F.Hinds relocates to new, bigger, store in Shrewsbury’s Darwin Centre
Family-owned and run jeweller, F.Hinds, has relocated their Shrewsbury shop to a new, bigger unit in the town centre. Their Pride Hill Shopping Centre store originally opened in 1988 and they have now moved to the Darwin Shopping Centre – with the new store opening yesterday (Monday 12 April 2021) as shops reopened after the latest lockdown.
The new unit (formerly Ernest Jones) features the most modern store design in the F.Hinds brand and has far larger window displays than before. This has enabled the jeweller to offer increased ranges of the diamonds, jewellery, top-branded watches and gifts for which they are well known.
As all of the existing experienced staff team are transferring to the new store, F.Hinds will continue to offer the same first-class customer service that they are also famous for. They will provide a full range of services including Gold for Cash, jewellery design, remodelling and repairs, watch servicing and battery replacements, insurance and more.
Inside the new F.Hinds store
Andrew Hinds, gemmologist and Diamond Buyer at F.Hinds said:
“We’ve been a family business since we started in 1856 and are honoured to have been to be part of Shrewsbury’s retail scene for over 30 years.
“I’m proud to be able to say that while we are big enough to buy from the source and to cut out the middleman, I also use my gemmological training and 30 years’ experience to individually hand-select each of the certificated diamonds that we stock.
“Moving to a bigger store in the Darwin Centre starts a new chapter for us and we can’t wait to bring our bigger, brighter and better store to Shrewsbury despite the challenging times we all find ourselves in.
“I hope that we can welcome everyone – both existing customers and new – to our new store very soon.”
Kevin Lockwood, Shrewsbury shopping centres manager, said:
“We’re delighted that F.Hinds are relocating to the Darwin Centre. I’d like to welcome them to their new home and wish them every success.
“It’s an exciting time to be moving to the Darwin Centre as we look to establish it as Shrewsbury’s main shopping centre. A number of stores have already relocated from the Pride Hill Centre – including several who moved to The Collective independent traders’ gallery last year – and we hope more will follow.
“With new stores opening, and following last year’s major refurbishment of the centre’s middle level, the Darwin Centre will be the place to visit as lockdown measures are eased.”
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About F.Hinds
Established in 1856, F.Hinds’ independent, family-owned and run business celebrated 160 years in 2016. They were voted Family Business of the year in 2014 and Multiple Fashion Jewellery Retailer of the Year 2018.
Selling a wide variety of jewellery, watches and special gifts for every occasion and with 115 branches across England & Wales, F.Hinds offers a full range of services including Gold for Cash, jewellery design, remodelling and repair, watch servicing and battery replacements, valuations, insurance and more.
For information about F.Hinds’ interesting history visit www.fhinds.co.uk/about-us/our-history
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