JCK Online - June 1, 2007

Ijewelry.com? Dead. Firstjewelry.com? Dead as well. Miadora, Adornis—so many online jewelry retailers are but a memory. And for a moment, it seemed that Blue Nile was destined for the same dot-com dustbin. But today, the Seattle-based e-tailer hasn't merely survived, it's thrived. In 2006 it racked up $250 million in sales and could hit between $290 and $300 million in 2007.

• Cover Story
• The Diamond Issue
• Briolettes Add Dimension to Design
• The Cover
• The DTC's New New Direction
• Zwick: The Industry Needs to Do More

• Features
• Retailers Still High on Watches
• Emerald Crack-Up
• Dateline: Gdansk
• Rules for Stock Balancing
• Dubai Dispatch
• The Key to Patent Lawsuits
• Dateline: Munich
• Tucson 2007
• Pearls Gone Wild!
• Tucson 2007
• Color Controversy

• Jeweler's Notebook
• Book Smarts
• Using 'Carrots' To Recognize Staff
• Five Questions
• Hale's Jewelers
• Gem Pricing Report
• Gem Pricing Report
• In the Industry
• Appointments
• AJA Raises Funds With Jewelry Runway Show
• Supplier News
• Leveraging Your People
• Get the Best People On Board
• The Retail Advantage
• What’s Your Value Proposition?
• Tool Days
• Tool Days

• Opinion
• Counterpoint
• A Free Ride?
• Editor's Page
• The Wolf at the Door
• Our World
• Diamond Reality Check

• UpFront
• Diamonds
• Oppenheimer: We Must Help Alluvial Diggers
• Diamonds Worth an Estimated $28 Million Stolen in Antwerp
• Diamond Jewelry Market Grew 6% in 2006, JWT Says
• O'Ferrall Retires From De Beers
• GCAL Now Offers 'Zero Tolerance' Certifications
• Fashion
• Metal for Motorheads
• As Seen on TV
• Boston Jeweler and Archdiocese Make History
• Accolades
• From the Publisher
• The State of JCK
• Gems
• Mad About Madagascar
• Tanzanite Reports to Include 'Four Cs'
• The Ametrine Supply Mystery Might Be Solved
• Thais to Disclose Beryllium Treatment
• Spotlight
• Parker Joins the Synthetic World
• Speaking Out
• M. Fabrikant to Auction Assets
• Basel to Expand
• Ashford.com to Be Resurrected
• Indian Jewelry Brand to Open Stores in the U.S.
• Industry Financing Could Change With ABN Merger
• 'Stick to Core Values,' AGS Attendees Urged
• Watches
• Web Site Promises Firsthand Info
• Franck Muller Acquires Martin Braun
• Newswire
• Longines Marks 175th Anniversary With New Book, Museum Expansion
• Swiss Watch Federation Wants Tougher Criteria for 'Swiss Made'