Blogs: Retail Details

Retail Details

News, tips, and best practices for and from retail jewelers.

By Karen Dybis

Which Jewelry Retailers Made the National Retail Federation’s Hot 100 List?

Strictly jewelry retailers are few and far between on the National Retail Federation's just released Hot 100 Retailers for 2015. But there are...

Will Wal-Mart and Target’s New Mobile Payment System Thrive?

If anything has the power to slow down the growth of fledgling mobile payment apps Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and Android Pay, it's...

The $100-Plus Wearable May Soon Be History

Remember when flash drives—aka jump drives—were available for $40 each at Staples? They're now $2 a pop at your local...

JCK5: 5 Solid Resources for Keeping Up With Wearables

Following the wearables market is exciting because its major players, star products, and jaw-dropping innovations change almost daily. One day, the...

Designer Anil Arjandas Opens a Splashy New Store in West Hollywood

Spanish jewelry designer Anil Arjandas opened his fourth retail location—in the tony Sunset Plaza shopping center in West Hollywood, Calif.—July...

Boston Jeweler Celebrates Legalized Gay Marriage With a Rainbow-Hue Watch Ad

When Lexi Valhouli, marketing coordinator for Long’s Fine Jewelers, says the retailer's latest splashy ad in the Boston Globe wasn't designed to...

Nicole Richie Ventures Into Retail With a House of Harlow 1960 Pop-Up in L.A.

Nicole Richie, the former reality star who's since reinvented herself as a fashion and jewelry designer, will open her first-ever pop-up shop at the...

New Book Chronicles the History of British Jewelry Firm Wartski

Wartski may not be a household name in the United States, but the British jewelry house, which boasts origins dating from 1865, was instrumental in...

10 Highlights From Ben Smithee’s Thought-Provoking Keynote at JCK Las Vegas 2015

"The price of attention has become the most expensive asset in modern retailing," said Ben Smithee, professional speaker and chief strategy officer...