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'Eco-chic' designers to be honored in Washington
...itects, fashion designers and jewelry makers, among others."Eco Chic: Night of stars and Rising stars," an event produced by the Fashion Group International of Greater Washington D.C., in collaboration with the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Corcoran College of Art and Design, is set to take place Wednesday, April 21, and has been officially registered as an Earth Day recognition event.The gala w... |
New non-profit gives jewelers chance to give back
...lemetson, who was inspired to start the charity after volunteering in the rural villages of Tanzania. "Jewelers that Care is committed to changing that. At the same time we are supporting the people of Africa in learning how to take full advantage of their marvelous mineralogical resources, we'll also be introducing the jewelry industry to the tremendous opportunities provided by cause-related mar... |
Gold-buying parties help jewelers offset slow sales
... buying new.Getting the party startedClued in to this, retailers are not only buying back gold at their stores but branching out by facilitating gold-buying parties in private homes, gatherings being dubbed as the recessionary equivalent of the Tupperware party.Pat Coughlin, owner of Coughlin Jewelers in St. Clair, Mich., was ahead of his time when he started holding gold parties about two years a... |
Paragon Lake announces unique jewelry giveaway
c and orders for our retail partners and offer the jewelry lovers the opportunity to win a $2,500 one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry designed by themselves. It's a great jump-start to the holiday season."The contest ends Nov. 7, 2009, and drawings will occur on Nov. 9, 2009.For more information about the contest, or to inquire about becoming a Paragon Lake retail partner, contact info@paragonlake.com.... |
Consumers need greater tanzanite exposure
...r tanzanite jewelry suite for stars and their stylists before the Feb. 22 Academy Awards, aiming to gain all-important red carpet exposure.Color, color, colorAmong the designers and retailers who spoke to National Jeweler about tanzanite sales, one verdict emerged: Color is tanzanite's top asset. And, as it happens, 2009 is the perfect year to promote a blue gemstone to consumers, say two of the n... |
Snow stalls jewelry sales, but men still buying
... of the western United States starting last Wednesday literally shut Seattle down, according to Goldfarb, and sales have been pretty much "nonexistent" for the jeweler since Thursday."We never have snow in the city, so Christmas is over," Goldfarb said.Still, Goldfarb did manage to make a few sales over the weekend with local men and women with "high levels of testosterone and a good pioneer spiri... |
Study: Today's Internet jewelry consumer
...venience.When this group does start using the Internet for shopping, the first place they will look to is retailers and brands they know and trust. jewelry retailers, brands and e-tailers, therefore, should target their marketing toward the Baby Boomer generation, who, although buying less jewelry for themselves, are still buying jewelry gifts for others, according to the JCOC.The other main Anti-... |
Robbins Bros. files Chapter 11, sells stores
...b site, Robbins Bros. got its start in California in the mid 1950s. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Steve Robbins and his brother Skip Robbins then took their three-generation, family-owned store into the shopping malls in the 1980s.In 1995, however, court records show that the brothers chose to wind down their 14 mall stores and switch to a freestanding, bridal-only store in Fullerton, Calif... |
EXCLUSIVE: Jewelers see uptick in sales since Black Friday
...."We're very pleased with the start of the season so far," Deutsch says. "There are so many negatives against retailers right now, but our sales are up."At Allen's Jewelers in Albany, Ga., sales also appeared "considerably up" over the same week last year, says owner Steve Allen."Saturdays are not typically a good day for us because we are not in a mall, but traffic was still up," he says.Best sel... |
MTV Awards a hoop dream for jewelry
...e 2009 MTV Video Music Awards stars wearing hoop earrings. Hers--a triangular diamond pair--were by Siera.New York--It seems as if nearly all the stars at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards received the same memo: Wear extra-large hoop earrings, an armful of bracelets or a sparkly or metallic dress--or all three at once.Beyonce, who took home three Moonman awards including Video of the Year for her s... |
