JCK Online - December 1, 2005

Every December, the editors at JCK select an individual whom they feel has had the most impact on the jewelry industry as a whole in the previous year to be the JCK Person of the Year. Past recipients include such luminaries as John Kennedy, whose work on behalf of the Jewelers’ Security Alliance has helped reduce crime against jewelers nationwide; Richard T.

• Features
• Gulf Coast Jew elers Begin Recovery
• JCK's It List 2005
• The Future of Internet Retailing: Is Barry Diller a Nonbeliever?
• 170 Years Young
• Internet Retailing: A Peek at the Future

• Jewelers' Notebook
• Diamonds-Only Store Targets Millennials
• In the Industry
• Rembrandt Initiates Contest for Teen Vogue Readers
• HMS Fine Jewelry Under New Ownership
• L.I.D. Announces Several Strategic Changes
• R•Findings Introduces Cash-Back Reward Program
• Jewelers Mutual Named to Ward’s 50
• Herff Jones Acquires Anderson Jewelry
• Abacus Jewelers and Carl Blackburn Begin Brand Conversion
• Ostbye & Anderson Named IJO Supplier of the Year
• Strategies for Selling
• 4 Areas That Demand Knowledge and Training

• Opinion
• Counterpoint
• Memo Programs
• Editor's Page
• Goin’ Shopping!

• UpFront
• Business
• New Retail Kiosk Offers Flexibility, Safety, and Control
• 10 Ways to Convert a Lead
• EBay Diamond Jewelry Stats
• Purveyor of Jewels Keeps Housewares
• Diamonds
• Rapaport Conference Looks at 'Confusion and Uncertainty'
• Fashion
• Launch Pad
• Religious Jewels Offer Style and Statement
• A Serious Move for Lighthearted Links
• Gem Pricing
• Collection–Quality Gems Dominant
• Gems
• TanzaniteOne Profits Skyrocket
• Mystery Clock Sells for Nearly $300,000
• Imperial Red Diamonds Offer Lower-Cost Color
• Publisher's Letter
• The Places You'll Go, the People You'll Meet
• Spotlight
• Newswire
• Corrections
• Whitehall Suffers New Blow as President Resigns
• GIA Found 'Misconduct' at Grading Lab; Moses New Head
• JBT to 'Enhance' Credit Ratings
• De Beers Opens Second Store in United States
• Watches
• Pavarotti Admires New Opera Watch
• Newswire
• Watch Companies Make Timely Response to Katrina Disaster
• Alfex Wins Good Design Award
• Hong Kong Watch Fair Enjoys 14 Percent Gain in Orders
• Luxury Watch Brands Announce Management Changes
• Travolta Visits With Breitling