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America

by Rob CorderJanuary 2, 2018January 2, 2018

Rebecca Minkoff watches make it to UK with exclusive listing at Watchshop

Britain’s biggest online watch retailer, Watchshop. has started stocking watches from New York designer Rebecca Minkoff. Watchshop is owned by Aurum Holdings, which bought Mayors in Florida last year and is opening Watches of Switzerland showrooms in Manhattan and Las Vegas ...

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NEWS

by Rob CorderNovember 23, 2017

2017 WATCHPRO AWARDS WINNER: Online-Only Watch Retailer of the Year

WINNER: WATCHSHOP Customers at the value end of the watch market are increasingly shopping online, and think nothing of buying a fashionable timepiece without ever trying it on their wrists. There is more and more competition between online retailers to ...

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

by Rob CorderOctober 12, 2017October 12, 2017

Larsson & Jennings wholesale push attracts major online and high street retailers

A drive by Larsson & Jennings to build a broader network of retail partners is bearing fruit, particularly with the UK’s biggest online stores. Watchshop, Watch Hut, Watcho and HS Johnson have all started stocking the company’s watches. Watches2U is ...

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

by Rob CorderJune 12, 2017

THE BIG INTERVIEW: Brian Duffy leads Aurum Holdings to become Britain’s biggest watch and jewellery group

2016 was the year that Aurum Holdings overtook Signet Jewelers’ UK operation to become the biggest watch and jewellery retail group in the country. The investment in prime retail real estate and luxury store environments, designed to attract luxury Swiss ...

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NEWS

by Rob CorderJune 12, 2017

Alsta Watch Company signs a trio of UK stockists

Alsta Watch Company, a Swiss watch brand that was resurrected in 2014 after lying dormant since the quartz crisis, has signed its first three retailers in the UK. Watchshop, HS Johnson and First Class Watches have all decided to stock ...

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NEWS

by Rob CorderJune 6, 2017June 6, 2017

Recycled car parts watchmaker REC debuts with Watchshop.com

WatchShop.com, the UK’s largest online watch retailer, has added REC timepieces to its line up. REC makes watches made from recycled car parts, with each collection designed to celebrate an iconic car. The dial of every watch is produced from ...

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FEATURES

by Rob CorderJune 5, 2017

CORDER’S COLUMN: Britain’s billion pound watch and jewellery mega-multiples

These are tough times on the high street. Footfall is down, consumer confidence is fragile, big names are disappearing and being replaced with charity shops and pound stores. The internet is destroying businesses that have thrived for generations and the ...

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LEAD STORY

by Rob CorderApril 25, 2017April 25, 2017

WatchShop.com shifts into sunglasses

Britain’s biggest online watch retailer, WatchShop, has added sunglasses to its portfolio. The Aurum Holdings e-tail business already sells jewellery and other accessories alongside the largest range of watches of any UK online store. The sunglasses division kicks off with ...

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

by Rob CorderJuly 6, 2016July 6, 2016

2016 WATCHPRO HOT 100 PREMIER BUYERS

Deciding which brands and collections make into the hallowed glass cases of the nation’s watch stores is a responsibility embraced by the Hot 100 Premier Buyers. Collectively, these buyers account for well over half of all watches stocked by UK retailers ...

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HOT 100

by Rob CorderJuly 5, 2016July 5, 2016

HOT 100 POWER PLAYERS: Terry Markham, senior buyer and online merchandiser, Watchshop

Last year Terry Markham was honoured by Aurum Holdings with a Directors’ Award for ‘Outstanding Contribution’ to Watchshop. “With the collective praise of both Sham and Kishore Naib, and the senior team at Aurum, it felt incredible to receive this, ...

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Watches of Switzerland

Others

by James ButteryJune 13, 2016June 13, 2016

Aurum uses five years of data to spot watch trends

Aurum has analysed five-years worth of internal data to demonstrate the changing tastes of the watch buying public. Aurum CEO Brian Duffy presented the analysis to the press at Watches of Switzerland’s flagship showroom, 155 Regent Street, on Friday. The ...

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NEWS

by Daniel MalinsJanuary 14, 2016

Kartel hails successful start with Watch Shop

Recently launched British-designed watch brand Kartel has announced an impressive start to life. It soft launched at the end of November with WatchShop.com, and sales in the six-week period since made up nearly 20% of WatchShop.com’s forecasted annual sales. Terry ...

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NEWS

by James ButteryOctober 12, 2015

Inter City Group launches own brand Daisy Dixon

Inter City Group has launched its own fashion watch brand, Daisy Dixon. The Birmingham-based independent manufacturer and distributor has launched a dedicated online retail website while ASOS and Aurum-owned Watchshop has also snapped up the brand for online retail. The ...

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NEWS

by James ButteryApril 8, 2015

WatchShop.com lands Armani Exchange exclusive

Online watch retailer WatchShop.com has landed an Armani Exchange chronograph as a UK exclusive. Aurum Group-owned WatchShop.com will be the sole UK retailer of Armani Exchange’s new men’s Driver Chronograph AX1608. The 45mm stainless steel watch features a dimpled black ...

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NEWS

by James ButteryOctober 29, 2014

Watchshop.com named as Google Certified Shop

Watchshop.com has joined the Google Certified Shops programme, an award presented to the highest performing ecommerce websites. The programme helps online merchants demonstrate a proven track record of offering a positive shopping experience with a badge graphic, taking into account ...

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NEWS

by Staff WriterOctober 3, 2012

WatchShop named official Ball watch stockist

Online watch retailer WatchShop has announced Ball watches as its latest luxury acquisition, and will now sell a range of timepieces from the brand including chronographs and diving watches. WatchShop is one of the leading independent online watch retailers in ...

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