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In This Issue The industry must maintain
the standards established by KP Diamond Disclosures Retailers still feel recession
pain Can the Jewelry Industry Survive
Another Downturn? 5 Business Conversations to
Have Today Windsor jewel shines in global
spotlight Ancient jewelry hoard found
in Israel Man made diamonds: Are they
the future? A Simple (Business) Plan 5 Steps to Take Before Hiring
a Digital Agency Ship to store Creating Diamonds From Human
Ashes GemFind integrates IDEX Diamond
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Memorial Day is a time to remember the fallen heroes of our past who gave
their lives defending our country so that their children would live in peace and be able to pursue their dreams. Memorial Day weekend also marks the beginning of jewelry industries biggest trade shows in Las Vegas, NV. The gift of jewelry helps people people to commemorate special occasions and to remember loves ones. We at GemFind are honored to play our part in the jewelry industry and to pursue our dream of helping suppliers bridge the virtual inventory gap to their authorized retailers and of helping retailers bridge the online marketing gap to their customers. Please stop by and see us the weekend at JCK in the Prestige Promendate, Booths E and G. linktype="1" target="_blank">Click here to see a map with our booth location
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Russell Shor, GIA senior industry
analyst: The industry must maintain the standards established by the KP
By Veronica Novoselova
Rough&Polished
May 28, 2012
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Being a senior GIA industry analyst, Russell Shor gives a close look at the complex
political and economic issues facing today's gemstone and jewelry industries in
his interview to Rough&Polished. He is part of the team that publishes Gems
& Gemology, GIA's award-winning quarterly and also contributes to various other
GIA publications, and works with the GIA's Laboratory, Education, Research, Development,
and Marketing departments on key industry issues. linktype="1" target="_blank">>>>
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May 25, 2012
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Retailers still feel recession pain
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May
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selling both diamond rings and giant tubs of mayonnaise are still hung over from
the recession. Tiffany & Co.'s TIF -2.21%
shares took a beating on Thursday after the jewelry retailer
posted quarterly results with a grim forecast. linktype="1" target="_blank">>>>
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Can the Jewelry Industry Survive Another Downturn?
By Anthony DeMarco
Forbes
May 26, 2012
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Not since 2009 has the global economy
and the jewelry industry's place in it been so unstable. This comes as the international
jewelry industry descends on Las Vegas for a series of tradeshows beginning Monday
(led by JCK Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay and The Couture Show at the Wynn Las Vegas)
where retailers will purchase their inventory for the all-important holiday season.
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5 Business Conversations to Have
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By Joey Faucette
Entrepreneur
May 25, 2012
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Americans for decades have talked about, "Me, me, me." And look at where it got
us economically. The Ego Economy is dead. Welcome to the We Economy. It's time to
check your ego at the door and stop thinking about who or what you can control and
manipulate with your business. linktype="1" target="_blank">>>>
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Windsor jewel shines in global spotlight
By Craig Pearson, The Windsor
Star
May 23, 2012
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Windsor's most famous diamond has brought new meaning to the term hot. First because
it was stolen. Then because it lived nine days in a thief's intestines. And now
because the 1.7-carat gemstone has garnered interest from across the country and
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Ancient jewelry hoard found in Israel
By TANN
Archaeology News Network
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Researchers from Tel Aviv University have recently discovered a collection
of gold and silver jewelry, dated from around 1100 B.C., hidden in a vessel at the
archaeological site of Tel Megiddo in the Jezreel Valley in northern Israel. One
piece - a gold earring decorated with molded ibexes, or wild goats - is "without
parallel," they believe. linktype="1" target="_blank">>>>
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Man made diamonds: Are they the future?
By Janos Consultants
Gem Thoughts
May
24, 2012
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In the last week we have been reading about hundreds of man-made diamonds (MMD's)
that were submitted to IGI for grading without disclosure. Various observers
tried to delve into the sourcing of the stones. Rob Bates at JCK considered
this a serious problem, as it could affect consumer confidence (rightly so), and
expressed the hope that there will be some kind of "black box" solution. linktype="1" target="_blank">>>>
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A Simple (Business) Plan
By Martha C.
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May
2012 issue of JCK magazine
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You've heard the old chestnut that compares failing to plan with planning to fail?
Well, it's truer than most people think. And many experts say jewelers are especially
guilty because they tend to avoid one tool that could guide their management decisions
and grow their bottom line: a business plan. linktype="1" target="_blank">>>>
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Trent's maternal grandfather, George Parr 1897-1967 was an accomplished fine jewelry
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5 Steps to
Take Before Hiring a Digital Agency
By Gabriel Shaoolian
OPEN Forum
May 25, 2012
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As the CEO of a digital agency, I have talked with hundreds of potential clients
who have been badly burned in their experiences with other agencies. More often
than not, it's my team's job to clean up someone else's mess. Nowadays anyone can
launch a website and pass themselves off as an agency. linktype="1" target="_blank">>>>
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Ship to store
By
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National Jeweler May 25, 2012
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Could this be the panacea for multi-channel retailing that fine jewelry has been
seeking? Over the past decade, we've all watched as online retailing has mushroomed
around us. But our product, even for mega-powerful, uber-traffic retailers like
Amazon, Walmart and jewelry-specific Blue Nile, has faced extraordinary resistance.
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Creating Diamonds From Human Ashes
By Carly Wickell
About.com Guide
May 24, 2012
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Synthetic diamonds aren't new. Gem quality diamonds have been made in labs for
some time and are showing up in many jewelry company catalogs. But since 2001, LifeGem
(TM), an Illinois company, has offered a unique twist on synthetic diamond creation
-- it makes memorial diamonds from carbon that's captured during the cremation of
human remains, and more recently from locks of hair. linktype="1" target="_blank">>>>
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