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Survey: Affluent Households Spent $21 billion on Watches and JewelryPaul Holewa, Senior Editor, September 21, 2009With 20 percent of American households categorized as affluent, 15.1 million affluent adults spent $21 billion on fine watches and jewelry, with almost $16 billion spent on fine jewelry alone. More
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Matsuda Collection Offered at Antiquorum AuctionJCK Staff, September 15, 2009
Collection will be auctioned by Antiquorum aAuctioneers September 17th in New York.
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‘American Faces' to be showcased at Wynn & Co. Jewelry in Las VegasJCK Staff, September 8, 2009
Exhibition will showcase 170-year history of Patek Philippe including 12 rare museum timepieces on loan from the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva.
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New Luxury Watch Report ReleasedJCK Staff, September 8, 2009Stevens, Pa.-based Unity Marketing releases new study revealing trends and market data in the luxury watch sector. More
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Fossil Celebrates 25th AnniversaryBy JCK Online Staff, July 21, 2009Brand will launch a commemorative campaign this fall. More
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Movado Group Appoints New President of Concord WorldwideBy JCK Online Staff, July 15, 2009Alex Grinberg is a 15-year veteran of Movado, and has developed brands for the company in Asia and the U.S. More
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Made in Macef Design Competition LaunchedBy JCK Online Staff, July 14, 2009Italians test international creativity by calling for designs that evoke Italian style across all creative mediums—home goods, jewelry, and gifts—present at the Macef fair. More
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Are We There Yet?By Hedda T. Schupak, July 1, 2009Summertime and the title question above go hand-in-hand. Usually the question comes from road-weary children begging their parents for a rest stop. This year it's being asked by our recession-weary nation, most of whose citizens have heard various reports pointing to recovery. Gratifyingly, the recent jewelry shows in Las Vegas point to signs of life in an industry that's taken this recession o... More
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New Surveys Shed Light on Luxury MarketBy JCK Online Staff, June 30, 2009Unity Marketing unveils findings of Luxury Interactive Conference and its annual luxury market report, The Luxury Report 2009: The Ultimate Guide to the Luxury Consumer Market. More
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Chopard Projects a 10% Drop for 2009By JCK Online Staff, June 9, 2009With Swiss watch exports down by 24 percent in the first four months of this year, Chopard in May saw a slight pickup in demand. More
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JCK's Next ChapterBy Mark Smelzer, June 1, 2009We here at the JCK Publishing Group are not immune from this crushing recession. We've recently had to reduce the size of our staff and bid farewell to some dear friends at the magazine. Hedda Schupak will move from the role of editor-in-chief to editor-at-large. Hedda will continue to write her monthly letter (now as a column in our opinion section) and will contribute to the magazine and Web ... More
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Will Zell Brothers Survive?By Rob Bates, June 1, 2009Zell Brothers, a 97-year-old institution in the Portland, Ore., jewelry market, may close, although a $5 million lawsuit has been launched to prevent that from happening. Zell Brothers was purchased in 1973 by the Bailey Banks and Biddle chain, which was then owned by Zale. In 2005, Zale sold the Bailey chain to Finlay Enterprises. More
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Sales and Customer Service StandardsBy Brad Huisken, June 1, 2009What do Fed-Ex, The Ritz-Carlton, McDonald's, Disney, Hertz, IBM, and Nordstrom have in common? They all have non-negotiable sales and customer service standards. Could you imagine the Fed-Ex guy showing up in brown shorts and a brown shirt? What do you think would happen if the McDonald's employee refused to say, "Would you like fries with that?" Jewelry stores should have non-negotiable sales... More
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Live Coverage: Baselworld New JewelryBy JCK Online Staff, June 1, 2009Over the past couple of days, I've seen some jewelry that is stunning enough to spark the interest of even the hardest-hit portfolio owners. Jewelry designers have responded to the times with some creative looks like polished selections of rough stone cuts, highly technical settings masked by beautiful stone mosaics, flexible gold jewelry to accommodate an extra pound or two on frames, and more. More
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BaselWorld 2009 Surpasses ExpectationsBy William George Shuster, Contributing Editor, June 1, 2009BaselWorld 2009 generated better business than expected, said exhibitors and show officials, despite the global economic crisis and a 13 percent drop in attendance. That's "reassuring ... after [2009's] very difficult beginning," said the Swiss Exhibitors Committee post-show report. "Signs are that the industry is returning to normality, rather than experiencing a really serious turndown. More
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BaselWorld BeautiesBy Jennifer Heebner, Senior Editor, June 1, 2009New jewelry lines were worth the trip to BaselWorld The Watch & Jewellery Fair this year, despite reduced attendance, particularly among American retailers. Designers showed a number of affordable options—karat gold and diamond charms on leather cords, uncommon but pretty stones like jasper set in gold—as well as updated diamond classics (flexible settings to accommodate weight ... More
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Ultra Enters Chapter 11By Rob Bates, June 1, 2009Jewelry retail chain Ultra Stores filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April in a "prepackaged" bankruptcy with its vendors and banks that it hopes to emerge from soon. "We really do expect to go in and out of this in record speed because of the agreement the parties have reached," said Kris Land, chief marketing officer of the Chicago-based company. More
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Yes You Can Boost Business on ...By Rob Bates, Senior Editor, June 1, 2009Even if you're not on Facebook, chances are you know someone who is. You may even know someone who, in spite of themselves, got sucked in and is now an addict. The site has become an Internet phenomenon, growing at an astronomical rate, with over 5 million people joining each week. And while it was originally meant for college students, its 175 million active users now include grandmothers, cel... More
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CIBJO Talk Urges MarketingBy JCK Online Staff, May 5, 2009IDI's Avidar Calls for "outside-the-box thinking." More
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Morellato & Sector Looks to U.S. MarketBy William George Shuster, Senior Editor, May 1, 2009Say “jewelry industry conglomerate” and names like LVMH, Swatch Group, or Richemont spring to mind. But a lesser-known group is growing rapidly in both the watch and jewelry markets. Italy's Morellato & Sector may be the biggest watch and jewelry group you've never heard of—until now. More
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