Sydney trade show gets huge boost; win-win for the jewellery industry Posted February 26, 2021 | By Arabella Roden ⢠Editor The International Jewellery & Watch Fair (IJWF), set to take place in Sydney in August, has been approved for the federal government’s Business Events Grants (BEG) program.
The progam means jewellery and watch suppliers participating at the IJWF will qualify for grants to cover the costs of attending the event. This is fantastic news for the jewellery industry. It will help kick-start suppliers and retailers to get back to the vibrant and exciting industry that it is
Gary Fitz-Roy, Expertise Events
BEG was created by the federal government to support the events and exhibition industry, including the tourism sector, by funding Australian businesses to participate at pre-approved events – including trade shows, conferences, and conventions – from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021.
JAA s fall from grace: 2020 State of the Jewellery Industry Report Posted February 16, 2021 | By Jeweller Research Part four of
Jeweller’s analysis of the Australian jewellery industry explores and tracks how the JAA fell from grace from a once-proud association to a shadow of its former self, representing a small percentage of the industry.
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The Jewellers Association of Australia (JAA) would not consider the past decade auspicious. Indeed, it’s fair to say that much of it would rather be forgotten. As financial records demonstrate, it has lost more than $250,000 since 2012.
Expertise Events confirms buying group presence at Trade Days, Sydney fair Posted February 15, 2021 | By Arabella Roden ⢠Editor Expertise Events, organiser of the upcoming state-based jewellery industry Trade Days, has confirmed which buying groups will be present at the events, as well as the International Jewellery & Watch Fair (IJWF) in Sydney later this year.
The five Trade Days events are scheduled to take place in March and April, at venues on the Gold Coast and in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth.
Nationwide Jewellers, Australia’s largest buying group, will have an official presence at all the Trade Days, while Independent Jewellers Collective – the nation’s newest buying group, founded in 2020 – will be at the Gold Coast and Sydney dates, with a view to potentially participating in the other events.
Buying Groups through the Pandemic - 2020 State of the Industry Report: In-depth update of Australia s jewellery buying groups over a decade
3.2 k views | Posted January 11, 2021 | By Jeweller Research Following a year of unprecedented upheaval,
Jeweller revisited the four jewellery industry buying groups profiled in our March report to explore how they have adapted and supported members throughout COVID-19.
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Buying groups throw support behind new industry Trade Day events Posted December 21, 2020 | By Jeweller Staff As a sign of unity to ensure the 2021-year begins on a positive note following a year of upheaval, the jewellery buying groups have thrown their support behind the upcoming Expertise Events Trade Days.
Scheduled across Australia early in the New Year, Nationwide Jewellers, Showcase Jewellers, and Independent Jewellers Collective (IJC) have organised a variety of activities surrounding the newly created retail buying events.
Colin Pocklington, managing director Nationwide Jewellers, confirmed that his buying group would have a presence at all events: Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Adelaide, and Perth.