Downtown jewelry store moves.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business...

Washington, D.C.--Retail jewelry sales showed gains in recentmonths, running well ahead of retailing in general, accordingto figures provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce.Jewelry store sales ......

New York—While still accounting for only a small percentage (an estimated 4 percent) of retail jewelry sales, the Internet has clearly had an impact on the jewelry business.

According to JCK 's annual salary survey, the year 2003 wasn't a very good one for many working in U.S. retail jewelry stores. Almost every job category posted a decline from 2002 in both median base pay and total pay, with the biggest drop (–21%) felt by salespeople. The only ......

Jewelers' Security Alliance (JSA) released its report on nationwide retail jewelry store robberies for first half of 2005.

Las Cruces, N.M. (Aug. 23,1999)—On New Year's Day 1999, while retail jewelers across the country were totaling up their sales for the holiday season, Frank Pulliam was pondering a loss of ......

SSpiraling rents and overhead costs, dramatic decreases in customer traffic, heightened competition and dwindling real estate opportunities are some of the main factors that have prompted major jewelry chains to shift some of their expansion focus from regional malls to strip centers....

A Florida man was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to life in prison in Hinds County (Mississippi) Circuit Court, The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Miss., reported. Omar Jackson, 33, of Opa-Locka, was convicted of the Sept. 18, 2001, armed robbery of Albriton's jewelry store in Highland Village Shopping Center in ......

Wondering if your business should have a blog? If I owned a jewelry store, here are 12 topics on which I could blog: 1. Differences between types of gold (white, yellow, 14k, 18k) Is there "pure" gold? 2. Diamond grading The "4 C´s," Color, cut, carat, clarity and their impact ......

Several days ago my wife and I returned some merchandise to a nearby mall. Needing to check my wife’s rings for loose stones, we selected a jewelry store (part of a national chain) and walked in. I explained that we needed to have the rings checked for bent or missing ......

We have all had difficult customers. It´s bad enough in a business where the customer just quits doing business with you, but it´s even worse when you´re managing an account too important to lose and your opposite number is that person. How can you train your employees to handle a ......

Businesses in the retail and hospitality professions have two things in common with those trying to sell their homes. The first is the importance of location; the second is the importance of what realtors call "curb appeal". Businesses in these categories need to create a warm inviting exterior that entices ......