The RealReal Opens First-Ever Store–Consignment Office in New York City
Digital-first luxury consignment retailer The RealReal opened a joint store and consignment office this week on Madison Avenue on New York...
Signet Holiday Sales Fall Below Expectations
Signet Jewelers' holiday sales were "below expectations," the company admitted today, with comps falling 1.3 percent for the nine-week period...
Tired of Trunk Shows? Try a “Jewelry Styling” Event
Last week, jewelry designer Alexis Kletjian, who also owns a jewelry gallery boutique, teamed up with fellow Kennett Square, Pa.,...
Best Bridal Sales Tips: Outtakes From the Latest Issue
In the September/October issue of JCK, an article titled “Before You Go On Your Marry Way” appears in our annual bridal supplement. It’s a...
Doyle’s Washington, D.C., Office Is Relocating to Nearby Maryland
The Washington, D.C., office of New York City–based auctioneer Doyle is decamping from its quaint-but-cramped Georgetown office to a greatly...
Are You Experienced?
Ask a high-end watchmaker to define the ultimate retail experience, and it’s likely to involve white-glove service, Champagne, and a sales...
Ben Bridge Training Legend Orley Solomon Dies
Orley Solomon, who worked for Ben Bridge Jeweler for five decades and became a legend at both the retailer and the American Gem Society (AGS),...
Origin Stories: How Jewelry Brands Are Using Tales to Spur Sales
If you think you’re hawking products, think again. Stories are what sell. Take a page from three of jewelry’s best tale-tellers for tips on...
Moments of Charity: Selling Jewelry With a Social Mission
At Peridot Fine Jewelry in Larchmont, N.Y., bracelets and necklaces from The Brave Collection sit prominently near the cash wrap, rising up a...
A Surprisingly Festive 2017 Holiday Jewelry Sales Season
For an industry that has often seemed to be wallowing in nonstop gloom, the 2017 holiday provided an unexpectedly merry respite.
Jewelry spending...