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Consumers need greater tanzanite exposure
...hey mine.Based on the study's findings, the Tanzanite Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes tanzanite and mining-community causes, is seeking greater visibility for the gemstone in 2009, says Anna Haber, operations director of the Tanzanite Foundation. The foundation's plans include meetings with retailers nationwide, from luxury merchants to mass-market retailers, and hosting its fir... |
The jewelry industry goes green
...ng, that's what set me off to finding a manufacturer that was local and that worked in recycled metals," says Parada, whose designs feature recycled metals from Hoover and Strong, paired with conflict-free diamonds and fair-trade gemstones.Though materials are more available, challenges still remain, such as finding chain components, which cannot yet be produced from recycled metals, Parada says. ... |
Stuller to release four new catalogs
...eir inventory and stock up on findings and loose stones before the start of the holiday season.The titles include: The findings Collection, Vol. 74; The Metals Book, Vol. 76; The Finished jewelry Collection, Vol. 78; and The Diamond and Gemstone Book, Vol. 72. The latter will be released next month, while the first three will debut in October."As a prime manufacturer and just-in-time supplier, it ... |
Study: Today's Internet jewelry consumer
...nd then expand this effort by finding similar consumers, perhaps in local clubs, businesses and community groups.Profile your current customers by asking them where they go on the Internet, what they like on the Internet and what they don't like. Ask them about what you should be offering them and how can you build more loyalty among their friends and peers.Finally, build and maintain your presenc... |
Wal-Mart gives prime placement to fine jewelry
...ite a change at a store where finding the fine-jewelry department practically required a detailed map."It was never there in the past," Gassman says of the jewelry department's up-front placement. "It was buried back in the clothing area. You had to literally leave a trail of bread crumbs to find your way back out."This front-and-center placement, combined with the company's recent decision to shi... |
Blue Nile reports better-than-expected 1Q results
...ich are highly leveraged, are finding it difficult to continue operating in this challenging economy," she said, adding that such consolidation "creates tremendous opportunities" for Blue Nile."There is no doubt we are gaining market share," Irvine said.Blue Nile plans to launch a redesigned Web site later this year that emphasizes the customer experience.Consistent with last quarter, the Seattle-... |
EXCLUSIVE: Jewelers see uptick in sales since Black Friday
...pping weekend, with retailers finding both heavy traffic and strong sales in their stores during this last week."This week was very good, dramatically better," says Jeff Fox of Barnes jewelry in Amarillo, Texas. Fox says a designer trunk show held in the store on Saturday helped to drive traffic, but doesn't explain all of it. "We're a 50-year-old store, and we just built a new location. It's prov... |
Emmy Award actresses mad about drop earrings
...er-the-top, much-buzzed-about jewelry wardrobing seemed to have little influence on the styling choices of modern-day television actresses.While characters on the 1960s drama flit about in matched earrings and necklace sets, a vast majority of the nominated or presenting attendees at last night's awards show followed a more subtle style dictum: wear diamond drop earrings and pair them with bracele... |
Las Vegas Antique Jewelry & Watch Show to be held in May
...nowned dealers in the antique jewelry and watch industry. The most prominent dealers will arrive from countries across the globe. Dealers will exhibit rare and unusual historical antique and vintage pieces, gemstones, and antique watches from famous brands including Cartier, Rolex, Tiffany’s, Harry Winston, Patek Philippe and Van Cleef & Arpels. Show hours are from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Thursday, M... |
Natural History sale to highlight tourmaline
...diverse group of high-quality jewelry, gemstones and lapidary works of art.The highlights of the auction are more than 50 lots of tourmaline in various shades, featured as polished and unpolished minerals, unmounted stones and jewelry.Of particular interest is a multi-color suite of jewelry composed of 59 tiny, intricately hand-carved flowers by German lapidary master Manfred Wild, estimated betwe... |
