Day: May 6, 2014

JAA Council set for inaugural meeting

The newly formed JAA National Industry Council will be holding its inaugural meeting in Sydney on Monday, May 12. The 20 national councillors, who have…
Posted in JAA News, Local News

The newly formed JAA National Industry Council will be holding its inaugural meeting in Sydney on Monday, May 12.


The 20 national councillors, who have been invited to attend the first meeting, represent all segments of the industry and are part of the JAA’s new governance structure announced earlier this year.


According to JAA CEO Ian Hadassin, the councillors will play a key role in shaping the JAA’s strategic agenda as they discuss issues of significant interest to the industry and develop recommendations to the JAA Board.


“It’s an impressive list of industry representatives and we are looking forward to their involvement,” he said.


“Over time we anticipate that the council will form sub-committees to work on some of the major and/or technical industry issues. We should see some real results that could change our industry in the future.”


Under the proposed changes to the JAA Constitution, the national council will be required to nominate three councillors for positions on the six-person JAA Board.


At the November 2014 meeting, the main task of the national council will be to conduct a strategic review of the JAA and the industry.


“At the Annual Members Meeting on September 2, JAA members will be asked to support the changes to the Constitution allowing the formation of the smaller six-person Board” said Hadassin.


“The smaller Board, combined with the introduction of the national council will result in a much improved structure for the industry, ensuring that it can meet the challenges ahead, on behalf of the industry.”

Palloys launches Dream Ring app

Palloys Group has taken launched a “revolutionary business-to-business” iPad app to help create and sell fully customised engagement rings.
Posted in Associations, Local News

Palloys Group has taken launched a “revolutionary business-to-business” iPad app to help create and sell fully customised engagement rings.

Announcing the launch of ‘My Dream Ring’, Palloys Group’s managing director Andrew Cochineas said the app would provide jewellers with direct access to 70 unique designs with up to 800 variations including “classic and on-trend designs”


“By spending more time in store, My Dream Ring will not only invite customers to develop a closer relationship with jewellers but will also encourage them to seal transactions immediately,” he said.


“We have been experimenting with different ways of delivering an exemplary service to all our valuable clients.“We want to make the custom design process easier, smoother and faster.  We encourage jewellers to try this fresh and new service, and we welcome feedback to help shape this device which will definitely become every jeweller’s best friend.”


Free for Palloys customers at www.mydreamring.com.au, the app’s features include:

  • Personalisation of app settings and interface with customer’s store name
  • Customisation of store’s profit margins
  • Orders delivered within 14 working days
  • Monthly design updates
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Bevilles buy back business

Less than a month after entering into voluntary administration, the Beville family has announced that its bid to “to reacquire the business and retain the…
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Less than a month after entering into voluntary administration, the Beville family has announced that its bid to “to reacquire the business and retain the 80-year old Bevilles brand” has been successful.


Bevilles Corp will retain 16 stores and 250 staff across three states. Bevilles Corp CEO Michelle Beville said she was extremely pleased that the family’s bid to retain the business had been successful.


“I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout the process, including my family, our tremendous staff and loyal customers,” she said.


The company’s new structure “supports Bevilles’ move to smaller, smarter, new-look, jewellery-only format stores which will focus on diamonds and a range of watches and be approximately half the size of previous stores”. It will also see the implementation of systems and processes to streamline operations, improve efficiencies and reduce costs.


“The pilot program in Liverpool (NSW) and Highpoint (Vic) proves that the smaller, smarter, new-look, jewellery-only format is the right strategy for the brand to move forward with,” she said.


“The 16 stores that have been retained are best suited to this successful new format.” She concluded that “while this is a positive outcome for the brand, there are a number of people that will no longer be with us”. “We wish them all the best as they too have been a big part of the Bevilles brand.”


Michelle Beville’s grandparents’ Leo and Rae Beville founded Bevilles in 1934 with a store in Melbourne’s Bourke Street Mall. The store featured homewares but expanded to include jewellery and diamonds in the late 1950s and then gradually grew into a chain of stores across NSW, Victoria and South Australia.


At the time of going into administration Bevilles had 27 stores.

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Bevilles begins rebranding roll-out
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