The January 2017 edition of Professional Jeweller is available to read online now, featuring a striking cover image from one of the UK’s leading jewellery brands, Thomas Sabo.
We’ve kicked off the year with an exclusive issue with Thomas Sabo, founder of the brand with the same name, where he discusses his plans for the UK market, international expansion and the bold new SS17 collection.
Elsewhere, we reflect on the last 12 months and predict the top trends and stories that will shape the UK jewellery industry this year. Take a trip down memory lane on p.18, then jump ahead and look at the future on p.48 where we present the highlights from Swarovski Gemstones’ Gem Visions Trend Directions book for 2017.
Carrying on the theme of reflection, we called on the UK jewellery industry to take our Job Satisfaction survey and let us know how content they felt about different areas of work life last year. Discover the insightful results from the exclusive report on p.30.
For this month’s cityscapes Professional Jeweller visited Chester, also known as one of the most romantic cities in the UK, to talk to jewellery retailers about the trials and challenges of the city, as well as the positive effect of its bridal connotations (p.34). We also went on a trip nearer to home to see the refurbished Harvey Nichols designer jewellery room and meet with the store’s hear of concessions buying, Jo Osborne, to hear all the fine details about the transformation (p.22).
Throughout the pages you will also find the latest new updates from Endless Jewelry, a white paper on the consumers retailers should be focusing on this year and a diary from when editor Stacey Hailes joined the Anchorcert Academy’s Understanding Diamonds course.
Read the full January 2017 issue here.
