This year Valentine’s Day fell nearly smack dab in the middle of the peak period for diamond jewelry sales, which extends from the December holiday season when about 20% of engagements occur through Mother’s Day, this year on May 9.By all accounts Holiday 2020 was a strong one for diamond jewelry sales, especially for lab-grown […]
Archive | February, 2021
Introducing the Era of Conscientious Luxury
The seemingly insulated luxury market has never experienced a year like 2020 when personal luxury goods sales dropped $78 billion from 2019 – a 23 percent decrease year-over-year – to a total $266 billion in 2020. With the pandemic threatening both consumers’ health and finances, the industry’s decline was more than double the 9 percent […]
Tiffany Sales Will Double Under LVMH: Here’s How
Ever since news broke that LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton was acquiring Tiffany & Company, speculation has swirled about how the giant French luxury conglomerate would fold in this iconic American brand. Aside from some bland corporate messaging, LVMH has been mum on its plans.But one thing is for sure, after a protracted and contentious […]
Signet Jewelers – Parent of Kay and Zales – on Its Strategy of Love
After a disappointing 2019, when jewelry store retail sales were basically flat from the year before–$32.2 billion compared to $32.4 billion in 2018–the new year 2020 started with a bang. January 2020 sales rose 11.2% over previous year and hopes were high that similar growth would continue for the rest of the year.Then Covid hit, […]