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

Tuesday, November 6, 2006

When someone told me that there are about 40-some days until Christmas - I began to worry. What have I been doing with myself that I missed weeks of my life? Do you ever feel a little unprepared? Have you developed a marketing plan? What have you done to achieve your goals? Didn't plan? Didn't implement a marketing plan?Then don't expect much more than what you did last year.

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Zale same-store sales edge up in 1Q
National Jeweler

NOVEMBER 03, 2006 - Same-store sales increased 0.4 percent at Zale Corp. for the first quarter ended Oct. 31.

The company attributed the slightly lower than expected same-store sales increase to clearance at the Zales brand, which saw more transactions but lower tickets. More

Study: Luxury consumer confidence up, spending down
National Jeweler

NOVEMBER 02, 2006 - Stevens, Pa. -- Luxury consumer confidence increased 4.1 points in the third quarter to 103.3 on the Luxury Consumption Index, tracked by Unity Marketing, but luxury spending for the period decreased.

"The rebound of the luxury index to 103.3 points means that luxury consumers have more confidence about the economy and their financial status," Unity Marketing President Pam Danziger said in a statement. "In particular, there is a notable rise in luxury consumers' perception of the financial health of the country."

Luxury consumers spent at average of $13,432 on luxuries in the third quarter, a 9.6 percent drop from spending in the second quarter.

Fashion accessories remained among the few categories where luxury spending did not lessen in the quarter.

Spending by super-affluent consumers—those with incomes of $150,000 or more—dropped the most.

The Unity Marketing Luxury Consumer Tracking Study surveyed 1,048 luxury consumers with an average income of $149,100 and an average age of 43.

Racing star makes pit stop at Reeds for TAG Heuer launch
National J
eweler

OCTOBER 27, 2006 - Charlotte, N.C. -- NASCAR star Jeff Gordon visited Reeds Jewelers in his hometown of Charlotte, N.C., on Oct. 24, to mark the retail launch of TAG Heuer's Carrera Steel and Gold Automatic Watch, as well as unveil the latest version of the "What Are You Made Of?" advertising campaign, in which Gordon plays a starring role. More

Jewelry Industry Statistics:

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

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The Buying Power of the 80 Percent Minority
from NPR-Talk of the Nation -November 2006

Women make the household purchases in 80 percent of homes. Now, more and more businesses realize that what women want are power tools, dishwashers, digital cameras, automobiles and houses. Guests discuss how retailers are catering to the way women shop, and changing marketing strategies to appeal to the major purchasing power of women.Click here to listen to story

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Retail losses rise as shoplifters go high tech
Wednesday, October 25, 2006- By Ann Zimmerman, The Wall Street Journal

William Swanberg had a thing for Legos, but it was hardly child's play.

After he was arrested last November near Portland, Ore., police investigators determined he had stolen more than $600,000 of the Danish building toys over three years from dozens of stores in at least five Western states. Continue Article

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BURLGARS FLEE IN TWO BMWs
Lexington, SC and Irmo, SC - Oct. 29, 30, 2006
At 4:00 a.m. on 10/30 six suspects broke into a retail jewelry store in Lexington and smashed showcases with hammers, taking jewelry merchandise. The same suspects are believed to have committed a similar incident in Irmo at 5:30 a.m. on 10/29 at another jewelry store. The suspects were only in each store for just a few minutes and fled in two BMWs, 500 Series, one dark, the second white with a sun roof. In the Irmo incident, there may have been seven occupants of the two cars and one of the suspects was armed. More

W A N T E D

Duane Ballard and Quinton Antwon Garrus These suspects use distraction to get into showcases in retail jewelry stores, and on May 5, 2006 they used unattended keys to open a showcase at a store in West Des Moines, Iowa . They have been active in Ohio, Maryland, New Jersey and other East Coast states. Arrest warrants are outstanding in CT, CA, NV and IA.

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