F. Hinds
Encyclopedia
F. Hinds is a jewellery retailing
chain
, operating in England and Wales
. There are currently 110 F Hinds stores within the United Kingdom.
The chain is an independent retailer which was founded in 1856 by George Henry Hinds, although his father Joseph was also a clockmaker in Stamford, Lincolnshire
.
Shortly after the First World War, brothers Frank and William divided the business in two. William Hinds
diversified into theatres and also into films as he was one of the two founders of Hammer Film Productions
, the studio famous for horror films. Frank continued with the jewellery business and eventually, in 1990, F. Hinds took over the one remaining shop owned by the other half of the family in Worthing
, Sussex.
Unlike most companies established 150 years ago, the sixth generation of the Hinds family still owns and manages the business.
F. Hinds stores stock a wider than average range of jewellery, watches, clocks, collectible and gift ranges
. They are usually to be found within shopping centres, or on High Street
s. The stores can be found in many towns and out of town malls.
Brands operated by F. Hinds include My Diamonds diamond
jewellery
, the Night and Day black and white diamond collection and the Kilimanjaro
Tanzanite
collection.
The chain was one of the first click and mortar jewellers, having launched its first ecommerce site in 1997.
They are one of the national retailers on the Barclaycard
Freedom loyalty scheme and also specialise in recycling unwanted gold jewellery into new pieces, offering over 100% of the value of the gold exchanged.
In 2008, F Hinds joined the Responsible Jewellery Council
, an international not-for-profit organisation established to reinforce consumer confidence in the jewellery industry by advancing responsible business practices throughout the supply chain, and in August 2011 they were one of the first members to become fully accredited following an independent audit..
Retailing
Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
chain
Chain store
Chain stores are retail outlets that share a brand and central management, and usually have standardized business methods and practices. These characteristics also apply to chain restaurants and some service-oriented chain businesses. In retail, dining and many service categories, chain businesses...
, operating in England and Wales
England and Wales
England and Wales is a jurisdiction within the United Kingdom. It consists of England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom...
. There are currently 110 F Hinds stores within the United Kingdom.
The chain is an independent retailer which was founded in 1856 by George Henry Hinds, although his father Joseph was also a clockmaker in Stamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford, Lincolnshire
Stamford is a town and civil parish within the South Kesteven district of the county of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately to the north of London, on the east side of the A1 road to York and Edinburgh and on the River Welland...
.
Shortly after the First World War, brothers Frank and William divided the business in two. William Hinds
William Hinds
William "Will" Hinds , stage name Will Hammer, was one of the founders of Hammer Film Productions.-Jeweller:Hinds was a jeweller from London who, with his brother Frank, owned and ran Hinds Jewellers...
diversified into theatres and also into films as he was one of the two founders of Hammer Film Productions
Hammer Film Productions
Hammer Film Productions is a film production company based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of Gothic "Hammer Horror" films made from the mid-1950s until the 1970s. Hammer also produced science fiction, thrillers, film noir and comedies and in later...
, the studio famous for horror films. Frank continued with the jewellery business and eventually, in 1990, F. Hinds took over the one remaining shop owned by the other half of the family in Worthing
Worthing
Worthing is a large seaside town with borough status in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, forming part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester...
, Sussex.
Unlike most companies established 150 years ago, the sixth generation of the Hinds family still owns and manages the business.
F. Hinds stores stock a wider than average range of jewellery, watches, clocks, collectible and gift ranges
. They are usually to be found within shopping centres, or on High Street
High Street
High Street, or the High Street, is a metonym for the generic name of the primary business street of towns or cities, especially in the United Kingdom. It is usually a focal point for shops and retailers in city centres, and is most often used in reference to retailing...
s. The stores can be found in many towns and out of town malls.
Brands operated by F. Hinds include My Diamonds diamond
Diamond
In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...
jewellery
Jewellery
Jewellery or jewelry is a form of personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, and bracelets.With some exceptions, such as medical alert bracelets or military dog tags, jewellery normally differs from other items of personal adornment in that it has no other purpose than to...
, the Night and Day black and white diamond collection and the Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro, with its three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira, is a dormant volcano in Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania and the highest mountain in Africa at above sea level .-Geology:...
Tanzanite
Tanzanite
Tanzanite is the blue/purple variety of the mineral zoisite which was discovered in the Mererani Hills of Northern Tanzania in 1967, near the city of Arusha and Mount Kilimanjaro. It is used as a gemstone...
collection.
The chain was one of the first click and mortar jewellers, having launched its first ecommerce site in 1997.
They are one of the national retailers on the Barclaycard
Barclaycard
Barclaycard, part of Barclays Retail and Business Banking, is a global payment business. The Barclaycard was the first credit card introduced in the UK, coming into service in 1966. It enjoyed a monopoly until the introduction of the Access card in 1972....
Freedom loyalty scheme and also specialise in recycling unwanted gold jewellery into new pieces, offering over 100% of the value of the gold exchanged.
In 2008, F Hinds joined the Responsible Jewellery Council
RJC
RJC may refer to:* Raffles Institution , a school in Singapore* Republican Jewish Coalition, a political lobbying group in the United States advocating Jewish support for the Republican Party...
, an international not-for-profit organisation established to reinforce consumer confidence in the jewellery industry by advancing responsible business practices throughout the supply chain, and in August 2011 they were one of the first members to become fully accredited following an independent audit..