JCK Online - November 1, 2006

On average, median salaries in retail jewelry stores grew 16.1 percent in 2005 over 2004's figures. That's very good news—it's much higher than the typical American's raise. Wachovia Economics Group's July 2006 monthly retail sales report says American wages and salaries posted an increase of 6.

• Features
• Robbins Diamonds’ High-Flying Superstore

• Jeweler's Notebook
• Five Questions
• E.E. Robbins Jewelers
• Gem Pricing Report
• Gem Pricing
• In the Industry
• WJA Metropolitan Chapter Hosts Party
• New Distinction Categories for MJSA Vision Awards
• Appointments
• JFC Unveils CD Program
• Understanding the Changing Market
• Leveraging Your People
• Flex for Success
• Marketing Mastery
• Consumer Research
• Strategies for Selling
• How Can I Avoid Seeming Pushy and Aggressive?
• The Retail Advantage
• Who Says You Can't Sell More Jewelry? Part 1

• Opinion
• Counterpoint
• The GIA Symposium: You Should Have Been There, Part 2
• Editor's Page
• Jaywalking in India
• Our World
• Are We Listening to the Echo?

• UpFront
• Diamonds
• Industry at Crossroads, Tempelsman Says
• Newspaper Ads Tout World Diamond Council Site
• De Beers Signs New Deal With Alrosa
• Seymour Rosenthal Dies
• Another Antwerp Vet Goes to Dubai
• Fashion
• Music Inspired Jewelry
• Get to Know … Janet Mavec
• Gems
• Tanzanite Foundation Announces Winners
• Gübelin Unveiled
• Sapphire Used on Watch Bracelets
• Debate Over 'Synthetic' Is Real
• More on Glass-Filled Ruby
• International
• Global Perspectives, Part 2
• Publisher's Letter
• A New Magazine, a New Show, and Amazing Places
• Spotlight
• SEC Drops Zale Investigation
• Indian and Thai Jewelry Industries Threatened by GSP Fate
• Thai Coup Won’t Affect Jewelry Industry
• Holiday Forecast Decent, but Not Dazzling
• Newswire
• De Beers Gets U.S. Rep
• Aaura Closes Its Doors
• Watches
• Swatch Group Posts Big Half-Year Gains
• Tourneau to Be Sold for $300 Million
• Swiza Acquired by Bedonia
• 'Spectacular Rise' in Quartz Chronometer Submissions