| 词条 | Signet Jewelers |
| 释义 |
| name = Signet Jewelers Ltd. | logo = Signet Jewelers logo.png | former_name = Ratner Group (1949–1993) Signet Group plc (1993-2008) | type = Public | traded_as = {{Unbulleted list|{{NYSE|SIG}}|S&P 400 component}} | foundation = {{start date and age|df=y|1949}} | location = Hamilton, Bermuda (domicile) Akron, Ohio, US (headquarters)[1] | key_people = Todd Stitzer (chairman) Virginia Drosos (CEO) Michele Santana (CFO)[1] | industry = Retail | products = Jewelry | revenue = {{increase}}US$ 6.55 billion (2015)[1] | net_income = {{increase}}US$467.9 million (2015) | operating_income = {{increase}}US$703.7 million (2015) | assets = {{increase}}US$6.464 billion (2015) | num_employees = 29,057 (2016)[1] | subsid = Zale Corporation Kay Jewelers Jared Ernest Jones H.Samuels Leslie Davies James Allen | website = {{URL|signetjewelers.com}} }}Signet Jewelers Ltd. (Ratner Group 1949–1993 then Signet Group plc to September 2008) is the world's largest retailer of diamond jewellery.[1] The company is domiciled in Bermuda and headquartered in Akron, Ohio, and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. As of 14 March 2016 the company has been delisted from the London Stock Exchange, following reports that less than 1% of their annual trading volume was conducted via the platform.[2] The group operates in the middle market jewellery segment and has number one positions in the US, Canada and UK speciality jewellery markets. Certain brands (Jared in the US and H. Samuel/Ernest Jones/Leslie Davis in the UK) operate in the upper middle market.[1] Signet Jewelers owns and operates the companies Zales, Kay Jewelers, and Jared.[3] HistoryThe group was founded in 1949 and grew organically before expanding rapidly through a series of acquisitions in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and was formerly known as the Ratner Group. Gerald Ratner who built it from 130 stores to 2500, a previous CEO, made possibly the most famous gaffe in twentieth-century British business when he explained to a major business conference that the reason why one of his products was so cheap was that it was "total crap". He then went on to unfavourably compare some of the company's earrings with a 99p prawn sandwich. His remarks were gleefully reported by the media. The company lost over 500 million pounds off its share price and consumers subsequently avoided the Ratner branded stores, nearly 300 of which were closed between January 1992 and May 1994 as the group went through a financial restructuring. Ratner resigned in November 1992 and the group changed its name to Signet Group plc in September 1993. This perceived lack of judgement and contempt for the customer gave rise to the expression "doing a Ratner".[4][5] The company moved its primary stock market listing from the London to the New York Stock Exchange on 11 September 2008, changing its name to Signet Jewelers Limited in the process.[6] The firm also moved its country of domicile from the United Kingdom to Bermuda on the same day,[7] although it retains headquarters in Akron, OH.[1] In 2012, Signet acquired ULTRA Diamonds[8] and converted most of ULTRA stores to Kay Jewelers Outlets.[9] In February 2014, Signet Jewelers Ltd. agreed to buy Zale Corporation, with Zale shareholders receiving USD$21 a share in cash in USD$1.4 billion deal.[10] This merger has created a $6.2 billion firm.[10] In July 2017, Virginia Drosos was appointed as the new CEO of Signet Jewelers Ltd., replacing Mark Light who had served as CEO since October 2014.[11] In August 2017, it was announced that Signet Jewelers Ltd. agreed to buy R2Net, owner of online jewellery retailer James Allen, for $328 million.[12][13] OperationsSignet operates approximately 5,000 stores.[1] LitigationIn May 2017, one of Signet's subsidiaries, Sterling Jewelers, settled a federal civil lawsuit brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accusing it of discriminating against female employees.[14] Signet is also subject to at least two class actions through Sterling and one of its subsidiary, Jared The Galleria of Jewelry. It is being sued by 44,000 female employees and former employees for discrimination. The action was launched in 2008 and Sterling was still fighting it in 2017; it is set to go to trial in 2018.[15][16] In January 2018, Signet subsidiary Sterling Jewelers settled allegations that it had signed customers up for credit cards without their permission, paying $11 million to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and New York Attorney General's office.