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The revolution has begun! Will you be a part of the charge
forward into new territory or will you be left behind, or worse yet,
will you be trampled by the competition?
Of course we are talking about the "online
revolution" and it has already hit most independent jewelers by
robbing them of loose diamond sales, a former critical profit center.
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presence for your store.
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Online Jewelry, Watch Sales Up
21% for 3Q
Total e-commerce retail sales up 23% to
$28.4 billion
JCK-Jewelers Circular Keystone, 10/26/2007
U.S. e-commerce spending on jewelry and watches increased 21
percent in the third quarter of 2007, making it one of the top gainers
online, according to the figures released by comScore.
Overall retail e-commerce for the
quarter (not including travel) increased 23 percent versus year ago to
$28.4 billion. When adding travel to the mix, total e-commerce spending
increased 18 percent to $48.6 billion. >>>
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WJC
Unveils New Rendering
JCK-Jewelers Circular Keystone, 10/26/2007
 The World Jewelry Center has released a new artist's rendering
of the 50-plus story tower that will be the focal point of the new
international marketplace for the gem and jewelry industry in Las Vegas.
The WJC trade
tower, designed by Altoon + Porter Architects, LLP,
will contain office condominiums of more than 700,000 square feet and
owned by several hundred companies from around the globe. >>>
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Dueling
Fools: Blue
Nile Bear
By Chuck
Saletta October 25, 2007
There's no
question about it -- Blue Nile (Nasdaq: NILE) is establishing itself as a great
online destination for buying diamonds and jewelry. It's a solid
company with a low-cost business model. Just as importantly, it has a
very strong reputation for quality and honest dealing, which is
essential for selling high-price trinkets like diamonds sight unseen. >>>
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Labeling
Jewelry Made in USA
Chris Franchetti Michaels Wednesday, October 24, 2007
 If you live in
the United States and make and sell jewelry, you may have wondered if
you should label it "Made in America" or "Made in
USA" to help distinguish it from cheaply-made imports.
American-made products are gaining popularity with U.S. consumers in light of recent quality problems with
imported goods. But under federal law, making your jewelry in the United States is not necessarily enough to qualify you to
describe it that way. >>>
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Perfect Online Tool for jewelers
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Special
Edition: The Truth on Blue Topaz
By Robert James FGA,
GG October 22, 2007
or........how the NRC and JVC yelled FIRE in the theater!
Blue
topaz is brown after radiation. Heating turns it the blue color as
shown.
Blue Topaz: Too Hot to Handle! That is the headline from one
leading gemstone industry publication. But has the panic over the
radiation of blue topaz taken over common sense,
and more importantly the truth? I believe it has. And in this Special
Edition of the ISG QuikConnect eNewsletter we would like to present
some down to earth information to clarify this situation. >>>
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Marketing
Shipping promos to drive
holiday shoppers online
National Jeweler October 24, 2007
According to a Shop.org and Shopzilla study, the
e-commerce sector will continue to receive a larger portion of
consumers' incomes this year as one-third of online shoppers said they
plan to do more of their holiday shopping online than they did a year ago.
>>>
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Does
Amazon.com Discriminate Against eBay Jewelry Sellers?
"Amazon,
the biggest Internet retailer, said Tuesday that third-quarter earnings
quadrupled on strong sales of electronics and jewelry.
Net profit climbed to $80 million from $19 million a year earlier.
Revenue increased 41 percent to $3.26 billion."
Amazon noted that two categories (electronics and jewelry)
experienced strong sales. >>>
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Art &Tech
BY By Jeff PrineBILL VAN SICLEN, October 21, 2007
Journal Arts Writer  Who could
refuse a tasty morsel in dark or even milk chocolate?
Even the most
die-hard dieters are finding it hard to resist the latest in delectable
pearls. The warm, lustrous glow of pearls and the color of the world's
most favorite sweet, chocolate, are the ingredients for a fashionable
new category in fine pearl jewelry. As brown maintain its rightful
place as an important, year-round basic, brown pearl necklaces,
pendants, rings, and other jewelry are one of the freshest sensations
in the pearl category. Although the color is enhanced, even high-end
designers just can't help indulging. Even better news? No worries about
the effects of excess calories
. >>>
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