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The Premier Jewelers Cooperative
December 2 0 1 9 • Is s u e 8 9 IN THE KNOW WITH RJO Christmas Joy SEE PAGE 2
FROM RJO’S FACEBOOK PAGE Holiday Staff Parties SEE PAGE 3
VENDOR PROFILE Sterling Reputation SEE PAGE 6
WINTER BUYING SHOW QUICK LOOK SEE PAGE 7
CELEBRATING AN RJO TREASURE: Mary Harger Retires SEE PAGE 7
VENDOR NEWS Citizen Watch Launches RJO-Exclusive Collection SEE PAGE 10
COVER STORY Tweaking Your Social Media SEE PAGE 12
Winter Buying Show: RJO Is All In! WHEN RJO SHOWS ITS HAND at the Winter Buying Show next month in Houston, you’ll know there was no bluffing. We’re holding all the good cards (and even some aces up out sleeves), and we’ll lay down one of out best Shows ever. Our three-day version of Texas Show ’Em will include great deals and beautiful cuts, as well as rivers and rivers of discounts, vouchers, coupons, and prizes. The odds will begin in your favor, with a round of important retail knowledge and trends, dealt to attendees at our terrific seminars and workshops. The luck will continue with a variety of great speakers and interactive meetings. Winning hands will continue on the Buying Show floor, where the finest jewelry vendors in the world will be showing their best hands, their newest lines, and peeks at the hottest trends. A new twist on Show favorites comes in the form of RJO Trade Talk, a casual group discussion with vendors on the Show floor, hosted in the Idea Center. Be sure to be in all the action, and register by December 27! Registering by that date provides some great perks, including: • one $250 travel voucher for each store; • up to three consecutive nights’ stay at the Show hotels; • buying discounts, via RJO Purchase Vouchers, allowing you to save up to an additional 2.5 percent on what you buy from vendors; and • one $10 lunch coupon for each store, courtesy of your generous RJO vendors.
FAMILY. DIVIDEND. SUPPORT. BUYING POWER.