E-tailer BaubleBar Produces Collection for Anthropologie
It’s not just Blue Nile. BaubleBar is also going clicks and bricks.The New York City–based e-tailer has designed a jewelry collection for...
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Why Are Banks Leaving the Industry, Continued
Last week’s post Why Are Banks Leaving the Industry received a huge response, and so I’d like to continue the discussion on why this is happening...
J.C. Penney Hiking Jewelry Prices for Greater Discounts, Report Says
J.C. Penney is boosting its jewelry list prices as much as 40 percent to give the impression of greater markdowns, according to a report in the New...
Canadian Miner Will Sell Gems Online
Canadian miner Dominion Diamond Corp. plans online sales of CanadaMark-branded gems, its spokesman confirmed to JCK. The site will be...
Jewelry Theft Gangs Smart and Patient, ATF Agent Says
The South American theft gangs that prey on jewelry couriers are among the more methodical criminals out there, according to James Liscinsky, a...
5 Good Reads: Do Customers Really Want Targeted Emails?
Retailers gearing up for Valentine’s Day should take a couple of minutes to read how targeted emails really affect sales if they want their bottom...
How to Turn Bad Weather Into Great Sales
The words polar vortex don’t exactly inspire one to shop. But, as a retailer, you can use the prospect (and anticipation) of bone-chilling temps...
AGTA GemFair Tucson Debuts On-Site CAD-Cam Studio for Loose Stone Buyers
More gourmet food trucks featuring Mongolian barbeque and Sonoran hot dogs will certainly please shoppers at the AGTA GemFair Tucson at the Tucson...
5 John Dyer Gemstones to See at the Tucson Gem Shows
If the name John Dyer rings a bell, it’s because he’s won more than 40 gemstone cutting awards, 37 of them from the AGTA Cutting Edge...
Austin Jeweler C. Kirk Root Dies
C. Kirk Root, an Austin, Texas, jeweler and accomplished appraiser, died Jan. 8 of cancer. He was 52.A 1981 graduate of the Texas Institute of...