Hoover & Strong's EcoJewelry.(Facets)

Rock 'n' Roll Royalty. Garrard's new collection, Yorick, departs from the jewelry house's storied and stodgy roots as the British crown jeweler. The youthful, lower-priced line is expected to be available for wholesale this spring. Bringing the Bling to You. What better venue to capture the attention of sophisticated consumers ......

In 1991, shortly after Jewelers of America announced the sale of its semiannual JA International Jewelry Show to the Blenheim Group, a group of manufacturers and retailers approached Charles Bond, then-publisher of JCK magazine, about the idea of starting a new jewelry trade show. At the time, the idea of ......

Three factors are throwing a wrench into the way U.S. retail jewelers buy and sell colored stones and pearls: supply, demand, and the declining dollar. Retail jewelers are discovering it's almost impossible to find fine large gems. The problem doesn't affect only rubies, emeralds, and sapphires—if you're looking for a ......

Laurence Graff, one of the world’s leading jewelers, once remarked that money never goes away, it just moves around. Indeed, the “movement of money”—specifically that which is spent on jewelry—was the focus of a session titled “Business Perspectives: Charting the Globe,” held during the GIA Symposium, Aug. 27–29. A panel ......

Plans are under way to turn a parcel of land in downtown Las Vegas into a 5.4-acre international marketplace dedicated to the jewelry industry. Called the World Jewelry Center, the 1 million–square–foot project is being planned as a mixed-use facility that will include an office tower, retail space, and residential ......

If there was any doubt that the economy is in recovery and that the jewelry industry is back, all one had to do was attend The JCK Show ~ Las Vegas. The event, held June 4-8 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center, was crowded with jewelers eager to buy....

For many jewelers, holiday 2005 was a merry time, but for others, it was disappointing. At press time, a JCK survey of retailers produced reports ranging from moderate to overwhelming holiday sales increases in the South and Midwest to disappointing returns in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Some retailers cited consumer ......

Those of us who champion the Made in U.S.A. label need to hold the candidates’ feet to the fire on this issue.

Successful alliances have nothing to do with the size of your business ......

Failure to ensure improved performance after a negative performance appraisal can come back to bite you.

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