U.S. jewelry sales advanced a tepid 1.3% in 2024, driven primarily by price increases as the number of units sold dropped 1.6%, according to industry analyst Edahn Golan of Tenoris. Yet, while American consumers largely hit the pause button on new jewelry purchases, the accessible-luxury jewelry brand Pandora posted 8% same-store sales growth in the U.S. last year.

The CFO on the latest conference call: "Through December 31, we've generated approximately $150 million of cash through dispositions and sale of other assets with line of sight to additional transactions. As a reminder, these proceeds are not included in our reported free cash flow.