GemFind: Diamond Search, Web Development, JewelCloud , ring builder, stud builder, pendant builder 2010-07-06

When the economy starts sputtering that's when savvy retailers take action. Every newspaper, news program, news website is full of doom and gloom these days. Stores closings, foreclosures, rising gas prices, job cuts, rising food prices are all the top stories in the media. I have lived long enough to know that we have seen this all before. If you own a business, the question is, what changes can you make immediately to remain healthy during this period of "business sickness"? >>>

Inspiration for jewelry and fashion design comes from many different places and influences, but perhaps no influence is as universal as the natural world around us. You see it in many pieces and lines from artists and producers the world over; nature is--in many ways--a natural fit in our industry. But each day, we are learning more about the impacts, both good and bad, that each of us has on the natural world--in the work that we do and in the products we support and create for our customers. 

Last week, in light of the controversy surrounding supermodel Naomi Campbell's summons to testify in a war crimes trial for former Liberian President Charles Taylor, we published a piece comparing Campbell's level of involvement in supporting "blood diamonds" with that of hip-hop mogul's Russell Simmons. In the statement below, Simmons defends his stance on the diamond industry in Africa.

There are times when I feel as if I live in a parallel universe, especially in the jewelry industry. Here is a case in point: Retail giants Nordstrom and Target recently topped the American Consumer Satisfaction Index list, with news articles stating that the retailers continue to trounce their competition, despite the current economic downturn because their customers have the "will to spend." Is that any surprise? >>>

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New York--Consumer news outlets have been abuzz this year with reports of the luxury consumer's return, with one story heralding an upscale Connecticut jeweler's sale of a $490,000 watch, a ticket that would hardly have made headlines three years ago, back when consumers with money to burn--or credit cards to max out-still spent eagerly.  >>>

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 By Roe Kalb                   The Israeli Diamond Industry Blog                   July 05, 2010 

By Cynthia Sliwa                            JCK Magazine.                       June 28, 2010

The variety of desirable jewelry can seem overwhelming at times, and choosing among competing designs, a daunting task. Maybe that's part of the reason that, every so often, a style guide brings out this solution: Don't choose. Up the volume. Back in July 2008, for example, I noted in my July 27 blog post that the trend of piling on jewelry "has migrated from wrists to necks": >>>