Jewelers Circular Keystone articles from December 2006

Jewelers Circular Keystone archives from December 2006

JCK's List 2006.(industry forecasts of Jewelers Circular Keystone)
December 1, 2006... A JCK Staff Report Here are some of the products, places, trends, and ideas that will help drive the jewelry business in 2007. India With its burgeoning economy, focus on technology, and rapidly rising middle class, India is...

A Loyalty Program That Rewards Jewelers.(marekting of Hyde Park Jewelers)
December 1, 2006... By Anthony DeMarco, Senior Editor Technology has made it easier for small businesses to create their own loyalty programs for customers. One independent jeweler has done so and is looking for partners. Airlines, credit card companies,...

Good Sports.
December 1, 2006... By William George Shuster, Senior Editor Sports watches offer fashion, style, and innovation--and still function efficiently at airy heights or watery depths. Sports watches once were associated only with sweaty workouts, deep-sea...

Tempted by Timepieces.(Survey)
December 1, 2006... By William George Shuster, Senior Editor Seven of 10 jewelers tell JCK that women self-purchasers have been important watch customers--and that's not the only surprise. Women self-purchasers have become important watch customers, say...

Who Says You Can't Sell More Jewelry? Part 2.
December 1, 2006... By Rick Bannerot According to research conducted by online wedding site The Knot, last year between 30 percent and 40 percent of couples did not buy their wedding rings at the same place they bought their engagement ring. Jewelers have a...

Foreign Demand Putting Pressure on Supply.(Market overview)
December 1, 2006... By Staff Market in brief: The U.S. market continues to feel supply pressure created by growth in overseas markets. In particular, sapphire prices have increased on strong activity in Asian markets. Dealers report that blue and pink...

Deflating Holiday Stress.(stress management tips for jewelers)
December 1, 2006... By William George Shuster, Senior Editor Ah, the holidays! A time of good cheer, gift buying -- and lots of stress on jewelers and their staffs. "It's an enormously stressful time for jewelers, more than any other time," says Paul I....

How Can I Speed Up the Sales Process During the Holidays?
December 1, 2006... By Brad Huisken When you're pressed for time, the most effective way to speed up the selling process is to ask the right questions. Look at your merchandise as a grid of many different categories and pieces. Asking the right questions...

Creating Lasting Behavior Change.(human resource and sales management)
December 1, 2006... By Martin C. Shanker For most businesses, salespeople represent a large investment. Is that investment returning value to your business? A significant gap between what it could be producing and what it is producing represents potential...

An Ounce of Prevention.(jewelry marketing)
December 1, 2006... By Frank Dallahan I am sick and tired of the celebrity thing. Who anointed Hollywood actors, directors, producers, and writers arbiters of taste, morality, and political philosophy? The answer is: We did! Recently, I had the...

Reach Out and Touch Someone.(Jewelers' Circular-Keystone enhances its web site)
December 1, 2006... By Hedda T. Schupak Does anyone remember the old AT&T advertising campaign, "Reach Out and Touch Someone?" It ran from 1979 to 1983, back when AT&T was still called Ma Bell and telephones were still firmly anchored to the wall. Today,...

There's No Going Back Home.(jewelry retailing)
December 1, 2006... By Ben Janowski benjanow@gmail.com By nature, retailers are upbeat, personable, and talkative. Most are also entrepreneurs who deal with the public, a job that's daunting but rewarding. It's nice to be involved in people's happy moments....

Have You Read Your JCK Blogs Today?(launch of JCKonline.com)
December 1, 2006... By Mark Smelzer It's been an exciting couple of weeks here at JCK . On Nov. 1, we launched our new Web site, JCKonline.com . More than a new look, it's a new way of thinking about our mission online. We're no longer just putting...

DTC Unveils New Holiday Commercial.
December 1, 2006... By Rob Bates The Diamond Trading Company is unveiling a new Christmas advertising campaign built around the theme, "This Christmas say everything without saying a word." "We've done research, and men have trouble sometimes expressing...