[17] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{Cite web|url = http://www.signetjewelers.com/files/doc_downloads/2015/signet_2015ar4_v001_s18658.pdf|title = Signet Jewelers Ltd. FY15 Annual Report|website = }} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Signet Jewelers Announces Its Intent to Delist from London Stock Exchange|url=http://www.signetjewelers.com/investors/news-releases/news-release-details/2016/Signet-Jewelers-Announces-Its-Intent-to-Delist-from-London-Stock-Exchange/default.aspx|publisher=Signet Jewelers|accessdate=11 May 2017}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-02-19/signet-jewelers-adds-zale-to-its-midmarket-retailing-collection|title=Zale, Kay Jewelers, and Jared Just Got More Interchangeable|last=Bachman|first=Justin|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|access-date=11 August 2016}} 4. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1573380/Doing-a-Ratner-and-other-famous-gaffes.html|title='Doing a Ratner' and other famous gaffes|date=22 December 2007|work=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=14 April 2010}} 5. ^{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3199822.stm|title=Barclay chief's gaffe recalls Ratner howler|last=Wilson|first=Bill|date=17 October 2003|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=14 April 2010}} 6. ^{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUKN119768920080911|title=Signet Jewelers shares rise in NYSE debut|last=Baertlein|first=Lisa|date=11 September 2008|agency=Reuters|accessdate=14 September 2008}} 7. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2008/09/08/afx5398612.html|title=Signet says court approves move of listing to NYSE, change of domicile|date=8 September 2008|work=AFX News|accessdate=14 September 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604013445/http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2008/09/08/afx5398612.html|archivedate=4 June 2011 }} 8. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.signetjewelers.com/sj/pages/financial/news-filings/press-releases?ref=198|title=acquisition}} 9. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.jckonline.com/editorial-article/signet-converting-most-ultra-stores-to-kays/|title=Signet Converting Most Ultra Stores to Kays}} 10. ^1 {{cite web | url=http://www.wwd.com/business-news/financial/signet-to-buy-zale-7482160?src=n/newsAlert/20140219-2 | title=Signet to Buy Zale | work=Women's Wear Daily | date=19 February 2014 | accessdate=19 February 2014 | author=Karr, Arnold J.}} 11. ^DeMarco, Anthony. [https://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonydemarco/2017/07/17/signet-jewelers-appoints-virginia-gina-c-drosos-as-ceo/#316754673f0a, "Signet Jewelers Appoints Virginia 'Gina' C. Drosos as CEO"], Forbes, 17 July 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017. 12. ^Suttell, Scott. "Signet Jewelers buys online retailer for $328 million", Crain's Cleveland Business, 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017. 13. ^Bates, Rob. "Signet Buys James Allen; Comp Sales Rise", JCK, 24 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017. 14. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/business/sterling-jewelers-settles-bias-case.html?mcubz=3&_r=0|title=Sterling Jewelers Settles Charges of Bias Against Female Workers|last=Abrams|first=Rachel|date=5 May 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=18 September 2017|dead-url=}} 15. ^{{cite web|last1=2nd Cir|title=EEOC v. Sterling Jewelers|url=http://www.natlawreview.com/article/second-circuit-decision-resuscitates-eeoc-s-gender-discrimination-suit-against|website=natlawrview.com|publisher=National Law Review|accessdate=21 October 2015}} 16. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2017/07/17/signet-jewelers-ceo-mark-light-at-the-center-of-a-sprawling-gender-discrimination-case-out-for-health-reasons/|title=Signet Jewelers CEO, at center of gender-discrimination case, retires for ‘health reasons’|last=Harwell|first=Drew|date=17 July 2017|work=The Washington Post|access-date=18 September 2017|dead-url=}} 17. ^https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/attorney-general-james-and-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-announce-11-million External links
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