GemFind: Diamond Search, Web Development, JewelCloud , ring builder, stud builder, pendant builder 2006-07-11

Written by Alex | July 11, 2006

Tuesday, July 12, 2006

What are you doing for your wedding customers that sets you apart from your competition? This is your chance to embark on a lifetime journey with your clients - from thier wedding to the birth of a child to future anniversaries. Don't overlook the importance of relationship building - especially with this market.

What do you do with wedding clients? We want to share your story!

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Crash kills upstate New York jewelry designer
National Jeweler

JULY 10, 2006 - Woodstock, N.Y. -- Jewelry designer Steven Kretchmer, known for perfecting the art of tension-set jewelry, died in a motorcycle collision Saturday afternoon. He was 52.

The Palenville, N.Y., resident's motorcycle collided with a car that was turning around on Route 212 in Woodstock, N.Y., local police told the Daily Freeman in Kingston, N.Y.

The newspaper reports that paramedics took Kretchmer, to Benedictine Hospital in Kingston, N.Y., where doctors pronounced him dead.

Kretchmer had been wearing proper safety equipment, police told the paper. The car's driver received a citation for failure to yield the right-of-way and neither the driver nor his wife sustained injuries in the crash, according to the newspaper.

Kretchmer, who operated a studio in Palenville, N.Y., was well known for his work with tension-set jewelry. In his trademarked Tension-Set by Kretchmer pieces, the strength of the setting itself secures the stone in place by a compression force of 12,000 pounds per inch.

He is survived by his wife Alma and daughter Claudia. Funeral arrangements are pending.

Jewelry helps boost Penney's June sales
National Jeweler

JULY 10, 2006 - Plano, Texas -- Fine jewelry was among J.C. Penney Co. Inc.'s top sellers in June, with total sales up 5 percent to nearly $1.61 billion for the five weeks ended July 1, compared to $1.54 billion last year.

Same-store sales for the fiscal period were up 4.3 percent compared to a 7.4 increase last year. In addition to jewelry, the retailer cited children's and women's accessories as helping to boost sales, with men's and women's casual sportswear also faring well.

Geographically, all regions had sales gains with the best results in the western and southeastern regions of the country.

Direct sales jumped 6 percent during the period on top of a 9.1 percent increase last year. Internet sales through the company's Web site, www.jcp.com, continued to represent the company's fastest growing sales channel, increasing approximately 27 percent in June, on top of a 40 percent increase last year.

High metal prices drive coin smuggling

MANILA (Reuters) - Smugglers have tried to ship out millions of older one-peso coins from the Philippines, not for their face value of less than 2 U.S. cents each but for the copper and nickel content as metals prices soar More

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Jewelry Stores Overview: Industry Center - Financial data, performance and profile information for the Jewelry Stores. More

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• GF Search - Search through over 63500 diamonds from dealer's throughout the country!

• GF Forum & Marketplace - Buy and Sell diamonds, watches, gems, and jewelry in our innovative, easy-to-use industry marketplace.

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• GF Jewelry LINK - Add our jewelry search technology to your existing website instantly. Sell finished jewelry from different manufacturers with your own mark-up online with our GF Jewelry LINK ecommerce system. More info

• GF Ring Builder - Add our Macromedia Flash diamond ring designer to your existing website instantly. Let your customer build their engagement and wedding rings online using real settings you choose and diamonds linked right to your online GF LINK diamond inventory!

• GF Gift Registry - Set up your own privately branded bridal registry or even a full blown gift registry online. Add a registry into your website and not only keep your customers coming back, but introduce your customers' gift-giving friends to your website when they visit the registry.

• US Diamond Search - An internet website where consumers can search for diamonds online and are able to see the diamond in their local jewelry store (a USDS affiliate) before they purchase.

• Internet Development & Advertising - Let GemFind put your business online the right way. Have an existing website? Let GemFind help you promote it to the world.

To learn more about Gemfind and to view samples, click here or call 800-373-4373. Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Marketing Method Patents

Business method patents have emerged from the dot-com era relatively unscathed despite relentless attacks from business professionals, academics, government officials and, of course, lawyers defending clients accused of patent infringement. The fact that business processes, and in particular marketing methods, are eligible for patent protection is not well understood by most marketing professionals. Such lack of awareness may cause significant problems on two fronts. First, marketers who are not aware that patents may be obtained on marketing methods could be giving away intellectual property rights and with it competitive advantage, including extensive lose of revenue. Second, and possibly more important, a lack of understanding of business method patents may result in infringement lawsuits that could devastate a business. More

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Targeting Latin American and U.S. Hispanics is a Safe Bet
By Giselle Abramovich - July 11th, 2006

MIAMI – If you are a marketer and not targeting Latin Americans and U.S. Hispanics with your search engine marketing campaign, you are neglecting a large section of the search market. More

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DISTRACTION SUSPECTS TAKE KEYS AND DIAMONDS
Shrewsbury, PA – June 20, 2006
A male and female couple entered a retail jewelry store saying they wanted to look at engagement rings. After they entered, another female entered, and then three more customers, who kept moving about the store, asking many questions, looking at catalogs placed on the counter, and occupying the sales personnel. When the suspects left, a set of keys was missing as well as two trays from the diamond case. The couple was described as a black male, 5’9”, thin build, well-dressed, black suit and
white shirt, and a black female, 5’10”, well-dressed. The female who entered next was described as black, 5’4”, 175 lbs. with short hair.
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