What's New?
Tustin, CA - February 5, 2008 -- GemFind, the B2B
company that owns Gemfind.net, an internet destination for wholesale
jewelry services and a gemstone marketplace, has announced the launch
of a new B2C website that allows consumers to search for and purchase
diamonds and jewelry direct from local stores.
The
new website, which can be accessed at GemFind.com, is a novel offering
in the jewelry industry because it gives consumers the option to see
the jewelry advertised online in person before they purchase it.
"It
can be difficult and stressful to buy diamonds and jewelry based on
pictures and dimensions alone," explains Alex Fetanat.
"GemFind.com differentiates itself from e-business sites like Blue Nile because customers can visit a local store selling
the jewelry to try it on and help them make a more informed buying
decision. They also have the option of buying that piece of jewelry
online or at the local retail location."
This
new website also gives GemFind Network members, which consists of
registered and industry-only diamond sellers and buyers, the
opportunity to showcase and sell their merchandise to new customers in
their area
Learn more>
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The network that lets consumer search for diamonds
online and then see it in person or buy online....
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Top Stories
Congress
set to close major loophole
In
U.S. law banning imports of
Burmese gems
By Karla Rosenbusch
 America's
boycott of Burmese gems is about to go from symbolic gesture to
substantive action as President Bush signs into law a bill that
eliminates a gaping loophole from the previous import ban. The old law
allowed Burmese gems cut elsewhere to be exported as products of the
processing country. Hence Burmese rubies cut in Thailand could enter America
as Thai exports.>>>
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GemFind Launches Consumer Web
site
JCK-Jewelers Circular Keystone, 2/4/2008
GemFind, the B2B company that owns Gemfind.net,
an internet destination for wholesale jewelry services and a gemstone
marketplace, has launched a new B2C Web site that allows consumers to
search for and purchase diamonds and jewelry direct from local stores. >>>
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Israel's Polished Diamond Exports
Shift Away from U.S.
Edahn Golan February 3, 08
Israel exported $754 million worth of
polished diamonds in January, a 3.3 percent increase in exports over
January 2007 when exports reached $730 million. While the majority of
exports continued to be shipped to the U.S.,
a sharp decline meant that U.S.
exports represented approximately 41 percent of total exports, down
from about 50 percent in the past. >>>
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$120,000 in jewelry for gem
show taken
By Dale Quinn Feb.02.2008
 Thieves
broke into a rental truck on the West Side early this week and stole $120,000 worth of
jewelry in a theft connected to this year's gem show, an official said.
Police urged anyone with information about the
stolen jewelry - amber stones set into sterling silver mountings - to
call 911 or 88-CRIME, said Sgt. Fabian Pacheco, a Tucson Police
Department spokesman. >>>
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Know - How
Consumers Want
That Warm Fuzzy Feeling Shopping on The Internet.
 Allurent Inc. in its third annual Holiday Shopping
Survey of Online Customer Experiences, reports that 67 percent of
consumers said they expect greater quality of their online shopping
experience.>>>
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FCC
Ruling May Render Analog Alarms Uselessd
National
Jeweler, January 30, 2008
 At the stroke of midnight on Feb. 18, some alarm systems will be rendered
useless due to a Federal Communications Commission ruling that allows
cellular phone companies to discontinue providing analog service, warns
Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company. The insurer is urging jewelers to
check with their alarm service provider top ensure that they will have
service. >>>
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Announcement
GemFind is now partnering with First National Merchant
Solutions to provide an ideal merchant processing program designed to
save you money.
If we can't save you money, we'll pay you $100.
Call (ph.)
800-516-6242 and tell them you are calling about
GemFind's $100
Meet or Beat Guarantee and ask for
Jim Kilcoyne at Ext. 4957.
* Offer is subject to change at any
time.
For more info, please click here
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Marketing
Still time to capture the V-day market
January
31, 2008
January can be a real sluggish month
sales wise and such a let down after the "holiday" frenzy. No
worries though, you can still make up for the slump in January with
V-day .....and there's still time! Here are a few ideas to get your
creative market juices flowing:>>>
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Diamond
issues not just price fixing
David Lazarus, Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES - Zak Smith's
bling may soon make him sing. And you too might be humming a happy tune
if you've bought any diamond jewelry since 1994.
I
encountered Smith, 22, at one of the numerous shops that are in
downtown L.A.'s jewelry district, several blocks of brightly lighted
emporiums with cases full of glittering gold, silver and fancy stones
of all types. >>>
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Perfect Online Tool for jewelers
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The
secrets of snagging a gem of a bargain
By Abigail Goldman February 3, 2008
Buying jewelry
has never been a mystery to me. Someone in my family has always known
someone in the industry who has been able to guarantee a good price,
excellent advice and plenty of hand-holding. >>>
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How will consumers spend tax
rebate?
National Jeweler February 01, 2008
More than 50 percent of consumers plan to use the
government's proposed tax rebates to pay down debt, not shop.
This is according to a new survey of 2,134 consumers conducted from
Jan. 29-31 by Lightspeed Research, a New Jersey-based market research
company. >>>
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