De Beers Announces Project to Help Diggers.(De Beers Group S.A.)
December 1, 2006... By Rob Bates With the plight of alluvial miners getting more attention, De Beers has announced a $2 million pilot project aimed at improving the lives and conditions of diamond diggers in Tanzania. The announcement of the project, a...

A Stonecutter and a Jewelry Designer Team Up.
December 1, 2006... By Jennifer Heebner When jewelry designer Tammy Kohl attended the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show last year, she made sure to visit German stonecutter Bernd Munsteiner. Kohl, owner of Taköhl Design in Chicago, had met Munsteiner and his...

Designers With Different Abilities.(Disability Alternatives Inc. offers jewelry making course for disabled people)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... By Jennifer Heebner While teaching a jewelry class 30 years ago, goldsmith Phil London was approached about taking on a physically disabled protege. Too inexperienced to know how, a frustrated London declined. But he never forgot the...

Gem Identification: Geology vs. Geography.
December 1, 2006... By Gary Roskin, G.G., FGA Asapphire from Kashmir is worth more than one from Sri Lanka simply because of its locality. Exotic origins are part of the romance of gems. Throughout most of history there were only a few known gemstone...

Tucson Under ICE Watch.(Immigration and Customs Enforcement seized rare fossils from Rhodo Co.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... By Gary Roskin, G.G., FGA Undercover U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents seized approximately 4 tons of rare fossils, including dinosaur eggs and prehistoric pinecones, from Rhodo Co., a popular Argentinean rhodochrosite...

Man Sang Releases Quarterly Earnings Report.(earnings of Man Sang Group)(Financial report)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... By Gary Roskin, G.G., FGA The Man Sang Group, one of the world's largest manufacturers of saltwater and freshwater cultured pearls, announced that earnings in the quarter ending June 30 were down 6 percent compared with the same quarter...

Blood Diamond Opens This Month.(Warner Bros.' movie premiere)
December 1, 2006... By Rob Bates The movie that's been the talk of the trade--Edward Zwick's Blood Diamond , starring Leonardo DiCaprio--premieres this month, a week earlier than expected. The film was originally set to premiere late in the month. But...

GIA to Issue Synthetic Reports Next Year.(Gemological Institute of America)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... By Rob Bates The Gemological Institute of America will begin issuing synthetic diamond reports in January--after reversing course on the thorny nomenclature issues that stirred controversy when the reports were first announced. GIA...

Jewelry Center Grows in Vegas.(foramtion of World Jewelry Center)
December 1, 2006... By Anthony DeMarco Plans are under way to turn a parcel of land in downtown Las Vegas into a 5.4-acre international marketplace dedicated to the jewelry industry. Called the World Jewelry Center, the 1 million-square-foot project is...

U.S. Watch and Clock Market Could Top $9.5 Billion by 2010.(Statistical data)
December 1, 2006... By William George Shuster The U.S. watch and clock market dropped 3.7 percent between 2001 and 2005, to $8.6 billion in retail sales, partly because of competition from other devices that tell time. But it should rebound to more than $9.5...

LVMH, Bertolucci, Milus Announce New Top Execs.(Thierry Collot appointed at Bertolucci Inc.)(Ulrich Wohn appointed at LVMH Watch & Jewelry North America)(Doron Basha appointed at Milus International)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... By William George Shuster Some luxury Swiss watch brands made important appointments to top U.S. posts this fall: Thierry Collot is the new president of Bertolucci Inc., based in New York City, the new U.S. division of the Swiss luxury...

Franck Muller Expands Again.(The Franck Muller Group expands its headquarters )(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... By William George Shuster The Franck Muller Group has expanded its Watchland headquarters and watchmaking site in Genthod (outside Geneva), Switzerland, by acquiring an adjacent 250-year-old estate of 30.6 acres, for $14.4 million. The two...