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PANDORA IN 2016 • 11
Q3
Q4
THOUSANDS LINE UP FOR
JOBS IN THAILAND
On our local Recruitment Day in
Thailand, more than 12,500 people
applied for jobs at our crafting facilities.
PANDORA ROSE
GOES GLOBAL
The PANDORA Rose Collection uses
a unique blend of metals to create
a beautiful rose colour. Following
success in the US and the UK, the
collection was launched globally.
NEW LOCKETS
CONCEPT LAUNCHES
As part of our Autumn/Winter
2016 collection, we introduced an
innovative lockets concept, Petite
Memories, which enables women
to wear and remember precious
memories in a stylish way.
2,000 CONCEPT STORES
We opened our 2,000th concept store.
In total, we opened net 336 concept
stores in 2016 – almost one per day
– and by the end of the year we had
2,138 concept stores around the globe.
NEW CRAFTING FACILITY
IN THAILAND
We celebrated the internal opening
of our new crafting facility in
Lamphun, close to Chiang Mai in
Northern Thailand. The new facility
sets new standards in the jewellery
industry in terms of scale, speed and
sustainability, and begins commercial
production in early 2017.
PANDORA ESTORE
GOES LIVE IN CANADA
PANDORA launched an eSTORE in
Canada. By the end of the year, we
had 17 eSTOREs around the world.
PANDORA WINS
WWD HONOUR
The first annual Women’s Wear
Daily (WWD) Honours celebrated
outstanding company performance,
executive leadership and social
responsibility. PANDORA was
recognised as the Best-Performing
Large-cap Company.
PANDORA is present
in more than 100
countries across six
continents
By the end of the year,
PANDORA employed
more than 21,500
people globally
REACHING MILESTONES
IN CHINA
PANDORA launched on the Alibaba
Group's
Tmall.comwebsite, the
leading Chinese internet retail space.
In addition, we opened our 100th
branded store in China and launched
a Chinese eSTORE.