JCK Online - September 1, 2007

Africa used to be tucked away in the back of the industry’s consciousness. That’s no longer true. It isn’t just Blood Diamond, which demonstrated how uncontrolled diamond resources can ravage a country. And it isn’t just De Beers’ counterattack, which focused on “the good diamonds do” for the economies of southern African countries like Botswana and Sou...

• Cover Story
• Survival
• The JCK 2007 State of the Industry Report
• Global Competition
• Developing New Forms of Consumer Advertising
• Buying Trends Among U.S. Women
• Responding to Changing Buying Patterns
• Do We Sell Diamonds or Carbon?
• The Viability of Jewelry
• Improving Cash Flow

• Features
• Mechanicals on the Move
• Cultural Conflicts in Copyright and Patent Litigation

• Jeweler's Notebook
• 950 Palladium
• New Product and Vision for the Future
• Book Smarts
• Keep Employees Engaged for Management Success
• Catalogic
• Catalogic
• Gem Pricing Report
• Gem Pricing Report
• Leveraging Your People
• Strengthen Three Core Capabilities to Grow and Achieve More
• The Retail Advantage
• It's Time to Run Faster and Jump Higher
• Watch Words
• Vendor Incentive Programs: Short- Term Gain, Long-Term Damage

• Opinion
• Counterpoint
• Doug Hucker
• Editor's Page
• Discrimination—or Good Business?
• Our World
• Green Diamonds

• UpFront
• Diamonds
• DTC Reorganizes Marketing Division
• Court Allows Alrosa/De Beers Sales
• JSA: Watch Out for Diamond Switch Artist
• New York Diamond Company Sued
• Fashion
• For a Good Cause
• In the Name of LVOE
• From the Publisher
• Welcome, Jewelers Choice Sponsors
• Gems
• Vaux Collection in Philly to Stay in Philly
• A Who's Who at German Gem-A's 75th
• Tiffany Diamond on View at Smithsonian
• Topaz Alert
• Spotlight
• Corrections
• Handicapped Jeweler Survives Bridge Collapse
• EBay Tightens Diamond Description Rules
• CIBJO Meets With U.N. Secretary General
• Blue Topaz Arouses NRC Interest
• De Beers Chain Names New COO
• John Hardy Purchased
• Is LVMH Eyeing Tiffany?
• Watches
• Consortium Acquires TechnoMarine
• Harry Bulova Henshel Dies at 88
• Number of Swiss Watch Workers Hits 25-Year High
• Richemont, Polo Ralph Lauren Will Make Watches, Jewelry
• Swiss Watch Federation Wants Tougher 'Swiss Made' Criteria
• Newswire