JCK Online - November 1, 2005

The good news for the jewelry industry is that, despite an uneven economy, most jewelry-store job titles saw modest to significant gains in compensation in 2004 compared with 2003, according to the results of JCK’s most recent salary survey. The bad news is that while women made some salary gains last year, the gap remains between men’s and women’s salaries in most positions.

• Features
• The Lion, The Witch, & The Jeweler
• AGTA-GTC's New Team
• The One That Got Away
• Family Business in Crisis: Diffusing the Impact of Divorce

• Jewelers' Notebook
• 15 Tips for Writing News Releases
• Executive Profile
• Bringing Home the Basics
• Gem Pricing
• Diamond Market Still Hot
• In the Industry
• WJA Launches Metropolitan Chapter
• IDI Opens Representative Office in New York
• WJA Awards $22,000 in 2005 Student Scholarships
• First U.S. Kimberley Process Review Visit Takes Place
• John Cohen Elected JA Chairman, New Officers, Board Members Named
• Staffing Solutions
• Hiring a Sales Manager or a Selling Manager
• Strategies for Selling
• Ways to Let Customers Know They're Appreciated

• Opinion
• Counterpoint
• The Platinum Controversy
• Editorial
• Forces of Nature
• Readers' Forum
• Letters

• UpFront
• Business
• 10 Ways You Can Generate Leads
• High-End Hub on EBay Spotlights Luxury Jewels
• Department Store Is Better at Romancing Jewels Than Jewelers
• Diamonds
• Mafatlal Mehta Dies
• DTC Shakes Things Up This Christmas
• Fabrikant Co-Chairman Dies
• De Beers Honored For AIDS Policies
• Woman, American Take Top Seats in De Beers Shuffle
• Fashion
• Hidden-Message Treasures
• New York Fashion Week
• Living the Suite Life
• Chris Aire's Vintage Flair
• Gems
• CRJP Still CIBJO-Less
• Oxygen Aided
• AMR Features Tiffany
• Bright Gem, Big Question
• Tanzanite Sorting Goes High-Tech
• Publisher's Letter
• A Global and Historic Brand
• Spotlight
• Newswire
• Songwriter Targeted Over Gold Ads
• Merger Will Shrink Finlay by Over 25 Percent
• Outlook for Holiday: Positive—With Pitfalls
• Correction
• Hurricane Rita Forces Jewelers to Close
• De Beers Reshuffles Management; Appoints First Black African Executive
• Watches
• New Callanen-Guess License Ends Dispute with Fossil
• U.S., Mexican Police Crack Down on Watch Counterfeiters
• Tourneau Certifies Luxury Watches Auctioned Online by Portero
• Newswire