JCK eWednesday - December 20, 2006
Dear Reader,
Consumers and retailers prepare for the final holiday shopping push. Online retailing is turning out to be the big story this holiday season and marketers are doing everything they can to make it even bigger. U.S. jewelers reflect the trend of the general public when it comes to how the government is being managed. Fortunoff makes a personnel move. It's now easier to pay for a GIA education. The WFDB supports G8 strategy and welcomes Moscow into its fold. A U.S. watchmaker makes an appointment.1. Procrastinating Consumers Prepare for a Big Weekend of Shopping
2. Survey: Late-Season Surge in Online Buying
3. Most Jewelers Disapprove of Job Performance of President Bush, Congress
4. Geraghty Named to Leadership Position at Fortunoff
5. Financial Aid Available for GIA’s School of Business Students
6. Online Retailers Tweak Marketing to Increase Sales
7. WFDB Supports G8 Strategy for Partnerships
8. Moscow Diamond Bourse Celebrates WFDB Membership
9. Oceanaut Names New Sales Rep For more news and updates, please go to www.JCKonline.com. 1. PROCRASTINATING CONSUMERS PREPARE FOR A BIG WEEKEND OF SHOPPING
More than 33 million shoppers have yet to even start their holiday shopping, according to a National Retail Federation survey. To read more click here.
2. SURVEY: LATE-SEASON SURGE IN ONLINE BUYING
Online retail spending (non-travel) at U.S. Web sites during the first 45 days of the holiday season reached $19.48 billion, a 25-percent increase versus the corresponding days in 2005. To read more click here.
3. MOST JEWELERS DISAPPROVE OF JOB PERFORMANCE OF PRESIDENT BUSH, CONGRESS
Add jewelers to those dissatisfied with President George Bush’s job performance. A new JCK national survey of hundreds of jewelers finds 53 percent disapprove of the job he is doing on domestic and foreign issues, and 42 percent aren’t happy with how he’s supported legislation affecting small business. To read more click here.
4. GERAGHTY NAMED TO LEADERSHIP POSITION AT FORTUNOFF
Fortunoff announced on Tuesday the appointment of Michael Geraghty as its new chief financial and administrative officer. To read more click here.
5. FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE FOR GIA’S SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDENTS
Students enrolled in the Gemological Institute of America’s (GIA) School of Business can now apply for financial assistance for both the Jewelry Business Management and Bachelor of Business Administration programs. To read more click here.
6. ONLINE RETAILERS TWEAK MARKETING TO INCREASE SALES
Merchants have been tweaking their marketing efforts to maximize sales, according to results of a recently released study. To read more click here.
7. WFDB SUPPORTS G8 STRATEGY FOR PARTNERSHIPS
Ernest Blom, the president of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses, has applauded the strategy announced by the G8 Summit's Global Forum for Partnerships between States and Businesses to Counter Terrorism, following its three-day meeting in Moscow. The WFDB was represented at the meeting in the Russian capital by the organization's vice president, Avi Paz. To read more click here.
8. MOSCOW DIAMOND BOURSE CELEBRATES WFDB MEMBERSHIP
The Moscow Diamond Bourse hosted leaders of the international diamond and jewelry industries at a special event in Moscow on Dec 13 to celebrate the bourse’s acceptance in June as a member of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses. A central theme of the gathering is Russia stands at the cusp of developing into a significant jewelry market, and the new bourse will be a valuable addition to the infrastructure serving the local industry and trade. To read more click here.
9. OCEANAUT NAMES NEW SALES REP
Oceanaut, a watch manufacturer based in Redondo Beach, Calif., has appointed Diane B. Morrison as sales representative for the Northwest, including Washington, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Nevada, and Northern and Southern California. She is based in Seattle, Wash. To read more click here.
That's all!
Yours,The Editors of JCK eWednesday
