JCK Online - January 1, 2008

This year's analysis of the U.S. bridal jewelry business offers a snapshot of sales, brand recognition, non-diamond engagement ring (NDER) alternatives, and more. JCK surveyed its nationwide panel of jewelry industry members, 100 percent of whom carry bridal jewelry. Some 430 bridal jewelry retailers answered e-mail surveys in October 2007.

• Features
• The JCK 2008 It List
• India Woos the U.S.
• The Cultured Club

• Jeweler's Notebook
• Valentine's Day Tips
• 950 Palladium
• 950 Palladium: A Seamless Operation for Bridal Products
• Gem Pricing Report
• Gem Pricing Report
• Leveraging Your People
• Strengthen Your Brand to Increase Traffic and Sales
• Strategies for Selling
• How Can I Motivate My Staff?
• The Retail Advantage
• How Does Your Garden Grow?
• Watch Words
• Four Ways to Boost Business

• Opinion
• Counterpoint
• Unintended Consequences
• Editor's Page
• The Real Cost of $800
• Our World
• Branding: Where to Now?
• Readers' Forum
• The Mental State of the Industry

• UpFront
• Diamonds
• IDI Inks Deals With Liberia
• Botswana Adds 16 Sightholders
• GIA Investigation—Closed?
• Rough Importers Must Fax Extra Cert
• De Beers Sells Cullinan Mine
• Candidates Questioned About Diamonds
• Aber, Now Harry Winston, Interested in Canadian Mine
• Fashion
• Get to Know ... Ileana Makri
• For a Good Cause
• New Jewelry Collections to Covet
• From the Publisher
• 11,052 Votes!
• Gems
• Sotheby's Sets Records
• Argyle Pink Prices Skyrocket
• Spotlight
• Gitanjali Group Acquires Rogers Jewelers
• De Beers Settlement Could Mean Consumer Queries
• Arthur Gleim Dies
• Tiffany-EBay Case Goes to Court
• JA's Talking Points
• Buffett Bags Prime Time
• Watches
• Timex Group Names Hoejsgaard New President
• Breitling USA Has New President
• Swatch Group and Tiffany Form New Watch Company
• 'Wall Street Journal' Auction Story Called 'Misleading'