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January 7, 2009
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TOP STORIESJeweler Shoots Two in Attempted Robbery Movado Group’s Gedalio 'Gerry' Grinberg, 77  December Online Jewelry, Watch Sales Down 24% Merit Protects its Copyrighted Jewelry Designs Gems TV Chief Resigns amid Layoffs  From Our BlogsJCK Voices by Gary Roskin Antique & Estate It occurs to me, after writing the obituary for Dr. Joe, (see www.jckonline... Read On » JCK Voices by Jennifer Heebner What Would You Like to Read in 2009? Happy New Year! What topics of interest and articles would you, the retail je... Read On » Jewels on Jewels by Cynthia Sliwa Ad Watch: Anatomically Incorrect After a challenging year-end 2008, let’s start the New Year on a lighter note. ... Read On » Cutting Remarks by Rob Bates Diamond Shavings: Your (Again Early) Web Roundup It’s the end of the year, and many of us are looking uneasily to 2009 (my tho... Read On » MORE INDUSTRY NEWSJoseph “Dr. Joe” Sataloff, 89, Art Nouveau Jewelry Expert Traffic Down, Sales Up for Christmas Week Waterford Files for Bankruptcy Protection Dubai to Host Pearl Tender JRB Marketing Academy in Tucson |
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Gedalio (“Gerry”) Grinberg, a pioneer in the U.S. luxury watch business, founder of the Movado Group and a patron of the arts, died Jan. 4 in New York City. He was 77. 
Online jewelry and watch sales for nearly the entire month of December fell 24 percent when compared to a similar period in 2007, according to digital tracking firm comScore. 
A federal district court has issued a temporary restraining order for two jewelry chains to discontinue sales and promotion of products that are under a copyright dispute, according to court documents. 
Cost cutting at Gems TV has resulted in the resignation of its top official and the layoffs of 35 percent of its global workforce. 
World renowned expert on Art Nouveau Jewelry, Dr. Joseph Sataloff, died on Sept. 26. He was 89 years old. 
Foot traffic at U.S. malls and shopping centers for Christmas week (12/21 – 12/27) fell 4.9 percent year-over-year, according to ShopperTrak’s Shopper Retail Traffic Index. Meanwhile, retail sales for the same week increased 21.2%, according to the company’s National Retail Sales Estimate. 
Waterford Wedgwood PLC filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday after attempts to restructure the struggling business or find a buyer failed. 
Some of the world’s rarest and most sought after natural and cultured pearls will be offered in a private tender of the Dubai Pearl Exchange. 
The Jewelers Resource Bureau is taking its education on the road in 2009 by offering seven jewelry business-oriented classes in Tucson during Gem Fair Week. 
