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The Premier Jewelers Cooperative
August 2 0 2 2 • I s s u e 1 0 4 IN THE KNOW WITH RJO Family Time
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VENDOR PROFILE Charles Frey & Co. SEE PAGE 6
JEWELER PROFILE Hawthorne Jewelry SEE PAGE 8
Summer Speakeasy Sets New Records for Sales and Vendors BUYING SHOW RECORDS have been broken consistently in recent years, and RJO's Summer Show in Minneapolis continued this trend. Sales topped a whopping $20.3 million, beating the previous record by nearly $3 million. Playing a large part in this was the record number of dedicated vendors attending the Show—193—the largest number for any RJO Buying Show.
Jewelers showed up in large numbers as well, at 326, just five members shy of last summer's record Show in Cincinnati. Look inside this issue to see photos from the Show, as well as see who won RJO awards (pages 1112). Then find your 2023 calendar and save the last weekend in January, for RJO's Winter Buying Show— Fiesta RJO—in San Antonio, TX.
FAMILY. DIVIDEND. SUPPORT. BUYING POWER.