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Retailers snap up spring trends at JA NY
National Jeweler, March 10, 2008
New York-Despite the sluggish economy and the
soaring price of precious metals, retailers are stocking up on the
latest spring trends at the JA New York Winter Show, being held at the Jacob K.
Javits Center
in New York
City. >>>
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High price for precious metal prompts some to cash in
By Gina Joseph, Sunday, March 9, 2008
 Michigan's struggling economy and record-high
gold prices have prompted many residents -- mostly women -- to dig out
their old jewelry and trade it in for cash.
"I've taken in my graduation ring and some
necklaces that I wore in high school and some broken jewelry I thought
I would get fixed but never did. I got $335," said Margie Brown,
who attended a gold party at Talula's Home , Garden & Gifts in Clinton Township.>>>
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$1.8M
Diamond Necklace Stolen from Arts Fair
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By Avi Krawitz,
03/09/08
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RAPAPORT- Thieves took off a with a
diamond necklace worth an estimated $1.8 million from an arts fair in
the Netherlands, according to press
reports.
Police arrested two women from Mexico and a man from Costa Rica suspected of carrying out
the theft, but the necklace has not been recovered, a police
spokesperson said. >>>
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Engaging
Consumers Online
Anthony DeMarco, JCK- 3/5/2008
Two things were clear during a recent Web 2.0 panel discussion. First, companies
need to create a Web strategy that's in line with their business model.
Second, no matter the strategy, it must include engaging the customer. >>>
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Know - How
BUSINESS
IN BRIEF
GateHouse News
Service, Fri Mar 07,
2008
The Massachusetts Small
Business Development Center,
Coastway Credit Union, The New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce and the
Fall River Area Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring a three-part
marketing workshop series. The program will be presented by Cliff
Robbins, a visiting lecturer at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. >>>
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Issues
Keeping the Industry Up at Night
Anthony
DeMarco, JCK, 3/6/2008
The panel, titled, "Things that
are Keeping You Up at Night," was moderated by Mark Smelzer,
publisher of JCK magazine. The forum was held March 2
and 3 at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. It turned out to be one of the most boisterous
gatherings during the two-day event. >>>
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Cultured
Pearls in the 21st Century
Russell
Shor -- JCK-Jewelers Circular Keystone, 3/6/2008
 The
cultured pearl industry has experienced a dramatic transformation
during the past 15 years, from a single commodity dominated by one
country to a multi-colored array of goods and an ever-expanding group
of producers (figure 1). >>>
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Look
Up! Diamonds In Outer Space!
By Barry Gutwein on March 6, 2008
 Discovery News reports that scientists have
devised a way to use the Hubble Telescope to find diamonds in space,
which might help them to understand how carbon-rich molecules develop. >>>
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Prices for
precious materials in jewelry are going up
The Press-Enterprise, March 08, 2008
Jewelry
retailers already hurting from a slumping economy are being hit from
yet another direction. Soaring prices for the precious metals that go
into jewelry, including gold and platinum, have pushed up prices at
store counters. >>>
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Platinum Bridal Market Helps Fuel Jewelry Demand
March 06, 2008
 (BUSINESS WIRE)--Despite tough economic times,
sluggish holiday season sales and soaring prices of metals and
gemstones, industry leaders project an increase in jewelry sales for
2008. With inflation rates expected to jump as high as 7-8 percent, the
International Diamond Exchange forecast for jewelry sales in the U.S.
predicts a 3 percent increase in the upcoming year-from
$64.0 billion (estimated) in 2007 to $65.9 billion in 2008. >>>
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Gold
Prices Prompt Jewelry Sell-Offs
By
Deidre Woollard, Mar 7th 2008
With the prices of gold
flirting with the $1,000 mark, more and more people are starting to
look at their old jewelry and see serious dollars signs. The Wall
Street Journal's Ann Zimmerman recently went on an odyssey to sell back
some of her old jewelry. She found that gold refiners, wholesalers and
jewelers have found that more people are wanting to cash out their...>>>
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