SAJN |NEWS
ANNOUNCING SA’S FIRST AND ONLY DEDICATED CONSUMER JEWELLERY MAGAZINE Independent
Isikhova
adapting our skills and offerings
Media has announced the launch of
within the context of a new and
JZA – Your Jewellery Magazine, SA’s
challenging consumer landscape,”
first and only dedicated consumer
says Jason Aarons, Isikhova Media’s
retail jewellery publication.
Publishing Director. “The publication’s
Officially
publisher
endorsed
by
the
focus is on bringing jewellery retailers
Jewellery Council of SA (JCSA),
and their offerings directly to the
the title is an associative, short
consumer through online store traffic
and snappy acronym for “Jewellery
and in real time (feet-in-store).
South Africa” and will be published
“It further aims to promote the
online seasonally, with the launch
collective
of
Other titles published by Isikhova
issue appearing in November.
generic retail jewellery, as well as all
Media include SA Jewellery News,
individual brands, and rebuild and
Jewellery Biz-News, African Odyssey
retain active, loyal consumers.”
and Jewellex Today!
“JZA was born from our ‘ideas trust’ of reworking, reframing and
corporate
identity
SEPTEMBER HONG KONG SHOW POSTPONED TO NOVEMBER The September Hong Kong show
That rule will remain in place until at
can make purchases just before the
has been postponed to November
least 18 September.
fourth-quarter holiday season.
due to the Coronavirus and related
“This rescheduling was reached
“An international jewellery trade
travel restrictions, says organiser In-
with the well-being of our exhibi-
fair in November will provide Hong
forma Market.
tors, visitors, partners and colleagues
Kong and the international jewel-
Jewellery & Gem World (JGW)
as our top priority,” says David
lery industry with a physical trading
Hong Kong, formerly the September
Bondi, Informa’s Senior Vice-Presi-
event when the market fully reo-
Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair,
dent for Asia.
pens,” says Lawrence Ma, President
is now due to take place from 9-13
The change is a “one-off” arrange-
November 2020. It will run at only
ment which Informa made largely in
one venue – AsiaWorld-Expo –
response to industry members ask-
Exhibitors’ contracts, payments
instead of the usual two.
ing for a trading forum that would
and special benefits will carry over
Under the previous schedule, the
enable them to secure orders before
to the new dates. Exhibitors who
loose-stone exhibition was set for
the end of 2020. The event will return
choose to skip the November event
13-17 September at AsiaWorld-Expo
to its September schedule in 2021,
can roll their payments over to the
near Hong Kong International Air-
says Bondi. In a normal year, the
port. The Hong Kong Convention &
show is timed so that buyers
Kong, China.
September 2021 edition. The show will follow strict
Exhibition Centre in the Wan Chai dis-
health guidelines. Informa is
trict was due to host the finished jew-
also working on a digital event
ellery section from 15-19 September.
that will launch later this year.
However, the spread of COVID-19
24
of the Diamond Federation of Hong
The
group’s
smaller
June
has forced Hong Kong to introduce
show, Jewellery & Gem Asia Hong
a compulsory 14-day quarantine for
Kong, will next take place in June
all arrivals, making it impractical for
2021, since the 2020 event was can-
overseas visitors to attend the show.
celled. – Rapaport SA JEWELLERY NEWS – AUGUST 2020
