17/04/2023
For the fourth time the Australian jewellery industry is being forced to choose between two fairs. ROSS PATERSON expresses his concern for the future of the trade.
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26/01/2022
• Gary Fitz-Roy
At the start of this New Year retailers and suppliers should focus on rebuilding and resetting the Australian jewellery industry back to where it once was, writes GARY FITZ-ROY
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16/11/2021
Contact is key when it comes to retail, but too many retailers – and suppliers – are overwhelmed by the many different channels of communication, writes JOSHUA ZARB.
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21/08/2020
It is all too easy to fall into despair during tough times, but jewellery retailers and suppliers alike shouldn’t lose sight of opportunities or be afraid to adapt, writes DARREN ROBERTS.
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04/11/2019
It’s easy to look at the current state of things within our industry and feel a sense of doom. Every year, another list of jewellers and manufacturers close their doors, some of which only a short time ago would have been considered good solid businesses.
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06/06/2019
The decision by two of the major buying groups to cancel their respective buying days and encourage their members to attend the three days of the International Jewellery & Watch Fair (IJWF) is a very positive move for the greater industry.
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31/03/2017
• Brent Weatherall
Would you like to know what cabbage, fruit, bread and flowers have in common with jewellery? Nothing!
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21/02/2013
• Anita Kornmehl
The history of hallmarking in the UK dates back more than 700 years and in all that time its purpose hasn’t changed: to protect the public against fraud, and the trader (supplier) from unfair competition.
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28/09/2011
• Gary Fitz-Roy
I’ve watched the Australian jewellery industry evolve for 20 years and some of the changes mean that trade fairs have become more important, not less important.
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16/08/2009
• Bruce Rosewarne
A push by the JAA to establish an ethical code is just the first step for a jewellery industry that must learn to promote itself, according to BRUCE ROSEWARNE, director, Heuers Jewellers.
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