Michael Hill Jeweller

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Michael Hill International Limited
Michael Hill Jeweller
Company type Public
ASX:  MHJ
NZX: MHJ
Industry Retail
Founded1979 (1979) in Whangārei, New Zealand
Headquarters Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Number of locations
300 (June 2024) [1]
Area served
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • Canada
Key people
 Michael Hill (Founder President)
Emma Hill (Chairman)
Daniel Bracken (CEO)
Products Jewellery
BrandsMichael Hill, Emma & Roe
RevenueIncrease2.svg$489 million NZD (30 June 2011) [2]
Website michaelhill.com.au (AU)
michaelhill.co.nz (NZ)
michaelhill.ca (CA)

Michael Hill International Ltd. is a speciality retailer of jewellery. As of June 2024, it operates 300 stores in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. [1] The company employs approximately 2,600 permanent employees. [3] Its headquarters are in Brisbane, Australia.

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History

Michael Hill and family in front of their first store Michael Hill - first NZ store.jpg
Michael Hill and family in front of their first store

The company started in 1979, when Michael Hill and his wife, Christine, opened their first store in the New Zealand town of Whangārei. A unique retail jewellery formula that included dramatically different store designs, a product range devoted exclusively to jewellery and almost saturation levels of high impact advertising elevated the company to national prominence. [2]

The company expanded to 10 stores by 1987, the same year it listed on the NZX. Also in this year, Michael Hill Jeweller expanded into Australia, opening four stores. [4]

In 2000, Michael Hill Jeweller had 40 stores in New Zealand, including 12 in Auckland. [5]

In 2002, the company expanded into Canada, opening its first stores in Vancouver, British Columbia. [6] Michael Hill now has a presence in five Canadian provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. [2] In September 2008, the company entered the United States market by acquiring 17 stores in Illinois and Missouri from Whitehall Jewelers. [2] [7] By mid-2013 over 60% of overall sales were from Australia, only 20% from New Zealand, with the rest from North America. [8]

Emma Hill, the daughter of Michael Hill, succeeded him as chairperson after the November 2015 annual general meeting. [9]

In April 2018, Michael Hill closed their nine remaining stores in the US. [10]

In April 2023, Michael Hill announced it would acquire Australian jewellery chain Bevilles and its 26 stores for A$45 million. [11]

Michael Hill watches

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In late 2006, following a five-year trial, [12] the company launched its own brand of watches under the Michael Hill name, phasing out all but the Citizen brand of watches by the middle of 2007. [13] By mid-2008, only Michael Hill-brand watches were available in the company's stores. [7]

Timeline

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Michael Hill Jeweller at the Chadstone Shopping Centre
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Michael Hill Jeweller at the Upper Canada Mall

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Michael Hill International (2010). "Michael Hill International Annual Report 2009" (PDF). Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "Michael Hill Annual Report 2018".
  4. ↑ Hill, Michael; Bryan Staff (1994). HELLO – Michael Hill Jeweller. New Zealand: Penguin Books. ISBN   978-0-670-86033-3.
  5. ↑ "New Zealand Store Locations". michaelhill.co.nz. Michael Hill Jewellers. Archived from the original on 4 December 2000.
  6. ↑ Hill, Michael (2009). Toughen Up: What I've learned about surviving tough times. New Zealand: Random House. pp. 203–204. ISBN   978-1-86979-046-2.
  7. 1 2 "Michael Hill buys into US". 31 January 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
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  10. ↑ "No buyers for Michael Hill's failed US stores". Newsroom. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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  13. 1 2 Drinnan, John (13 October 2006), "Jeweller counting on own watches", The New Zealand Herald, New Zealand, retrieved 5 May 2010
  14. 1 2 Michael Hill International (2010). "Michael Hill Company History". Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  15. ↑ Michael Hill International (2010). "Michael Hill News". Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
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