The jewelry industry goes green
... Pomeroy, who has been in the jewelry business since the late '60s.But today, the marketplace for earth-friendly, "green" materials has burst wide open.One of the jewelry industry's biggest refiners, Hoover and Strong, now works only in 100-percent recycled precious metals through its Harmony Metals and Gems program. And the term "conflict-free diamonds" has become nearly as familiar to customers ... |
Li-Lo almost puts me off leopard print
...w things are bad when Caprice starts looking classy. But standing next to the style car crash that is Jade Goody at the polo in Essex this weekend, the model looked just that. Essex girls ... what does Jade look like when she DOESN'T make an effort?!WENNFor some reason Jade plumped for a Herve Leger inspired bandage style dress that showed every ripple, accessorising with a pint of Pimm's. (I'm t... |
Emmy Award actresses mad about drop earrings
...ers from the evening, Damages star Glenn Close, outstanding lead actress in a drama series, wore Fred Leighton rose-cut diamond and platinum pendant earrings, while her comedic counterpart Toni Collette, of United States of Tara, wore short, earlobe-hugging drops paired with a Fred Leighton platinum, diamond and jade bracelet.Kristin Chenoweth, outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series, ke... |
Tough time for watch sales
...tches priced $100 to $400 are starting to stock them, and they find it's working. Consumers are buying at those price points, and watch companies are paying attention to this. They have to."Weak sales for key watchmakersAs expected, the year-end picture was not pretty for the big three watchmakers. Swatch Group, which owns Blancpain, Breguet, Longines, Omega and Tissot, among others, saw 200... |
Best Global Brands Rankings 2008
...vices21,9405% 1617FranceLuxury21,6026% 1718United StatesComputer Services21,30612% 1814United StatesTobacco21,3000% 1911United StatesFinancial Services20,174-14% 2019JapanAutomotive19,0796% 2121Republic of KoreaConsumer Electronics17,6895% 22NewSwedenApparel13,840New 2327United StatesComputer Software13,83111% 2433United StatesComputer Hardware13,72424%... |
The Year in Fashion 2008
...magazine, but credit him with starting a trend. Now another modest chap, Kanye West, is gunning for his own fashion internship, and according to the blogosphere, only a post at Louis Vuitton or Jil Sander will do. Because a High-Low Collaboration Can Still Knock Our (Polka-Dotted) Socks OffIn the last couple of years, those collisions of mass and class have gone from rare high points on the c... |
AGTA names Spectrum Award winners
... Division: Dalan Hargrave, Gemstarz jewelry, Spring Branch, TexasPair of matched ametrine free-style carvings balked with mother-of-pearl.Faceting Division 1st Place-Faceting Division: John Dyer, Precious Gemstones Co., Eau Claire, Wis.20.74-carat modified trillion-cut aquamarine.2nd Place-Faceting Division: John Dyer, Precious Gemstones Co., Eau Claire, Wis.50.69-carat rectangular pink tourmaline... |
Tourist-spot jewelers adapt to fewer visitors
enses and is now carefully managing employee overtime and paying closer attention to staff productivity."We recognized what was coming and started making changes in early 2008," Yerushalmi says. "We've become a lot smarter about expenses and pulled back on inventory. We're not taking any chances, and as a result, we feel we'll come through this difficult economic period in a very strong position."... |
Chinese diamond demand puts gleam back into gem trade
...mand for diamonds only really started to pick up in the 1990s when De Beers brought its global advertising campaign to China, tapping into the Chinese desire for conspicuous consumption and pursuit of Western lifestyle trends."I think most husbands understand what they have to buy to keep a woman happy, you don't have to tell them," said Li Li, a shopper in the upscale King Glory Plaza mall in She... |
Report: Gold prices could hit $1,500
rent price advantage. At press time, gold was trading at just under $1,240 per ounce.According to tradition, starting a new activity or buying valuables, including gold jewelry, on the day of Akshaya Tritiya is thought to bring individuals luck and success.Gold prices since January have primarily remained in the $1,000 and $1,100 range, but broke the $1,200 mark in early May and continue to climb.... |
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