11/10/2020
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Do you need more sales; are you looking for ideas on how to operate in a post-COVID world? COLEBY NICHOLSON met a retailer, who knew a guy, whose good friend said he had the one and only sales secret. Better still, it’s all true!
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02/04/2020
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While most of this year’s international jewellery shows have been cancelled, one went ahead with little or no disruption. Coleby Nicholson reports.
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11/02/2020
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05/02/2020
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Not only has Jeweller cemented its position as the #1 Australian and New Zealand industry magazine, its Alexa ranking places it in the top five most popular jewellery retail business publications worldwide.
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13/01/2020
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The Jewellers Association of Australia (JAA) recorded a $48,244 loss of member’s money last year, according to its latest financial statements.
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05/12/2019
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A lot has happened since our last Great Diamond Debate. The continuing brouhaha concerning natural versus lab-grown diamonds is nothing but a latter-day ‘land grab’, in this case for the hearts and minds of consumers.
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03/12/2019
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High profile jewellery retailer Michael Hill International (MHI) has responded to reports that its lab-created diamond marketing materials could mislead consumers.
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11/08/2019
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Pandora has taken the extraordinary step of ‘buying back’ its jewellery from retail stockists a few weeks ahead of an international ‘brand relaunch’ event in Los Angeles. The Danish company has set a worldwide budget to clear retail stock levels of poor performing and unsaleable product ranges.
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15/04/2019
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The Thai gems and jewellery industry is expecting growth this year despite an international economic slowdown. The news comes following last month’s Bangkok Gems and Jewellery Fair (BGJF) which, according the organiser, boasted more than 14,000 visitors from 118 countries.
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05/04/2019
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There’s great deal of confusion about synthetic or lab-grown diamonds, and COLEBY NICHOLSON believes that the US Federal Trade Commission and the GIA could well be adding to consumer uncertainty.
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19/02/2019
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Ice-Watch, the Belgian brand that took the world by storm in 2007, has found a new home in Australia. West End Collection has taken over the Australian and New Zealand distribution of the colourful watch brand.
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19/02/2019
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Following the sudden closure of Lion Brands, questions remain about the servicing of the high-profile Swiss watch brands including Bell & Ross, Alpina, Frederique Constant, Corumm, Edox, Wenger, and Victorinox.
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09/02/2019
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What does a new year hold in store for the Jewellers Association Australia? COLEBY NICHOLSON hopes a new president will mean dramatic changes, including the association talking to people!
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05/02/2019
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Lion Brands, a distributor of high-end Swiss watches, suddenly closed its business last week. Phone calls to the Melbourne head office on Friday were met with a recorded message saying, “This number is no longer in service and you cannot leave a message.”
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17/01/2019
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Michael Hill’s New Zealand operating company has been fined $NZ169,000 ($AU160,000) after it breached warranty disclosure laws and misled customers into paying for warranties they did not agree to.
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