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In This Issue Jewelers Should Expect Solid Holiday, Survey Finds Myths Vs Realities: From the Trillion Carats 'Find' to De Beers
Changes The coming supply crunch in diamonds What's in a name (change)? 5 Things That Belong on the Front Page of Your Website 5 Ways Jewelers Can Capitalize on Celebrity Collaborations Boost Q4 Profits With Simple Website Tweaks New broom at De Beers Going Through Chapter 11: One Jeweler's Story Planning your online Christmas promotions
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Jewelers Should
Expect Solid Holiday, Survey Finds
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Oct.08 , 2012
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More consumers will be looking to buy jewelry this holiday, according to new research
from the Jewelry Consumer Opinion Council. The research found that 38 percent of
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Myths Vs Realities: From the Trillion
Carats 'Find' to De Beers Changes
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October 4, 2012
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"So True/Totally Not." In it, they confirm or refute gossip stories about celebrities.
I was reminded of the segment because we keep getting questions about the report
of a mega-diamond resource supposedly found in Russia's frozen Siberia region.
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The coming supply crunch in diamonds
By Tom Bulford
Money Week
Oct. 04, 2012
name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.2965" style="text-align: left;"> Last week, Alrosa, the world's second largest diamond miner, plucked out a stone
weighing 158.2 carats from its Nyurbinsk mine in Russia's north-eastern republic
of Sakha (Yakutia). That is a quite remarkable size; at auction that is worth about
$1.5m, and by the time it has been cut and polished it will be worth a great deal
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What's in a name (change)?
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National Jeweler
Oct.04, 2012
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Earlier this week, news broke of a renaming and corporate identity consolidation
underway at De Beers, a company in the midst of a major transition as the Oppenheimer
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5 Things That Belong on the Front Page of Your Website
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Oct. 09, 2012
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Earlier this week, news broke of a renaming and corporate identity consolidation
underway at De Beers, a company in the midst of a major trIn business, you only
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name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.2961"> Starting with its Swiss origins, for
over 55 years Kurt Gaum has been recognized for its classic elegance and impeccable
quality. The finest jewelry stores depend of the designers and craftsman at Kurt
Gaum to create their special collections and one of a kind handmade pieces. Today
Kurt Gaum is New York based and combines 21st century laser and cad/cam technology
with the old world skills to make some of the most beautiful and fine quality jewelry
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5 Ways Jewelers Can Capitalize
on Celebrity Collaborations
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JCK
Oct. 02, 2012
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anchors, philanthropists, socialites, radio hosts, sports figures, etc.) for collaborations,
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Oct. 08, 2012
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New broom at De Beers
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Oct. 05, 2012
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We read with interest the recent statement by De Beers of structural corporate changes.
Present divisions will disappear, more notably DTC and Diamdel, and operations will
be consolidated under the De Beers name. The release emphasizes that operations
continue as before; that the Sightholder designation and its marketing franchise
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Hofmeister Personal Jewelers, a highly-regarded Indianapolis jeweler that filed
for bankruptcy protection in April 2011, emerged from Chapter 11 on Oct. 3. The
store's owner, Carter Hofmeister, shared with me what the process is like-and had
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Planning your online Christmas promotions
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Southern Jewelry News
October 2012
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While other holidays like Valentine's and Mother's Day are great for giving
gifts of jewelry to loved ones, there is no better holiday to promote your jewelry,
watches and other gift items than Christmas. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day remain
by far the major gift giving holiday in the United States.
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