Preston businessman and jeweller Peter Jackson MBE has announced his retirement
He’s the man responsible for putting the sparkle into special occasions for generations of Preston families.
Now, 44 years after setting up his eponymous jewellery business, Peter Jackson MBE has announced his retirement.
Peter was aged just 18 with little more than a passion for jewellery and a supportive family when he realised his dream and opened the doors of his first jewellery shop in St. Georges Centre Preston. It’s a journey that has taken Peter Jackson the Jeweller to be one of the most recognised and respected jewellers in the region.
Peter said: “In 44 years, we have created countless lifelong customers and friends and had the privilege of being a part of so many happy occasions. We have shared some of the most important moments in our customer’s lives – engagements, weddings, christenings, graduations, anniversaries and many more. We have supplied engagement rings to people whose parents bought their engagement ring from us and retirement gifts to people who treated themselves to a new watch on their first day at work.
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“I am immensely proud that 10 of our team have been with me for more than 10 years, six of those for more than 20 years. We could never have achieved everything we have without their dedication and support.”
Highlights of Peter’s career have included business awards, buying trips to the world’s main diamond cutting centres; time in Switzerland with leading luxury watch houses; supporting dozens of local and national charities; weddings and babies among the team and Peter’s honour of being presented with an MBE at Buckingham Palace.
Peter added “I shall be working closely with every member of our team to support and help them in any way I can and we look forward to welcoming our customers to the stores and helping them select special bargains”
As a thank you to their customers for all the support over the years, and while the next stage is considered, Peter Jackson the Jeweller will this week launch a Grand retirement Sale with 25% discount off almost everything at the Blackburn and Preston stores.