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Morellato & Sector Looks to U.S. Market By William George Shuster, Senior Editor - 05/01/2009
Say “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
Are We There Yet? By Hedda T. Schupak - 07/01/2009
Summertime 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...
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New Surveys Shed Light on Luxury Market 06/30/2009
Unity 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.
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Chopard Projects a 10% Drop for 2009 06/09/2009
With Swiss watch exports down by 24 percent in the first four months of this year, Chopard in May saw a slight pickup in demand.
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JCK's Next Chapter By Mark Smelzer - 06/01/2009
We 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 ...
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Live Coverage: Baselworld New Jewelry 06/01/2009
Over 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.
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Sales and Customer Service Standards By Brad Huisken - 06/01/2009
What 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...
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Will Zell Brothers Survive? By Rob Bates - 06/01/2009
Zell 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.
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JCK Las Vegas 2009 JCK Las Vegas - the premiere jewelry show in the industry. Check out our event pics!
BaselWorld 2009 Parties abounded during the BaselWorld
Watch & Jewellery Fair, and right in
the mix were JCK staffers.
24K Club of New York Dinner Some of the most influential players of the fine jewelry and watch industry were in attendance at The Twenty-Four Karat Club of the City of New York annual dinner on Jan. 10 at the Waldorf Astoria.
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