Tomorrow morning will mark Ash and I’s last day at Retail Jeweller. As many of you know by now (thanks to Sarah’s very kind mention during the UK Jewellery Awards opening speech), our roles have very sadly been made redundant and so we are off to pastures new. We are very proud of the magazine [...]
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Goodbye, farewell…
A letter from Ash…
Well bunnies, as many of you probably know now, I am bidding goodbye to Retail Jeweller and heading off to pastures new. Well not exactly, I am moving to another part of the business, working on a new exciting project which is the Jewellery Show at Spring Fair International. I am going [...]
Recessionary expansion is tricky business
It’s a common tale of exuberant store openings attributing to the demise of a retailer. Take Diamonds & Pearls for example. The retailer (before it went bust, obviously) described itself as the fastest growing fashion retailer in the UK. And after slew of openings, a slew of closures swiftly followed.
However, after dropping a number of [...]
There aint no Theo Fennell without Theo
Theo Fennell has been in real trouble for some time and it’s not a fact that they are shying away from.
I went to a lunch at the flagship store in South Kensington this week; the first press event that Theo has held since he rejoined the board at the end of June. On my table [...]
Jewellery for the festival kids and the Woodstock veterans
It’s festival season and I’m kicking off my circuit this summer with T in the Park this weekend. While I will certainly be leaving my good jewellery at home (along with anything else of monetary value – it is Scotland after all), I have been getting myself in the mood by looking at some music-inspired [...]
He thinks he’s Al Fayed, only with a bigger ego and a smaller shop
A letter of the most exciting ilk landed on Retail Jeweller’s desk this morning – an anonymous one. Our editor Sarah says that she can always tell when a letter is going to have no name as they consistently arrive in flimsy, grubby envelopes. This anonymous wonder did not disappoint, but rather than the usual [...]
A necklace by any other name
A friend was telling me a story about her high-flying lawyer buddy who turned up to meet her wearing a very flash necklace that was completely not her style. When prompted as to her jewellery choice, the lawyer admitted that she didn’t actually like it but “it’s by a very important designer”. That designer turned [...]
The triple S party circuit: Signet, Seiko and Stephen Webster
Retail Jeweller’s ad manager and The Ash Tray columnist (of course) Ash and I were doing the rounds in central London last night, meeting up with retailers and brands at a trio of events for Signet, Seiko and Stephen Webster.
We started out at a Christmas in July event at the fabulous Centre Point building. I had never been [...]
Thomas Sabo’s watch range pleasantly lacks charm
If I could give out prizes for most impressive (and topical) celebrity guest at a jewellery party, it would have to go to Thomas Sabo for getting Blur guitarist Alex James along to its 25th birthday bash/watch collection launch at Somerset House last night. I have no idea what Alex’s connection with the brand is [...]
Clogau has a heart of (Welsh) gold
This blog post comes a little late, so you’ll have to excuse me. I’m going to blame Coutts London Jewellery Week and going to press with the July issue of Retail Jeweller, but it really is no excuse for being tardy with praise for a good deed. Therefore, I have to give a big belated [...]
