Buying group reaches another membership milestone; surpasses two-year goal Posted March 04, 2021 | By Arabella Roden ⢠Editor Independent Jewellers Collective (IJC), which launched in early 2020, recently reached its two-year goal of 60 stores, following an influx of new memberships in the past two months.
Josh Zarb, CEO IJC, said he was “extremely happy” with the progress the group had made in its first year. It s still early days, but we’re so thankful to all the retailers and suppliers who have partnered with us so far – this motivates us to work even harder for them
Josh Zarb, Independent Jewellers Collective
“To exceed our two-year target within eight months has been phenomenal; it’s quite exciting for the group. We got to 40 stores shortly after we launched and then reached our first-year target, which was 50 stores, before the end of the year, and it hasn’t slowed since,” he told
CVS, one of the UK s leading providers of integrated veterinary services, gives the following update on trading covering the six months ended 31 December 2020 ( H1 2021 ). Financial data is stated in accordance with IFRS, except where otherwise indicated.
Summary · Strong H1 2021 financial performance with total sales growing by 9.4% to £245.6m (H1 2020: £224.5m) and like-for-like ( LFL ) sales
1 increased by 7.8% (H1 2020: 8.4%), reflecting continued momentum across all divisions and recognition of HPC revenue · Adjusted EBITDA margin improved from 16.9% in H1 2020 to 18.4% in H1 2021 (pre-IFRS 16 from 13.4% to 15.2%) · Vet vacancy rates stable at 7.4% (H1 2020: 7.8%) · Positive trading performance, coupled with continued strong cash generation, has led to a reduction in net bank borrowings
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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Group members access marketing and business strategies and support, sophisticated ordering platforms, access to exclusive products, and much more.
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