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The Premier Jewelers Cooperative
March 2 0 2 3 • I s s u e 1 0 7 $700,000 MORE THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR
A Record: 2022 RJO Dividend $15.6 Million WHAT WAS IT? COULD IT HAVE BEEN the warm weather, with highs in the 70s (Or our RJO mid-westerners bringing some of the cold and wind)? Or was it the evening strolls along the beautifully lit River Walk? Maybe it was the smells of the marvelous food and drink from the surrounding restaurants and food trucks? Whatever it was, the last weekend in January was filled with RJO members grinning ear-to-ear at the Winter Buying Show in San Antonio. Nah, it’s no mystery. The reason for all the smiles was most certainly the record-breaking Buying Show itself. The weekend was filled with great presentations and educational seminars, face-to-face get-togethers; terrific Buying Floor deals and debuts from vendors, and of course, an outof-this-world annual dividend—the largest in RJO history.
Add to all of this the genuine Southern hospitality and the charm of the host city, and you have a strong argument for the best Buying Show ever. RJO CEO Sarah Streb said she could feel something special about this Show: “I was not the least bit surprised with all of the compliments and thanks we received about the San Antonio Show. As of today, San Antonio is our highest Winter Buying Show sales ever, with more than $15 million in Show sales.” More about the Show (including photos) and what made it a recordbreaker, may be found inside this issue.
If this year's RJO dividend payout was stacked in $1 bills, it would rise to more than a mile in the sky. FAMILY. DIVIDEND. SUPPORT. BUYING POWER.