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can be fully customized and seamlessly integrated into any retailers' website.
It allows jewelers or ring manufacturers to upload engagement ring
mountings and ring settings online, while customers can choose from
loose diamonds in a virtual inventory to design their own engagement
rings.More
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AGTA, CIBJO and ICA Join to Adopt Colored Gemstone
Disclosure Codes
By Rob
Bates
JCK
Online
March
05, 2010
 The
American Gem Trade Association, the World Jewellery Confederation, and
the International Colored Stone Association, have reached a consensus
on a global method of colored gemstone treatment disclosure within the
trade.While both the AGTA and ICA have used codes to disclose
treatments for decades, the systems of codes were not directly
compatible.>>>
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Bridal bonanza: Stars pick big, beautiful rocks
By Catherine
Dayrit
National
Jeweler
March 04,2010
 Los
Angeles--June may mark the onslaught of the wedding season, but this
year, it seems that winter has been the time to get engaged--given the
string of pop stars, top models and big-screen ingénues sporting
engagement rings in recent months.
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Increase sales in 2010
Sell More Through Virtual Inventory
1. Manufacturers
and Diamond
Dealers upload their merchandise to GemFind.net
2. Retail
Jewelers will select from the Manufacturer's
or Diamond
Dealer's inventory and markup the merchandise...
3. Retail
Jewelers will link to GemFind's search engine and
showcase their selected Virtual
Inventory on their own websites...
4. Consumers
visit websites and purchase the Retail Jeweler's Virtual Inventory.
Virtual
Inventory gives:
1. Manufacturers
and Diamond
Dealers the opportunity to sell more to Retailers....
2. Retail
Jewelers the ability to sell something they don't have
in their stores...
3. Consumers
the ability to view the merchandise at a local jeweler
or to buy online...
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What
jewelers say about GemFind
"I am so pleased to recommend Gemfind as a Website Developer.
Before revamping our site I checked with four jewelry industry website
developers, and three excellent local website developers. Although all
seven were very good, Gemfind alone stood out for its cost efficiency
and its ability to give me the site I wanted.
Our site is exactly what I envisioned and working with Gemfind was a
pleasure. Any questions or problems that came up along the way, they
weer able to answer or solve almost immediately.
If you are serious about selling or marketing on the web, I recommend
you contact GemFind and get started today!"
Sincerely,
Dorothy Vodicka
The Gem Collection
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Diamantaire'
family held hostage for 18 hours in Antwerp
By Roe
Kalb
The Israeli Diamond Industry
Blog March
08, 2010
 Maybe
it's time to keep our diamonds under the floorboards - an
Indian diamond merchant and his family, who were staying in
Belgium, were held hostage by robbers for 18 hours and freed them only
after taking millions of dollars worth of gemstones. The heist
took place Saturday in Antwerp, the world's biggest diamond center,
which is considered a crime-free zone.>>>
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GIA launches virtual gemstone
museum
National
Jeweler March
05,2010
 Carlsbad,
Calif.--The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has launched the Gem
Project, an online resource for colored gemstone information that is free
and open to both the trade and the public. Comprised of data collected
from gemstones in the Edward J. Gübelin collection, which GIA acquired
in 2005, the virtual resource includes a photo, description and
gemological properties for each sample, according to a press release. >>>
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Best Oscars Jewelry of the Decade
By Carly
Wickell,
About.com Guide
 Hilary
Swank's intricate diamond necklace ushered in a new century at the
Academy Awards ceremonies. The next year, most celebrities arrived
wearing the standard fare of large diamonds and platinum, but two,
Juliette Binoche and Ashley Judd, pulled off a successful flapper look.
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Just Say No to Discounting
By Glen A.
Beres
JCKonline.com
March 02,2010
 The
recession has forced many consumers into a price-first mentality, but
jewelers and retail experts say you don't have to slash prices to keep
customers coming.The prolonged recession has affected the jewelry
industry in numerous areas, and one of the biggest is pricing. >>>
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6 Small Business Sales Trends for 2010
Business.com
 Many
business owners and entrepreneurs are bruised and confused about what it
really takes these days to achieve sales breakthroughs. In fact, the
art of selling may be changing faster now that at any point in the last
half century. For one thing, the skyrocketing importance of social
media has transformed the selling landscape forever. >>>
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By Teresa
Novellino
National
Jeweler
March 05,2010
 Prices
for ruby, sapphire and emerald in "commercial" and
"good" quality ranges are down, and demand is fairly soft,
says Stuart Robertson, research director of Glenview, Ill.-based
Gemworld International, which publishes The GemGuide. >>>
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Provide Service to Customers of Closed Jewelry Stores
Jewelers Of
America
Tips to
Thrive
March
05,2010
 Jewelers
of America recently took a call from a consumer who had diligently held
on to the lifetime warranty on her 16-year-old diamond engagement ring.
Unfortunately, in these tough times, the jewelry business that issued
the warranty had gone bankrupt. With no one available to honor her
warranty going forward, this customer -- like many others -- needs to
find a new jeweler who she can trust with her jewelry service
needs. >>>
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Why did holiday jewelry sales rebound online?
National
Jeweler
March 04,2010
 The
double-digit rise made jewelry and watches the top-performing online
category for the 2009 holiday season, leap-frogging past consumer
electronics, up by 15 percent. Other fast-growing categories tracked by
comScore included event tickets, up 8 percent; computer hardware, up 7
percent; and books and magazines, up 6 percent in sales growth.>>>
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By Carly
Wickell,
About.com Guide
 Most
celebrities stuck to the usual fare of white diamonds and platinum for
their Oscars jewelry, with some onyx, colored diamonds, sapphires and
emeralds thrown in. The yellow gold that's been popular at other recent
red carpet events was mostly absent at the Academy Awards. >>>
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