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If you are a jewelry manufacturer, we would like to talk to you. GemFind is looking for jewelry manufacturers that have nice images with good description of their products and would like to expand their business online. Through GF Jewelry link, retailers can select your merchandise, mark up and incorporate them in to their own website. If you are interested to learn more, please contact us at 800-373-4373 ext 111.
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Gold Prices Fall to $1,181 an Ounce
JCK Staff JCK July 19, 2010
 Gold for August delivery declined $8.1, or 0.7 percent, to $1,180.4 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, according to a news report.According to the report, there is "renewed optimism about global growth, combined with recent data showing little immediate worry about inflation.">>>
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| Survey: Summer temps heat up spending
National Jeweler July 19, 2010
 New York--A new consumer survey from American Express suggests that while the majority of Americans remain committed to keeping their debt in check, the summer season might prompt shoppers to ease open their pocketbooks on spontaneous spending. >>>
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Jewelers of America Tips to Thrive July 14, 2010
 Creative ideas to help you create employee incentives that don't bust your budget from David Peters, Director of Member Services & Education for Jewelers of America. When times are tough, most retail jewelers are looking for ways to cut spending. One place they start is often with employee rewards and incentives, but that could be a mistake. >>>
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Is Make-Believe Really Necessary in Media Jewelry Styling?
By Cynthia Sliwa JCK Online July 19, 2010
Creativity is the hallmark of a good media stylist. The ability to improvise cleverly with whatever materials are at hand makes a stylist especially valuable.
Some improvisations genuinely work for those who wish to emulate a look seen in the fashion media. Earrings pinned on clothing as a substitute for brooches, for example (see my April 7 post), may work with certain apparel.>>>
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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.
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1. Manufacturers and Diamond Dealers n> 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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Are Jewelry Sales Set to Decline?
retail jewelry insight
 Unthinkable as it is to think that the economy could reenter recession, "unthinkable isn't evidence" that it won't happen again. This issue of Retail Jewelry Insights will focus on exploring economic factors that will affect second-half 2010 jewelry sales growth and consider what jewelers can do in the face of a weakening economy to sustain sales growth and protect profits.>>>
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Brands play on
By Catherine Dayrit National Jeweler July 13, 2010
 The results of National Jeweler's latest Product Panel indicate growing interest in the designer jewelry sector. Nearly half, 48 percent, of the retail jewelers who took the survey indicated that their branded jewelry sales are increasing as a percentage of overall sales, while 22 percent said the category is holding steady. >>>
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10 Internet Marketing Tips for Retailers
By Shari Waters, About.com Guide July 09, 2010
When you opened the brick and mortar retail shop, chances are you planned for a grand opening or ribbon cutting. Marketing and advertising to get the word out about your new business was probably one of your top concerns. Marketing online is just as important for a retail store. >>>
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By Thad Rueter internetretailer.com July 16, 2010
E-mail marketers should get better at
reaching non-U.S. audiences, find ways to measure how e-mails can influence long-term customer loyalty and embrace the use of testimonials, images and videos, says a new report from Forrester Research Inc.
"The New E-mail Marketing Review" provides criteria interactive marketers can use to measure the strength of their e-mail campaigns.>>>
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Squeeze play: How are your margins?
By Michelle Graff National Jeweler July 16, 2010
From holding firm on discounting to pumping up the price of repairs, four members of National Jeweler's America's Best Jewelers (ABJ) program shared their strategies for maintaining margins.The discussion was held on ABJNetwork.com in early May. ABJ is a benchmarking and awards program for retailers designed to measure their performance against that of their peers, and an online social network (ABJNetwork.com) that now includes more than 800 retail jeweler members who share information and best practices.>>>
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Diamond Industry Rattled by Hong Kong Heist
By Roe Kalb The Israeli Diamond Industry Blog July 15, 2010
The Israeli Diamond Industry is in an uproar over a $50 million fraud that occurred in the offices of an Israeli diamantaire in Hong Kong. "They did a real sting operation on me in Hong Kong, the whole office was involved," Shlomo Fastag, a diamantaire who a week ago reported to the Diamond Exchange that he had amassed debt because of a sting operation, told The Marker. >>>
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| Pa. jewelers hit by distraction theft duo
By Michelle Graff National Jeweler July 15, 2010
 Hummelstown, Pa.--A Pennsylvania jeweler is issuing a warning to fellow retailers about a pair of distraction thieves that have hit at least two jewelers near Harrisburg, Pa. Drue Heisey, of Drue's Fine Jewelry in Hummelstown, Pa., said the theft in her shop occurred at about 10:30 on the morning of July 6. A man and a woman entered her Pennsylvania jewelry store together. The man stood in front of one showcase while the woman positioned herself in front of the other.>>>
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Learn How to Personalize Your Jewelry with Stamping Tips and Tricks
By Sara Richardson Jewelry Making Daily July19, 2010
 Last year, I decided to take a guitar class. My dad got me my guitar for Christmas a few years ago, and I just didn't have the time to sit down and really learn it. I took the class through a night adult education program. In just eight weeks I went from knowing nothing about playing the guitar to knowing the main chords, how to play properly, and a few easy songs. >>&
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