GemFind: Diamond Search, Web Development, JewelCloud , ring builder, stud builder, pendant builder 2013-08-13

Written by Alex | August 13, 2013


 
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                                                   August 13, 2013 

 

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In This Issue
NY lab reports finding more undisclosed synthetics
Rough Prices and Choked Jewelry Sales
Research and Markets: 2013 Worldwide Jewelry Stores Industry-Industry & Market report
Don't waste August
What Goes Into The Making Of Louis Vuitton Jewelry
5 Top Color Trends for Fall 2013 (and the Jewels to Pair With Them)
Not Yet A Teen But Already A Large Diamond Miner
How This Huge Tech Trend Can Change Your Business
Ten signs to help, possibly, catch a thief
US Maintains Bans on Myanmar jade and rubies importing
The Retailer's Perspective: Woo Hoo... I made a sale!
The One Word That Will Help You Close More Sales

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NY lab reports finding more undisclosed synthetics
National Jeweler                                                           August 12

The Analytical Gemology & Jewelry Laboratory (AG&J), the same lab that reported the discovery of a parcel of 243 undisclosed lab-grown yellow melee diamonds, is warning the industry that it recently found synthetic brown melee mixed in a batch submitted as natural.  >>>

 

Rough Prices and Choked Jewelry Sales
EDAHN GOLAN                                 IDEX                                   August 08
 
1. Rough diamond prices remain firm. Miners, namely De Beers and Alrosa, who supply nearly 50 percent of the global output by volume and a similar amount by value, are so far insisting on not lowering their prices. >>> 

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Piero Milano Gioielli has enjoyed a highly prestigious position in the field of luxury jewellery for over fifty years. Its success is perpetuated year after year by means of its intrinsic skill in developing original ranges and new collections that appeal to all possible tastes. >>>

Research and Markets: 2013 Worldwide Jewelry Stores Industry-Industry & Market report
FORT MILL TIMES                                                                 August 12, 2013   
                                       

The 2013 Worldwide Jewelry Stores Industry-Industry & Market report, published annually, contains timely and accurate industry statistics, forecasts and demographics. >>>

 
 

Don't waste August

Whitney Sielaff                                National Jeweler                             Aug. 12   

 

August can be slow as customers lay low and enjoy family vacations or begin to turn their thoughts and efforts to back-to-school. But with autumn right around the corner, jewelers should be using this time to complete important projects and upgrades that idled on the back burner during busy periods. >>> 

What Goes Into The Making Of Louis Vuitton Jewelry
 Blue Carreon                                        Forbes                                 August 13, 2013  
 

 

For his latest jewelry collection for Louis Vuitton, the French luxury house's artistic director for fine jewelry Lorenz Baumer invites Louis Vuitton's clients on a journey with him through his designs.  >>> 

 

5 Top Color Trends for Fall 2013 (and the Jewels to Pair With Them)

Brittany Siminitz                                            JCK                                          August 12    
                                       

It seems like the Fall/Winter 2013-2014 fashion shows were forever ago (and, they were), but it's finally getting to be the time when we see those runway looks come to life. >>>

Not Yet A Teen But Already A Large Diamond Miner
The Israeli Diamond Industry                                                 August 13, 2013


For someone still so young, Michael Dettlaff from North Carolina recorded an especially large find just days ago at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park, Mining.com reports.
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How This Huge Tech Trend Can Change Your Business  
Hassan Bawab                              OPEN Forum                              August 12, 2013            

                                        


 

Responsive Web design is a make-or-break element for many businesses. If your website doesn't work on smartphones, tablets or laptops, you may be losing out to your competition. >>> 

 

Ten signs to help, possibly, catch a thief
 National Jeweler                                                  Aug. 07, 2013
The Jewelers Security Alliance recently released its version of a top 10 list, which identifies warning signs that a criminal, or criminals, have just entered a jewelry store. >>>    



US Maintains Bans on Myanmar jade and rubies importing
ICA                                                      August 07, 2013 


The Obama administration maintained the ban on imports of Myanmar jade and rubies, according to the official announcement on August 7, manifesting their aims to push the political and economic reforms in the Southeast Asian nation.
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The Retailer's Perspective: Woo Hoo... I made a sale!

Chuck Koehler                                             Southern Jewelry News                         


About darn time!  And, before I could properly celebrate, my online store made another one, then another one.  It's true what they say; you always remember your first one.  It went something like this...  >>>  

The One Word That Will Help You Close More Sales
Grant Cardone                                        Entrepreneur                                August 06, 2013           

 

There's a very simple one-word question missed by almost all sales people: "Why?"

The "why" will identify your prospective customers' dominant motives. Once you do that, you will almost always make the sale. >>> 

  

  

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