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 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 |
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By Rob Bates JCK Online March 01, 2010
 As controversy over conflict gold and dirty mining escalates, ethical issues are becoming as important for gold as they are for diamonds. Issue 1: Conflict Gold
Background The conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo has had a higher profile ever since Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's trip to that country last summer. The ongoing war there is considered one of the world's worst, with gruesome reports of rape, sexual violence, and other atrocities. >>>
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CEO Summit for jewelry designers set for March
National Jeweler Feb.26, 2010
 Pelham, N.Y.--The Jewelers Resource Bureau (JRB) is inviting jewelry designers to attend the Designer CEO Summit, a designer-geared event intended to inspire creative-minded artisans to develop effective business strategies for running their own companies.>>>
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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
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Lapponia - luxury jewelry inspired by Finnish Nature By Roe Kalb The Israeli Diamond Industry Blog March 01, 2010
While visiting the Inhorgenta Europe 2010 fair in Munich, it was the Lapponia booth the caught my eye.The international Finnish jewelry company used the exhibition - which is the biggest in Germany - to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Germany is Lapponia's biggest market.
Lapponia is a subsidiary of Kalevala, which focuses on selling jewelry exclusively to the Finnish market. >>>
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Giant Cullinan rough diamond sells for record $35M
National Jeweler February 26,2010
London--Petra Diamonds Ltd. announced today that a 507-carat piece of rough unearthed at its Cullinan mine in September sold for $35.3 million, the highest sale price on record ever achieved for a rough diamond.
According to a press release from the London-based mining company, Hong Kong-based Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Company Ltd. >>>
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Celebrity Cocktail Rings
By Carly Wickell, About.com Guide
 Cocktail rings remain popular, with no single style taking center stage. You'll see all sorts of cocktail ring designs in this celebrity gallery, from vivid and pastel single-stone versions to rings set with multiple gems. All-metal rings are popular, too, and so are cocktail rings that span multiple fingers. >>>
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By Paul Holewa JCKonline.com Feb.24,2010
 Here in the Twin Cities, one of my favorite marketing and PR consultants is Suzy Feine of Suzy Feine Consulting. In the recent edition of her e-newsletter cleverly named "The Feine Print," she offers some excellent advice on giving customer testimonials more weight. Here is the testimonial column from her recent e-newsletter. >>> |
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RETAIL JEWELRY INSIGHTS February 2010
 As specialty jewelers begin the second decade of the new millennium; it's safe to say the first ten years were marked by many events including some turning points that have fundamentally changed the jewelry business. However, some turning points are often hard to see. Sometimes they are the synthesis of many smaller changes.Less often, they are the result of a single big change.>>>
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GEMFIELDS DISCOVERS AN EXCEPTIONAL 6,225 CARAT ZAMBIAN EMERALD
ICA Gem news
 The emerald was recovered during normal mining operations on 5 February 2010 and is being examined by Gemfields' experts to establish a clearer understanding of its value and significance. They will continue to evaluate the gem before any final decision is taken in terms of its future. >>>
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National Jeweler February 26,2010
Coming off a dreadful year in which production literally ground to a halt at the world's major mines, the prediction that 2010 is going to be an improvement for the diamond industry really isn't saying much.But it may come as a relief to some retailers who have been sitting on piles of diamond hoops and flashy bangles, hoping consumers would start buying more than just engagement rings.>>>
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Make Good Business Resolutions in 2010
Jewelers Of America Tips to Thrive Feb.24,2010
Personal resolutions can help individuals to get a disciplined, goal-oriented start to the New Year -- but what about resolutions for your business? Over at the National Jeweler Network, columnist Ellen Fruchtman shares her "Resolutions for Jewelers." Her top retail jewelry resolutions for the year are:>>>
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