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"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,
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2010 CIBJO Congress Wraps Up in Munich
CIBJO concluded its annual congress Monday at the at the International Congress Centre in Munich Germany. During the four-day event, some 135 delegates from national jewelry, gemstones and precious metals associations from around the world, as well as representatives of many of the largest multinational corporations involved in the industry, considered and debated a range of issues on the agenda of the international jewelry sector. >>>
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Resolutions for jewelers: This year, I will...
By Ellen Fruchtman National Jeweler Feb. 18, 2010
We all start out the new year with some great intentions. We say we'll eat a little less, exercise a little more, set aside time for ourselves, and focus on completing a host of other well intentioned but no-way-am-I-ever-going-to-do-this personal goals. But how many of us actually take the time to prepare a few business resolutions? Real write-them-down kind of goals? May I give you my top three? >>>
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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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World's top 5 biggest diamond robberies By Roe Kalb The Israeli Diamond Industry Blog Feb. 11, 2010
In the early morning hours of February 25, 2009 three masked men broke into Germany's luxury department store Kaufhaus Des Westens, also known as KaDeWe. The store's CCTV footage showed exactly how they climbed into the grand main hall, broke open cabinets and display cases and stripped the store of €5 million worth of jewelry and watches.>>>
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GemFind has launched a new online tool for jewelry retailers, diamond dealers and ring manufacturers called Ring Builder™
 that 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 |
Survey: Rings No. 2 expense for more frugal brides
NationalJeweler February 19,2010
 New York--The Knot Inc.'s fourth annual Real Weddings Survey revealed that the economy had 2009 brides trimming back on their budgets, albeit only slightly, and that engagement rings remained the second most costly part of the average wedding.>>>
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5 Ways to Avoid Office Supply Scams
By Shari Waters, About.com Guide
Office supply scams are on the rise and its time for retailers to put extra precautions in place to avoid getting taken by these unscrupulous salesmen. This type of scam generally involves deceptive selling tactics of office supply goods used by most businesses: toner, paper, credit card terminal supplies, and even advertising. The fraudulent callers may get you to agree to pay for items you didn't order, do not need or offer phony "specials". >>>
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6 Small Business Sales Trends for 2010
Business.com Feb.19,2010
Many business owners and entrepreneurs are bruised and confused about what it real
ly 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. >>> |
| JA Pushes for Sales Tax Fairness Legislation
JCK Online Feb.19,2010
Jewelers of America is once again calling on Congress to reintroduce, and pass, legislation that would close an Internet sales tax loophole that has hurt traditional jewelry businesses. In a campaign that kicked-off at the end of January, JA mobilized its membership and others in the trade to contact their Congressional representatives and ask them to reintroduce and pass sales tax fairness legislation. >>>
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Gold falls late, reverses gain after Fed rate move
Reporting by Alonso Soto Reuters February 12, 2010
In after-hours trading, U.S. gold futures for April delivery shed $10.20 to bid at $1,110.50 an ounce at 5:07 p.m. EST (2207 GMT). Just before the announcement it was trading positive after settling lower. Spot gold was bid at $1,108.05 an ounce at 5:01 p.m. EST (2201 GMT) after staying above $1,120.00 in New York afternoon trading. Earlier gold rose to a session high of $1,123.30 an ounce.>>>
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By Jan Brassem National Jeweler February 19,2010
I thought it would be interesting to design a pop quiz for jewelry executives to help them gauge what they learned from the recession. A short quiz might help jewelers to remember and avoid the missteps, fumbles and wonky strategies that caused them so much adversity over the last two years. >>>
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How to Tell if Your Pricing is Right
By Andy Birol Small Business Advice Feb.21,2010
Pricing has always been one of the greatest games in business. In lean times, this is more true than ever. The price you offer has to reflect value, convey trust and cover costs of sales, delivery, and unfortunately, collections. And you have to be able to get your price. >>>
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