Charles Garnier stackable bracelets are selling well! — Steve Need, Steve Need Jewelers, Palestine, TX
- Ankle bracelets and toe rings. — Jeff Stumpf, Goldsmith Jewelers, Little Falls, MN
- Bridal was hot. Rego and First Image Designs are the top two bridal lines we carry. — Mike Doland, Doland Jewelers, Dubuque, IA
- Diamond rings by Empire Corp. and Victor, custom and lots of repair! — Rosanne Kroen, Rosanne’s Diamonds & Gold, South Bend, IN
- Athra, Officina Bernardi and Rebecca Hook are on fire for vacation options! — Denise Oros, Linnea Jewelers, La Grange, IL
- Second month in a row of multiple engagement sales. Sales are up 66 percent this month alone! — Elysia Demers, Barnhardt Jewelers, Spencer, NC
- Everything sea life. Parlé waves, LeStage everything, The Touch shells. — Casey Gallant, Stephen Gallant Jewelers, Orleans, MA
- Gabriel & Co. and Triton (Frederick Goldman) rings. — Bernard C. Ochs, Carroll-Ochs Jewelers, Monroe, MI
- Gold chains, more yellow than white. Yellow gold jewelry seems to be coming up on all my reorder reports! — Susan Cartwright-Coates, Cartwright Jewelers, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
- Lightweight summer jewelry from Carla and Stuller. We’ll be reordering from both lines (gold & silver). Bar necklaces, lightweight dangle earrings, geometric necklaces and earrings. — Megan Cooper, Blue Heron Jewelry Company, Poulsbo, WA
- Naledi engagement rings, Lashbrook wedding bands and our own branded diamond. — Tom Schowalter, Miner’s Den Jewelers, Royal Oak, MI
- Officina Bernardi makes any outfit sparkle. Love their anklets too. Easy to sell by just wearing one in the store. — Karen Hollis, K. Hollis Jewelers, Batavia, IL
- PanAmerican Pearls outsold everything. It was great for graduations. — Julie Brasher, Julie’s Jewels & Gifts, Greenville, SC
- Piyaro performed exceedingly well for us. The bold designs and wearability definitely make for an easy sale. — Morgan Bartel, Susann’s Custom Jewelers, Corpus Christi, TX</span
- Regional themed jewelry to people who have left the area and are visiting family or on vacation. — Chris Wattsson, Wattsson & Wattsson Jewelers, Marquette, MI
- Rebecca Overmann hand-carved wax wedding bands. — Shawn Higgins, D & H Sustainable Jewelers,
San Francisco, CA - Roberto Coin was our hero. Especially the Pois Mois collection. — Steven B. Goldfarb, Alvin Goldfarb Jeweler, Bellevue, WA
- Cosi Bella, a newer line of interchangeable coins with keepers and chains are taking off as well. — Matt Doumato, Ephrain Doumato Jewelers, Greenville, RI
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