These 'tells' arouse suspicion.
Jewelers are reporting fewer but bigger sales.
The landscape has changed dramatically. Jewelers were a little slow to jump on the online-advertising bandwagon, but they’ve been making up for that early skepticism in...
The JCI climbed for the 4th straight month.
I am the Jay Gatsby of colored gemstones. A humble brown stone from the poorest continent on earth with an odd, almost extra-terrestrial sounding name, I...
It’s not that they’re complacent. As the chart shows, repair turnaround times are clearly slowing. In 2007, 19 percent of jewelers promised to finish a repair...
Congratulations this month to Ely Pisco at Panowicz Jewelers in Olympia, WA, who correctly deduced that the answer to our September Gem Quiz was black spinel. “Great...
The trend is worrisome, says one expert. Do you have a gun in your store? 2017 50% 2007 37% One of the more surprising...
We’re rolling out the results of Big Survey 2017. We had two primary objectives with this year’s Big Survey: to gain fresh insights into what it...
Shelly Isacco of Joden Jewelers in Grove City, PA, wins this month’s “Jewelry Geek” T-shirt. And congratulations to our winner. For our August Gem Quiz, we...
Jewelers’ generally bullish view of the business environment held into August, although once again these upbeat feelings didn’t translate into larger inventory orders – more than...
It’s summer, and thoughts typically turn to a certain slurp-inducing natural treat. I come in more colors than pink and green — indeed my gemological family...
Go to any business school and they will drum into you the importance of treating memory and intuition with suspicion. If it’s a decision that’s important,...
And congratulations to our winner. For our July Gem Quiz, we described a “gemstone that tells a prehistoric tale.” We noted that it often has a spiraled form...
Check out our latest Jewelers’ Confidence Index. A new month, a more positive outlook. American jewelers were once again feeling more bullish about the state of...
What if "TGI Monday" became your staff's mantra?
And congratulations to our winner. For our June Gem Quiz, we described a “rock nerd’s rock.” We noted that it is highly lustered, forms in sprays...
I was discovered in France in 1845 and named after a fabled alchemist from the 15th century who was supposedly the first to identify the properties...
And you think the diamond in your engagement ring tells a story! Look deep into my often spiraled form and I’ll tell you who traveled where,...
50% of jewelers ordered less stock in April. American jewelers turned slightly more cautious as we moved into May, with the INSTORE Jewelers’ Confidence Index falling...
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