Contemporary jewelry gets daylong museum program
...exploring contemporary studio jewelry on Saturday, Sept. 12."jewelry Study Day: Material and Technique in Contemporary Art jewelry Design" will take place at the museum's Columbus Circle location in Manhattan with the intent of introducing visitors to the leading trends, techniques and processes in the field of jewelry design.Kicking off the day, jeweler Ed Brickman will teach a sold-out class on ... |
Badgley Mischka - Runway
... presumably be major festivities to mark the milestone when they open up their first store on Madison Avenue (where else?) next spring, but in the meantime, this collection was something to celebrate.Rather than look back, the duo moved forward with what was, for them, a pared-down lineup. The goal was to keep things light both figuratively and literally. "Everything weighs ounces," Mischka said. ... |
Finlay VP Magrini resigns
...ce operated the licensed fine-jewelry departments in a number of department store chains and had more than 100 stand-alone stores under five different nameplates: Bailey Banks and Biddle (including Zell Bros.), Carlyle and Co., J.E. Caldwell, Park Promenade Jewellers and Congress Jewelers.Earlier this year, Finlay announced its intention to pull out of the licensed fine-jewelry departments by the ... |
JIC offers free business-survival tools
... their favorite stories about jewelry, and the ads pull on an emotional chord, the JIC says, generating increased desire to purchase jewelry. The post cards reinforce the message and serve as invitations to attract customers to members' stores. Finally, the in-store signage encourages staff to open a communication dialogue with customers. The JIC also provides additional instructions, tips and spe... |
Zale launches sale of pre-owned jewelry
...las--Zale is now selling used jewelry, National Jeweler has learned.Though the company made no formal announcement, a posting on Zale's official Facebook page made Tuesday morning heralded the launch of "previously owned jewelry" that had been "restored to its original luster."The Facebook page linked to Zales.com, where images of hundreds of pieces of pre-owned jewelry have been posted for sale. ... |
Gold-buying parties help jewelers offset slow sales
...w attendees to trade old gold jewelry for cash in a social setting.It was a sign of the times: After a sluggish holiday season, not a single jeweler paid money to run an advertisement during the Super Bowl.But gold buy-back company Cash4Gold scooped up one of the high-priced spots and ran a commercial featuring celebrity spokesmen Ed McMahon and MC Hammer, an odd couple who--flanked by gold-plated... |
Chinese diamond demand puts gleam back into gem trade
...ad of TTF studio which crafts jewelry for top global and Chinese brands.Rows of Chinese artisans, hunched beside green lamps, peer into microscopes and set glittering gems onto rings and pendants at Wu's diamond workshops in southern China."We're still unable to fulfill our orders. Our manufacturing lines are working overtime," he said, adding that he plans to nearly double his workforce next year... |
Favorable return for NY Antique Jewelry, Watch Show
...han 100 of the finest antique-jewelry dealers from Europe, Asia and the Americas."We're delighted that collectors and dealers alike attended this year's New York Antique jewelry and Watch Show to purchase many of the exquisite antique necklaces, cameos, tennis bracelets, diamond rings and other rare antique jewelry available," Andrea Canady, director of DMG World Media Fair, which produced the sho... |
World Jewelry Center gets its first close-up
...ct. The center is billed as a jewelry mega-market, bringing together the corporate offices of several hundred domestic and international gem and jewelry companies, who will buy space in an impressive trade tower, as well as a free-standing gallery of retail jewelry stores meant to target middle-market consumers. The WJC also calls for an educational component that will include a museum. It is plan... |
JCOC: Jewelry purchases up over holiday weekend
...More consumers purchased fine jewelry or watches over Thanksgiving weekend and Cyber Monday than last year, according to the jewelry Consumer Opinion Council's (JCOC) annual Black Friday Sale study.According to the study, 34 percent of JCOC panel members shopped for holiday gifts over Thanksgiving weekend (Black Friday, Saturday and Sunday), compared with 32 percent in 2008. Of those, 22 percent b... |
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