Lukfook Explained
| Native Name: | 六福集團 |
| Lukfook Group Holdings |
| Type: | listed company |
| Location: | Hong Kong |
| Industry: | Jewellery
Retail |
| Key People: | Founder：Wong Wai Sheung （Chairman & Chief Executive） |
| Homepage: | http://www.lukfook.com |
Luk Fook Holdings (International) Limited (Stock Code: 0590) principally engages in the sourcing, designing, wholesaling, trademark licensing and retailing of a variety of gold and platinum jewellery and gem-set jewellery. They were listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited in May 1997, and the Group has tapped into the mid to high-end watch market in recent years.
The Group's revenue and gross profit for FY2016-17 reached approximately HK$12.807 billion and HK$3.277 billion respectively.[1] As at Nov 2017, the market capitalisation of the group has reached over 20 billion.
The head office is in Metropole Square in Sha Tin, Hong Kong.[2]
Retail shops
As at May 2018, the Group had a total of over 3,100 shops in Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China, Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia, the United States, Canada and Australia.
1 shop
3 shops
2 shops
48 shops
1 shop (Parkson, Vientiane)
1,570 shops (across over 30 provinces)
10 shops (Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro, Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel, Galaxy Hotel, Sands Cotai Central, etc.)
2 shops
3 shops
1 shop
1 shop (Central World, Bangkok)
4 shops
History
- 1991: Opened the first "Lukfook Jewellery" retail shop in North Point, Hong Kong. Miss Pauline Yeung was one of the shareholders.
- 1994: Opened the first retail shop in Guangdong Province, Mainland China.
- 1996: Set up "China Gems Laboratory Limited" in Hong Kong. The Laboratory passed the ISO 17025 in Jadeite Authentication, Diamond Testing and Gold Testing in 2005, 2009 and 2015 respectively. It also met the ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems Requirements.[3]
- 1997: Listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Stock Code: 0590).
- 2000: Established the jewellery portal.
- 2001: Approximately 70 retail shops.
- 2002: Opened the first shop in Macau. Acquired a piece of land with a total area of 350,000 square feet in Panyu, Guangzhou to set up a jewellery processing plant in the "Luk Fook Jewellery Garden".
- 2003: Obtained the sole-proprietorship license in Mainland China. Opened the first retail shop in Canada.
- 2006: Established the first shop in the United States.
- 2010: Established the first shop in Singapore.
- 2011: Official opening of Luk Fook Jewellery Centre, headquarters of the Group, in Jordan, Hong Kong. Commencement of Phase II of the jewellery processing plant expansion works in the Luk Fook Jewellery Garden.
- 2014: Announce the acquisition of 50% interest in CGS.
- 2015: Entered into a three-year sightholder rough diamond sales contract with De Beers Group of Companies ("De Beers"), the world's largest diamond producer by value and becoming one of the 84 sightholders of De Beers around the globe.
- 2016: Lukfook Jewellery Expands into Malaysia with shops in Kuala Lumpur
- 2016: Opening of the Second "Lukfook Jewellery" Shop in New York, the United States
- 2016: Lukfook Jewellery Open a Retail Outlet in Shinsegae Main Store in Seoul, Korea
- 2017: Opening of the Second "Lukfook Jewellery" Shop in San Francisco, the United States
- 2018: Lukfook Jewellery at CF Markville in Canada was close temporarily after being robbed.[4]
- 2018: Lukfook Jewellery Expands into Cambodia with Grand Opening of Flagship Store in Phnom Penh.[5]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Financial Statements. Lukfook.com. 30 November 2021.
- Web site: Corporate Information. Lukfook. 2023-11-28. HEAD OFFICE AND PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS 15th, 20th, 25th & 27th Floor Metropole Square No.2 On Yiu Street, Shatin New Territories, Hong Kong. - Traditional Chinese address: "香港新界沙田安耀街2號新都廣場15、20、25及27樓", Simplified Chinese address: "香港新界沙田安耀街2号新都广场15、20、25及27楼"
- Web site: 中華珠寶鑑定中心. Chinagemslab.com. 30 November 2021.
- Web site: 5 suspects charged in connection with jewelry store robbery at Markville Mall. Cbc.ca. 30 November 2021.
- Web site: Lukfook Group Expands into Cambodia with Grand Opening of Flagship Store in Phnom Penh.
