Industry Companies Two Italian jewelry brands made announcements recently: Calgaro will remain based in Milan, Italy, and produce goods in Vicenza....
Gem Pricing Report Market activity continues to improve on cautious optimism sparked by a successful Tucson Gem show. Retailers buying for inventory remain...
Stores Northeast Peter Indorf Jewelers, New Haven, Conn., recently held its annual Valentine's contest, with winners receiving a $500 gift certificate...
B.C. Clark Jewelers’ Jingle Rings Bells In 1956, B.C. Clark Jr. paid a local ad agency $300 to create a jingle. Five years later he thought the catchy jingle had lost its impact and...
Latest Tales from Zale After most of its top management resigned in January following a decline in holiday sales, speculation about Zale Corp. has grown. Among the...
Put Money Back in Your Pocket Matthew Focht, president and founder of Tru, a consulting firm specializing in payment processing, says online payment processing services...
Jersey Jeweler Gives Hope and ‘Bling’ When Christine Ferdinand, co-owner with her husband, Bill, of Ferdinand Jewelers, in New Providence, N.J., discovered that her favorite...
Hearts On Fire Drops 100 Retailers Hearts On Fire has closed over 120 retail accounts in an attempt "to consolidate and strengthen its family of independent retail jewelers,"...
Improve Through Consultative Selling In consultative selling, a jewelry sales associate acts as a consultant to a buyer. A consultative salesperson doesn't pitch products, but...
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