While the harbingers of doom like to paint a dire picture of the future of retailing - aided by closed stores, empty shelves, lack of staff and economic instability – the wise note that, with great challenges come new opportunities. The pandemic may have simply catalysed a long-overdue ‘great retail reset’ which has helped savvy retailers rebirth. Read more »

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Consumers see the price of gold reported on a daily basis, and in recent times that price has been rising. Does this negatively impact sales of gold jewellery, or is there a counter-intuitive occurrence; gold jewellery sales increase when the gold price increases? Read more »

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There is little doubt the past 10 years have led to significant change in the Australian jewellery landscape – yet analysis of the data by Jeweller shows a number of surprising trends and stories.  Read more »

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Updated: 26 Dec '21 – When the world’s largest luxury conglomerate, French-owned Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (LVMH), submitted an unsolicited bid to acquire iconic US jeweller Tiffany & Co. last October, many industry commentators expressed shock – even more so when LVMH’s $US16.2 billion offer was accepted the following month.  Read more »

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Updated 14 Nov '21: Baselworld was renowned as the world’s premier watch and jewellery show, however the 103-year-old show was officially put to rest in July 2020 following a protracted decline and the withdrawal of high-profile exhibitors. In a shock announcement, only four months out from the Spring 2022 Baselworld Show is announced as cancelled. Read more »

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