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After tough holiday, jewelers down but not out
... Year-End Sales Survey.Still, jewelers reached customers in innovative ways and say they're hanging tough and hoping for relief by summer.While jewelers--and quite frankly, just about all retailers nationwide--were braced for a bitter end to 2008, the results of National jeweler's exclusive 2008 Year-End Sales Survey were still enough to make even the Grinch cringe. Of the 434 retailers who braved... |
Partnerships have jewelers minding brand's store
...s.He also noted that when the jeweler opened a Pandora concept store within the same mall as one of the Hannoush stores, sales for that store slipped, but Pandora remained a top seller at other nearby Hannoush locations.Who's that brand?But while retail partners who choose to open shop surely benefit, what about their peers who do not? And does it soften the punch when a branded store is owned by ... |
EXCLUSIVE: Jewelers see uptick in sales since Black Friday
...ed into full swing last week, jewelers showed a significant increase in sales since Black Friday weekend, with diamond jewelry topping consumers' shopping lists."Sales last week were definitely higher for us than they usually are in the week after Thanksgiving," says Evan James Deutsch, owner of Evan James Ltd. in Brattleboro, Vt. "The weather I think really helped. It was 65 degrees here. People ... |
Jewelers Mutual, Canadian jewelers team up
...ices both provide to Canadian jewelers, according to a press release issued Thursday.Through this partnership, the CJA exclusively endorses jewelers Mutual's insurance products and jewelers Mutual pledges its support of the CJA's educational program and funding for CJA projects and initiatives.According to the release, CJA members will benefit from free access to jewelers Mutual-produced security ... |
Holiday sales drop for 80 percent of jewelers
...-store sales dropped for many jewelers this holiday season, some 11 percent said they were actually up by 10 percent or more for the year, while 6 percent were up by 6 to 10 percent and another 6 percent were up by 1 to 5 percent over 2007. New York--Santa seems to have snubbed retail jewelers this year, with 80 percent of those responding to National jeweler's annual post-holiday survey reporting... |
Regional report on Mother's Day: How were sales?
...ther's Day for several retail jewelers across the country.How were jewelry sales this Mother's Day and what items were consumers buying? National jeweler asked retailers around the country to weigh in for our Regional Report.NORTHEAST--"Earrings were our best item if anything was, but it was like pulling teeth to break the $200 mark. Several of my colleagues said it was the slowest Mother's Day th... |
America's Best Jewelers debuts social-networking
...se communication among retail jewelers, America's Best jewelers announces the launch of the ABJ Network, a social-networking site and media application for exclusive use by fine-jewelry retailers.The ABJ Network is the first social media application designed specifically for the jewelry industry.The social-networking features contained on the ABJ Network site allow real-time interaction among memb... |
Midwest Jewelers announce dates for summer show
...ge enough, so that the retail jewelers could find whatever they were looking for, in a reasonable amount of time, and the show was small enough so that the exhibitors remained busy," show organizers said in a press release. The Midwest jewelers Trade Shows attracts retail jewelers from within a 250-mile radius of Madison and Iowa City, Iowa, and many of those jewelers drive to the show, a press re... |
New York Jewelers Crime Alert Network launches
...ormed to enable New York City jewelers to distribute information about crimes and attempted crimes quickly and efficiently to their colleagues via e-mail and fax."Community-based networks are one of the most effective ways to prevent crimes and catch criminals who prey on the jewelry industry," Paul Silverman, administrator of the network, said in a media release.According to the JSA, which has be... |
SA Gems, Global Giving launch 'socially responsible diamonds' initiative
...nd-raising effort that allows jewelers and their customers to help raise money for African community projects."With two of every three diamonds sold on the market today being of African origin, we believe that a vehicle to give back to African causes will find a receptive audience in our trade and amongst the diamond-jewelry-buying public," SA Gems President Chris LaTrobe said in a statement.The j... |
Friedman's, Crescent names up for sale
...portfolio for the now-defunct jewelers includes registered trademarks such as "Friedman's jewelers" and "Say it with Diamonds," as well as Friedmans.com and Crescentjewelers.com."This is a unique opportunity for a new owner to leverage the awareness of two value-based jewelry brands," Doug Bania, director of business development for Consor, said in the release. "The ability to capitalize on the go... |
Jewelers receive small-business awards
... district.El Paso, Texas--Two jewelers recently were tapped as the best in small business in their respective areas, according to information provided to National jeweler.Texas jeweler Susan Eisen is the Small Business Administration's (SBA) 2009 Small Businessperson of the Year for the El Paso district, a press release states.Eisen, who runs Susan Eisen Fine Jewelry and Watches in El Paso, Texas,... |
JA New York Winter Show opens this weekend
...onvention Center this Sunday, jewelers who are there to replenish their showcases post-holiday will also have a chance to take advantage of a full plate of educational offerings and seminars where they can share ideas with peers. The JA New York Winter Show 2010, runs from Feb. 28 through March 2, 2010, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. In conjunction with the show, ... |
PGI offers recession-beating platinum sales tips
... category for recession-weary jewelers, and with platinum prices now at a comfortable, margin-friendly groove of just below $1,200 per ounce, selling more of the hefty precious metal just might be easier than jewelers think.At a trade press luncheon in New York on Wednesday, Platinum Guild International-USA (PGI) offered its top 10 recession-beating tips for selling platinum.1. Enter the bridal cu... |
America's Best Jewelers finalizes panelists
...1--Best Practices." Learn how jewelers are maximizing their productivity in exploiting social networking, from Facebook to Twitter, LinkedIn, Yelp and beyond. Covering relevant principals of successful social networking, from time management to content practices, to deciding who participates and more.The session will be presented by Daniel Gordon, president of Samuel Gordon jewelers, based in Okla... |
N.J.'s George Press Fine Jewelers toasts 30 years
...f December, George Press Fine jewelers encouraged customers to bring in their oldest George Press receipt. The customer who produced the oldest receipt would win a $330 gift certificate for use in the showroom.Over 30 years in business, the Presses have built the operation's name on their selections of bridal and couture jewelry, as well as timepieces and custom designs created by George Press him... |
Daniel's launches video gold-receiving service
...cent satisfaction rate.Refinement Services' platform also enables merchants to manage the marketing, shipping/receiving, assaying, payments, inventory and refinement aspects of gold buying. According to the release, the program is designed with large companies in mind, enabling thousands of transactions to be process on a daily basis.It integrates with existing Web sites. In addition to Kay Jewele... |
JA provides new guidance on Burmese gem ban
...ains "Talking Points" to help jewelers answer consumer, press or human rights groups questions.JA members also can use the Sample Policy Statement on the Burmese gem ban provided by JA, which they can cut and paste into their own letterhead to give to consumers, display in-store or post to their Web sites."An increasing number of socially conscious consumers, particularly younger ones, are asking ... |
Customer 'wish lists' prove versatile tools
...Peoria, Ill.--For many years, jewelers have been encouraging their customers to create "wish lists" that can be tactfully shared with that person's significant other when various holidays and anniversaries come up.But each jeweler takes a different approach to that list as a sales tool.Some use it aggressively, others subtly. Some encourage their customers to create an online wish list that can be... |
How can jewelers coax in more shoppers?
... these recessionary times--as jewelers are losing increasingly scant sales opportunities to other types of retailers--Rose urged the audience to use the shortcomings revealed in recent research to put some smart strategies into play, from shaking up jewelry placements inside the showcase to sending a welcoming vibe to those perennial "just-looking" shoppers who seem like they won't buy.To recap th... |
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