CIBJO
Sector B and CAENCOM to present value adding services to
members
John
Kennedy of Jewellers Security Alliance to address security issues for jewellers
Milan, Italy - May
14, 2012 - With the 2012 CIBJO Congress just a few days away,
CIBJO has announced that it will be discussing during the gathering the creation
of value adding services for the membership of its members, many of which of
national jewellery and gemstone associations, particularly in the realms of
security, insurance, logistics, valuation and appraising.
CIBJO
President Gaetano Cavalieri said that, increasingly, jewellery retailers were
facing identical challenges in preserving and safeguarding their businesses.
"For example, in Europe, in the U.S., and reportedly also in Asia, jewellery
retailers are facing worsening crime rates. In other words, there are more
robberies, and too often with lethal results. Only last week, a Dutch jeweller
was murdered in an attempted robbery. We are hearing too many of these stories
of late, " he said.
"Of
course, each of our member associations is coping with these phenomena at their
respective national levels, but CIBJO can facilitate a cooperative effort to
counter these challenges. We will do so under the auspices of Sector B, which
covers the chain of jewellery distribution, and with the invaluable input, help
and cooperation of the CIBJO Association Executives' Networking Commission
(CAENCOM). Together we will discuss how we can assist our national jewellery
associations, improving services related to security and insurance, and also
logistics, valuation and appraising," CIBJO's president added.
Among
the speakers scheduled to address for the CAENCOM and Sector B meetings during
the CIBJO Congress is John Kennedy, President of the Jewelers' Security Alliance, of New York. In a
message to CIBJO, Kennedy wrote he intends presenting some statistics about the
high incidence of crimes against jewellers in Western Europe, which he noted is
considerably higher than the incidence of crimes against jewelers in the United
States.
"It
would be good strategy to have the national jewelry organizations, within the
bounds of privacy and legal restrictions, to share information on crimes and
suspects among the members. Also, by working closely with their relevant police
organizations, the national organizations can become more aggressive encouraging
the police to take a greater interest in jewelry crime. The national
organizations should look upon security activity as a way to recruit and connect
closely with members, but also as a potential source of revenue, such as
contributions and support from insurance companies, security vendors, and other
sources. CIBJO is a great vehicle for promoting and coordinating security as an
important issue for the national organizations," Kennedy wrote.
"We're very pleased to
have John Kennedy, as well as number of other expert speakers participating in
the 2012 CIBJO Congress," said Simon Rainer, CAENCOM president, who is also the
CEO of British Jewellers Association (BJA). "Sector B President Ian Hadassin and
I have been working hard to assure that retailers, who make up a large
percentage of the CIBJO membership's constituents, will have good reason to look
at CIBJO for leadership. I hope and trust that the participating delegates will
take that message home to their own members."
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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