Private company

Kay Jewelers

Kay Jewelers is a jewelry chain operated by Sterling Jewelers based in Akron, founded in 1916.1

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1916Founded1

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Kay Jewelers Vintage Faire Mall Modesto, California
Photo: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons2

Corporate structure

Kay Jewelers is part of a group headed by Signet Jewelers Limited. 23 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Signet Jewelers Limited Hamilton, Bermuda
    • Sterling Jewelers Akron, Ohio, United States
      • Kay Jewelers Akron
      • Jared Subsidiary
    • Ernest Jones Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • H. Samuel Subsidiary
    • BC Cyan Investment Holdings Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Blue Nile, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Diamonds Direct Acquisition, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Diamonds Direct USA, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • R2Net Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Signet Global Insurance Services Limited Subsidiary · Bermuda
    • Signet Group Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Signet Group Treasury Services Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Signet Holdings Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Signet Service Plans, Inc. Subsidiary · Ohio, United States
    • Signet Trading Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Signet US Holdings, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Sterling Ecomm LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Sterling Inc. Subsidiary · Ohio, United States
    • Zale Canada Co. Subsidiary · Canada
    • Zale Corporation Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Zale Delaware, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1916Founded Founded1

Sources

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