IJL and NAG to offer walk-in advice clinics with industry experts

International Jewellery London (IJL) is launching a series of special advice clinics, sponsored by the National Association of Goldsmiths (NAG), to enhance its existing seminar programme.

The advice clinics, a first for the industry, are designed to give visitors and exhibitors the opportunity to meet experts drawn from a diverse range of business disciplines on a one to one basis during the show.

IJL takes place from 31 August to 2 September 2014 and the free practical sessions will run in half-hour slots, covering everything from business security, marketing and training to pensions, branding and visual merchandising know-how.

Industry experts will include Richard Pope, pension specialist at SIJ Wealth Management, Debbie Barrow, retail sales training expert at Virada Training, Hilaire O’Shea, retail security specialist at SPC Support UK Ltd, Paul Andrews an expert in family succession planning at Family Business United and Michael Donaldson at The Value Innovator.

Michael Rawlinson, CEO of the NAG, said: “The world of retailing is becoming ever more complex and the daily skills required to operate the business extend well beyond the topics just associated with jewellery.

“I am delighted the association is sponsoring this important initiative at IJL which will provide a further opportunity to support our members and the wider jewellery sector.”