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In This Issue Exemplary results from the first day of CIBJO Congress Luxury Consumption Index (LCI) Is Highly Predictive of Shifts in
the GDP, U.S. Economy For Jewelers, Using Celebrities as a Showcase IGI Finds Hundreds of Undisclosed Synthetic Diamonds at Labs The Life of Luxury Jewelry and Watch Shoppers Customer Service Saboteurs to Avoid The Ruby Ruse: How Jewelers Can Avoid the Lead Glass-Filled Gems Internet Marketing Strategies: Facebook Marketing The future of the meaning of 'conflict' Diamond Could Be Your Skin's Best Friend How F-Commerce Failed Retailers
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Exemplary results from the first
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May 21, 2012
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Continuing the World Jewellery Forum in May in Vicenza, last week launched the first
day of the annual congress of the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO), which was
attended by delegations from the national associations of the jewelry industry from
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U.S. Economy
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For Jewelers, Using Celebrities as a Showcase
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May 16 , 2012
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IGI Finds Hundreds of Undisclosed Synthetic Diamonds at Labs
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May 21, 2012
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The Life of Luxury Jewelry and Watch Shoppers
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May 2012 issue of JCK magazine
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The Ruby Ruse: How Jewelers Can
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The future of the meaning of 'conflict'
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May 17,
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