In March 2018, shortly after being named CEO, Virginia ‘Gina’ Drosos laid out a transformational three-year strategic plan for Signet Jewelers, called “Path to Brilliance.” Its ambitious benchmarks were to be achieved at the close of 2020. But after the pandemic year, nobody would have faulted the company in its recent fiscal 2021 earnings call […]
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The Choice Between Lab Grown and Natural Diamonds Is Becoming Clearer
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 […]
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 […]