National Jeweler has released the 2017 “State of the Majors,” which analyzes the performance of the country’s largest jewelers and the state of jewelry retailing in 2016.
The State of the Majors consists of two separate lists: The $100 Million Supersellers ranks the U.S.’s largest jewelers by annual sales, including both specialty jewelers, such as Signet and Tiffany & Co., and multi-line retailers, like Wal-Mart and J.C. Penney. The Top 50 North American Retail Jewelry Chains list ranks specialty jewelers only, by number of stores.
The top five sellers on the $100 Million Supersellers remained unchanged from last year, albeit in a slightly different order: Signet Jewelers Ltd., Wal-Mart, Macy’s, Costco and Tiffany & Co. In the The Top 50 North American Retail Jewelry Chains list, the top 5 are: Signet Jewelers Ltd., Fred Meyer, Helzberg, Swarovski and Diamonds International.
According to Jewelers of America, The report also contains in-depth analysis articles that cover three other important sectors of the U.S. jewelry market including the State of the Diamond Industry, State of the Colored Stone Market and State of Jewelry Design.
To read The State of the Majors, visit http://www.nationaljeweler.com/magazine/stateofthemajors
