COVID-19 – JCK

U.S. Retail Sales Fell for Second Straight Month in December, But Relief Could Come Soon

Happy Inauguration Day! The Biden-Harris administration begins its work today, and will be charged with managing several convergent crises in the...

NRF Pushes for Early Vaccination for Retail Workers

The National Retail Federation (NRF) is calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to include the nation's 32 million retail workers...

Alrosa Invites U.S. Jewelers to B-to-B Trading Platform

In the age of a pandemic where jewelry trade shows around the world have been indefinitely put on hold, companies are coming up with ingenious ways...

How She’s Managing: Jewelry Editor and Consultant Katerina Perez

Every Thursday during the pandemic, we’re checking in on members of the jewelry trade in an attempt to glean shareable tips and tricks for doing...

Online Returns Doubled in 2020 as E-Commerce Soared

When the COVID-19 pandemic locked down millions of Americans last year, online spending soared. E-commerce sales grew approximately 49% year over...

Pandora Has Closed 25% of Stores Due to COVID-19

Pandora has had to temporarily close about 25% of its physical stores since the beginning of the year because of the ongoing spread of COVID-19, the...

Loriann Jewelry’s New Reflections Collection Is a Slice of Life

Slice as in diamond slices. And life as in “life as we know it” at this precise moment—and the possibilities, however elusive, of finding...

Retail Rents in Manhattan Are Dropping as Vacancies Increase

The COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging retailers in Manhattan, one of the world’s biggest and most famous shopping meccas, since New York State...