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  • Balinese jeweller John Hardy plans US store rollout

    Balinese jeweller John Hardy plans US store rollout

    Indonesian jewellery brand John Hardy has inaugurated a new Miami flagship store, signalling the Made in Bali-brand’s retail strategy shift toward the US.

    The New York-headquartered brand has opened a boutique inside Florida’s Aventura Mall, much like its SoHo flagship store in New York, thus taking its store count in America to four.

    Stocking the brand’s unique jewellery collections for women, the Miami store will also feature a work area dedicated to the brand’s ‘Artisan in Residence Program’.

    In an interview with WWD, John Hardy CEO, Robert Hanson – who joined took the brand’s helm around the time private equity firm L Catterton took a stake in luxury jewellery brand — said the company has an “expansion” strategy in place, with a focus on the US.

    “We’ve identified domestically all A and A+ locations we would like to be in, maybe over the next two years 12 to 15 in A+ locations. We could expand beyond to 25 locations including the U.S. and Canada over time,” said Hanson, adding that company is in negotiations for two more locations for early 2019, with a possible third outlet store opening due in October on the West Coast.

    John Hardy already has stores in Houston and Los Angeles and two US outlets; one at Woodbury Commons in New York and the other at Desert Hills Premium in Riverside County, California.

    Outside Indonesia, the firm has three stores in Hong Kong at Gateway, Sogo and Landmark.

    In the last four years, John Hardy revenues have grown 25%, made up of U.S. wholesale (60%), Caribbean sales (10%), direct-to-consumer sales (20%) and international sales (10%).

    Canadian jeweller John Hardy founded the brand in 1975 in Bali. The company has its corporate headquarters in New York, as well as design studios in Bali and Thailand.

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  • John Hardy opens second Hong Kong store

    John Hardy opens second Hong Kong store

    Artisan jeweller John Hardy has opened a second Hong Kong store this month, setting up shop on China’s Pearl River Delta.

    Located at Gateway Arcade, the Harbour City shopping area on Hong Kong’s Kowloon, the new store covers 391-square feet and joins John Hardy’s debut store at Landmark (Central) on Hong Kong Island.

    The jeweller is also stocked in multi-brand retailer Lane Crawford, but sees the Gateway standalone store as a prime move due to it interconnected location.

    “The Gateway is one of the most popular destinations,” John Hardy chief executive officer Robert Hanson, told WWD. “It attracts locals, professionals, expats and visitors from mainland China. They’re drawn to the energy and the traffic of the mall. This is our only location on the Kowloon side.”

    Headquartered in Manhattan, New York, John Hardy jewellery is designed and produced at the brand’s Balinese workshop and studio, maintaining a connection with Asia.

    Which is why inside, the new store boasts boards displaying tools, raw stones, paint-brushes, pigments and photos of craftsmanship, displayed throughout dark coloured store. The jewellery is displayed in glass display cases set on pedestals.

    Interestingly, the Hong Kong store also implements John Hardy’s special front drawer system – something already established at the jeweller’s SoHo boutique, which allows sales associates to be alongside clients rather than behind a counter; a more informal model of selling that allows clients to explore products.

    John Hardy now has stores two stores in Hong Kong, and three in Bali, including one Duty Free location. It is eyeing distribution partnerships for China, Hanson told WWD.

    “The Southeast Asia area has always been vital to the brand,” he said. “We opened Gateway Harbour City to build more awareness with mainland Chinese.”