All Accessories & jewellery articles – Page 28

  • News

    Baugur stakes in retailers seized

    2009-02-05T17:34:40Z

    Baugur stakes in retailers including House of Fraser, Hamleys, and Iceland have been placed under the control of nominated receivers to prevent any asset sale.

  • News

    Baugur-backed Aurum confirms business review

    2009-02-05T10:07:08Z

    Aurum Holdings, the jewellery group backed by beleaguered Icelandic investor Baugur, has confirmed that it has appointed Ernst & Young to review the business and has distanced itself from the investor, which is on the brink of administration.

  • News

    Baugur boss Johannesson lambasts Landsbanki

    2009-02-05T09:34:32Z

    Baugur boss Jón sgeir Jóhannesson has hit out at creditors after the Icelandic investor was forced to seek protection from administration yesterday.

  • News

    Jewellery giant Aurum reviews business

    2009-01-30T07:00:00Z

    Baugur-backed jewellery retailer Aurum, which owns Mappin & Webb, Goldsmiths, Watches of Switzerland and Mydiamonds.com, has appointed Ernst & Young to review the business.

  • News

    Signet suffers poor Christmas

    2009-01-08T15:54:45Z

    US jeweller Signet has said it expects profits to be within market forecasts despite revealing that like-for-like sales slumped over the Christmas period.

  • News

    Theo Fennell slips into the red

    2008-12-23T09:24:49Z

    Jeweller to the stars Theo Fennell notched up losses of 840,000 in the six months to September 30 and revealed it will consider cutting back its expansion plans.

  • News

    Signet UK like-for-likes slide

    2008-11-06T15:55:49Z

    Jewellery retailer Signet’s UK arm has suffered an 8 per cent fall in like-for-like sales in the past three weeks of trading.

  • News

    Theo Fennell circled by suitor as it warns on profit

    2008-10-24T09:35:35Z

    Jeweller Theo Fennell has issued a profit warning and revealed that it has been approached by a party interested in buying a stake.

  • News

    Baugur rejects claim that retail businesses are for sale

    2008-10-10T17:17:23Z

    Baugur has denied comments by Alchemy Partners chief Jon Moulton that he was offered a number of the Icelandic investor’s UK retail companies in the aftermath of the collapse of Iceland’s banking industry.

  • News

    Aurum posts robust sales

    2008-10-07T09:22:59Z

    Baugur-backed jewellery group Aurum has posted annual sales of 261.7 million, an increase of 7.7 per cent on the year and 7.4 per cent on a like-for-like basis.

  • News

    New season of negative updates gives retail analysts little reassurance

    2008-09-11T11:11:45Z

    Retail had regained favour in the run-up to the reporting season, but the first set of updates brought a slew of bad news.

  • News

    Signet first-half profits fall

    2008-09-03T13:27:58Z

    Jewellery giant Signet – the company behind H Samuel, Ernest Jones and Leslie Davis in the UK– suffered a 27.8 per cent fall in profits in the first half of 2008.

  • News

    Tiffany appeals against eBay court victory

    2008-08-12T09:21:22Z

    US jeweller Tiffany has lodged an appeal against the court ruling that found in favour of eBay following a dispute over counterfeit goods on its site.

  • News

    Signet's UK like-for-likes slip

    2008-08-08T09:49:33Z

    US jewellery giant Signet has revealed a 0.6 per cent fall in like-for-like sales at its UK arm in the 13 weeks to August 2.

  • Especially for Tous:
    News

    Tous to open first UK store on Regent Street

    2008-07-24T16:05:00Z

    Spanish jewellery and accessories retailer Tous is to make its UK debut on London’s Regent Street in October.

  • News

    Signet to delist in UK and relocate to Bermuda

    2008-07-10T14:21:11Z

    Jewellery retailer Signet has recommended to shareholders that it move to the New York Stock Exchange and relocate the company to Bermuda.

  • Analysis

    Inside Westfield London

    2008-07-03T14:47:55Z

    20 years in the making, the UK’s most eagerly awaited shopping centre is finally taking shape. Tim Danaher gets a preview of Westfield London as it gears up for its opening in October

  • News

    Theo Fennell profits up

    2008-06-24T13:48:32Z

    Upscale jeweller Theo Fennell pledged further international expansion, plans for a new Bond Street store and product extensions as it announced a profits increase for the last financial year.

  • News

    Beaverbrooks moves to wireless network

    2008-06-20T10:39:00Z

    Beaverbrooks has installed a wireless network and 3G back-up system across its 62 stores.

  • News

    Signet profits down 24%

    2008-06-06T15:45:19Z

    US jewellery retailer Signet has painted a bleak future for its UK business after posting a 24 per cent fall in first-quarter profits.