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Report: Delays, Changes at World Jewelry Center
Jewelers Circular Keystone, 12/29/2008
The World Jewelry Center is planning to cut the residential portion of the proposed 1.1 million square-foot project in Las Vegas and delay its opening for at least a year, according to a media report. The proj |
Study: Online holiday sales show relative strength
By Teresa Novellino diciembre 29, 2008
New York--Santa seems to have snubbed retail jewelers this year, with 80 percent of those responding to National Jeweler's annual post-holiday survey reporting that their same-store sales dropped for the November-December 2008 period compared with the same period in 2007. According to preliminary survey results, the majority of respondents saw double-digit decreases in their holiday sales.>>> |
Last minute boosts lackluster jewelry sales
By Michelle Graff and Catherine Dayrit 12/29/2008
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New York--Last-minute sales of lower-priced pieces last week helped a few jewelers break even for the year, but many who spoke with National Jeweler on Monday reported a drop in holiday sales and much trepidation of what's to come in the year ahead. As part of National Jeweler's annual holiday weekend sales roundup, which appears online every Monday through the end of the year, editors interview independent jewelers around the country. >>>
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Survey: Luxury, jewelry sales, not very jolly
National Jeweler diciembre 29, 2008 Purchase, N.Y.--Luxury sales, especially sales of jewelry, slowed dramatically this holiday season, a survey from MasterCard Advisors shows.According to SpendingPulse, a macro-economic report tracking retail and service sales nationally, sales of luxury goods for the 2008 holiday shopping season (defined as Nov. 1-Dec. 24) were down more than 34 percent when compared with the same period last year, making the category the biggest loser this holiday season when compared with sales of apparel and electronics and e-commerce sales.>>> |
California Jeweler Bound and Robbed
Jewelers Circular Keystone, 12/29/2008 |
Two unarmed men who stole about $30,000 in cash from a jewelry store in Laguna Niguel, Calif., according to media reports.
Police said the hold-up happened about 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Pacific Park Jewelers, reports CBS 2 television news station in Los Angeles.
Police said the door was still unlocked and the safe was open when the suspects forced the victim into a back room, taped him to a chair and stole all the jewelry from the safe and displays, and reports the Orange County Register. The robbers also took the business' surveillance recording.>>>
NRF Calls for Sales Tax Holidays
Jewelers Circular Keystone, 12/23/2008
The National Retail Federation asked president-elect Barack Obama to incorporate a series of national sales tax holidays into upcoming economic stimulus legislation as an important step toward rebuilding consumer confidence, saying short-term gains from consumer spending and long-term growth from job creation are both needed to achieve economic recovery. >>>
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If You Don't Have Customers' Trust, You Won't Get Their Money
By Marc Williams E-Commerce Times 12/21/08
The current economic environment has consumers tightening their purse strings, carefully scrutinizing each dollar they spend. Scaling back on expenditures, including investments, they're not taking any chances with the money they do have. There is little trust in the economy or the future. To get consumers to open their wallets, online businesses must be able to instill this sense of trust. >>> |
Ownership Dispute for 180,000-ct. Emerald Jewelers Circular Keystone, 12/29/2008
An 850-pound emerald said to be worth as much as $370 million is in the hands of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department while a court decides who really owns it, CNN reports. Known as the "Bahia Emerald," it was reported stolen in September from a secured vault in South El Monte in Los Angeles County, CNN reports. The report was made by someone who claimed to own the gemstone, according to the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.>>> |
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