US jewellery giant Signet’s UK division saw second quarter net operating income plummet 40% to $2.8m (£1.7m) in a “challenging market”.
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NewsGoldsmiths launches new boutique format
Jeweller Goldsmiths launches its new boutique format in Stratford City in September featuring jewellery vending machines and a ‘chill-out zone’.