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NEWS

by Staff WriterOctober 7, 2015

Business rates switch could boost retailers

Watch retailers could see changes to their business rates in the near future after Chancellor George Osborne this week paved the way for local councils to manage the funds directly, and “cut them as much as they like”. Business rates ...

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NEWS

by James ButteryAugust 27, 2015

UK retailer confidence at a 15 year high

Confidence in UK retail is at a 15 year high with sales growing unexpectedly in August a new report has revealed. In the latest CBI Quarterly Distributive Trades Survey, 36% of retailers said sales volumes increased in the year to ...

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INTERNATIONAL

by James ButteryAugust 19, 2015

Apple Watch Edition to go on sale at US jeweller

Apple looks set to make its Apple Watch available to retail partners as one US retailer has listed the 18ct gold Apple Watch Edition as coming soon. London Jewelers, a luxury retailer which also carries the likes of Cartier, Patek ...

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NEWS

by James ButteryAugust 4, 2015

Instrmnt signs up new international retailers

Instrmnt’s 2015 drive to build its network of retail partners has seen the brand add a number of international stockists to its books. The Glasgow-based design watch brand began life as an exclusive with Dezeen Watch Store an agreement which ...

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NEWS

by Daniel MalinsJune 29, 2015

Accurist seeks to expand network of independents

Accurist is looking to increase its distribution in the UK and to take on additional retail partners. In particular, the brand has its sights on independent retailers, which it sees as core to its retail strategy. Accurist is working with ...

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INTERNATIONAL

by James ButteryJune 8, 2015

Alexandre Meerson reveals sports luxe D15 Mk-1 GMT

New luxury British watch company Alexandre Meerson has launched its sportiest design so far, the D15 Mk-1 GMT. With a case crafted from grey gold and Grade 5 titanium, GMT hand, complex faceted lugs and intricately engraved multi-level dial, the ...

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NEWS

by James ButteryMay 22, 2015

LBS expands range of genuine branded straps

Strap wholesaler LBS is offering a new range of genuine watch straps from leading watch manufacturers. The Hertfordshire-based wholesaler has recently expanded its offering of genuine, branded straps to retailers, offering next day delivery on straps from brands such as ...

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NEWS

by James ButteryMay 21, 2015

Unknown signs three new retailers for summer

Watch brand Unknown will drop into three new retailers in July, signalling rapid progress since the brand’s launch late last year. The design-led fashion watch brand will become available in Selfridges, select Goldsmiths Boutiques and Harvey Nichols Birmingham in July. ...

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NEWS

by James ButteryMarch 12, 2015

Jura Watches offers Elliot Brown range

Jura Watches, CW Sellors’ online watch shop, is the latest retailer to offer the watches of Poole-based Elliot Brown. Jura Watches is currently offering 17 watches from Elliot Brown’s Bloxworth and Canford collections. Last year Elliot Brown expanded its network ...

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NEWS

by James ButteryMarch 3, 2015

Baume & Mercier expands London distribution

Swiss watchmaker Baume & Mercier has expanded its UK distribution through John Lewis’ flagship store on London’s Oxford Street. The move into John Lewis comes as a result of Baume & Mercier’s partnership with watch retail group DM London. Philip ...

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NEWS

by James ButteryFebruary 17, 2015

Bomberg launches with first UK retailer on Friday

Bomberg’s first UK retailer will begin offering the ostentatious Swiss watch brand to coincide with the start of London Fashion Week this weekend. Fashion boutique and online retailer Wolf and Badger will launch the brand to UK customers on Friday. ...

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NEWS

by James ButteryFebruary 16, 2015

Hoptroff shows Hotblack collection at CMJ event

Hoptroff London is pushing into the UK wholesale market, debuting its sport-orientated Hotblack collection to retailers at today’s CMJ Spring Trade event in Birmingham. Innovative electromechanical watchmaker Richard Hoptroff is onsite at the two-day event at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole ...

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NEWS

by James ButteryFebruary 9, 2015

Brand Avenue wins retail supporters at J&WB

Watches from US fashion brand Beverley Hills Polo Club attracted significant interest from UK retailers at Jewellery & Watch Birmingham last week. European distributor for Beverley Hills Polo Club, Brand Avenue, said the brand enjoyed a surge of interest ...

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NEWS

by James ButteryJanuary 23, 2015

Bransom targets 100 with new solution in 2015

Bransom have announced ambitious plans to provide 100 top watch and jewellery suppliers with their bsmart-links dataflow system by the end of 2015. The company, which specialises in the supply of computer systems to independent jewellers, believes that the free ...

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OPINION

by James ButteryJanuary 22, 2015December 31, 2015

So who came out on top at SIHH 2015?

Montblanc’s collection of watches was so unrelentingly strong at SIHH 2015 that it might yet be a victim of its own success. One epic watch after another was rolled out; either a superbly realised vintage-inspired creation or breathtakingly beautiful haute ...

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NEWS

by James ButteryNovember 26, 2014

Kate Spade takes over Terminal 5 window display

Kate Spade New York watches have touched down at Heathrow, taking over a window display to mark the brand’s arrival. The timepiece collection from the American fashion designer has taken over the front window displays at Terminal 5 World Duty ...

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NEWS

by James ButteryAugust 19, 2014

Customer service affecting brand loyalty

Young shoppers are falling out of love with their favourite retail brands when customer service fails to impress a new survey has found. The research, carried out among 2,000 UK consumers on behalf of customer service specialist Kana Software, also ...

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NEWS

by James ButteryAugust 14, 2014

Mr Porter signs up Mondaine

Swiss watch brand Mondaine is now available through fashionable luxury online retailer Mr Porter. The menswear e-tailer has taken on the iconic watch brand, which now sits alongside timepieces from the likes of Gucci, Givenchy, Burberry, and Lanvin. Mr Porter ...

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NEWS

by James ButteryJuly 30, 2014

Top retailers visit Roamer and Swiss Military

UK retailers of Roamer and Swiss Military watches have completed a three day fact-finding trip in Switzerland. Jason Hughes from W J Strange, Richard Berry from Carrs Jewellers, Joseph Cunningham from Nettletons, Lee Hanslow from Henry Johnstone, Jo Cole from ...

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NEWS

by James ButteryJuly 21, 2014

One4All signs up Folli Follie and Links of London

Jewellery and watch brands Links of London and Folli Follie are two of the latest companies to sign up to a multi-retailer gift card company. The companies join more than 70 major retailers which accept payments via One4All Rewards gift ...

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