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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

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22 May

We've got some fresh video on our site of one of our 2012 "America's Coolest Stores" winners, Worthmore Jewelers, who were spotlighted in the March 2013 edition of INSTORE.

21 May

We launched “Sanity Files,” -- the last page in INSTORE -- in January 2012 as kind of an experiment, and in 2013 we decided we liked it so much we began to publish it every month. I looked back on some of the fun sanity-savers our readers have shared with us, and thought I’d compile a top 10 list of some of my favorites (so far.)

21 May

I suppose there are times when a trend appears suddenly, almost as if like magic, out of nowhere. Maybe. But with regard to blue and pink gem jewelry, this is not one of those times.

20 May

One of the questions I hear most often from retailers is, “What have you learned as a result of seeing so many stores and talking to so many store owners?” For me, the biggest lesson is that no matter how successful the store, there is almost always a blind spot – that is, an area of potential growth or improvement that the owner is just not seeing.

20 May

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Jeweler/Mayor Is at the Center of the Storm May 22, 2013

This is not Glen Lewis’s first tornado. The state’s biggest bridal jeweler may have saved t...

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Sapphires Are Forever, but Stars Not What They Used to Be May 22, 2013

Liz Taylor’s 65-carat sapphire talks a walk in Cannes. ...

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Taco Bell Jewelry Design Headed for Big Win? May 22, 2013

The year is young yet, but still. Somebody may be dipping a little too deeply in the hot sau...

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Ring Lights Up at the Touch of Sweetheart’s Hand May 22, 2013

Techies get married, too. You wouldn’t expect a techie to just go out and buy a regular en...

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Master Waxsmith Jeweler Loses Patience, Calls for Help May 22, 2013

Isn’t 20 months a little long to wait? Las Vegas jeweler Rich Fedelleck is an artist with ...

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Silver Headed to the $20 Mark? May 21, 2013

Price is falling along with that of gold. The strength of the dollar – there’s a phrase you...

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Jewelry Thief on Trial for Texas Heist May 21, 2013

The pair got $2.3 million in a single afternoon. Everything’s bigger in Texas, as we all know...

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Celebs are Stacking Their Wedding Rings May 21, 2013

Where there are stars, there is a trend. Bracelets, necklaces: This is the age of stackable jew...

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Merchants Warned about Bogus Online Endorsements May 21, 2013

In New York, it could cost $300,000. “Astroturfing,” they call it: Merchants who post glowi...

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Swarovski Offers Fries with Your Crystal May 21, 2013

NYC retailers are going into the food business. The Swarovski store in lower Manhattan – home...

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