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These designs are bold and utterly compelling. A sultry and spiritual look is taking hold in the jewelry world, with a darker mood than the fantastical...
See the results of our latest Holiday Season Mini-Survey. The verdict is in: It was a surprisingly merry holiday season for most jewelers, thanks often to...
See the results of our latest Holiday Season Mini-Survey. Jewelers reported that momentum was building toward a very strong 2017 holiday season, according to the second...
With two weeks to go until Christmas, independent jewelers across America reported slightly tempered expectations for this holiday season compared with the very bullish sentiments that...
While the big headlines about the opening days of the 2017 holiday season focused on online’s blockbuster numbers and Amazon supremo Jeff Bezos’s enhanced status as...
“The licensed collegiate jewelry from Quality Gold has done great in sterling silver!” — Traci Hill, Got Rocks, Harrisonburg, VA Quality Gold sterling silver LogoArt...
What’s the sound level like in your store? It’s a party: there’s music, whoops of laughter and lively conversation 37% Light background tunes, light chatter and...
Do you do anything specific to drive word of mouth? Yes: 54% We encourage young customers to like us on Facebook, give us a review. Older...
A bit of concentrated jeweler wisdom.
From stacks to solitaires, rose cuts to princess cuts, platinum to gold, a near-infinite selection of engagement rings exists. But what do you love most? Readers...
Nearly seven in 10 big-city jewelers reported increases last year. In other market types, prices were little changed. Country town jewelers struggled the most. This article...
We received some great responses last month when we asked for the three words you’d say to your best customer. Now we want to know, if...
“If you should happen to grow another brain, it would die of loneliness.” … to the customer who has been bashing our company for not being...
A study from the University of Texas found that people working in white, off-white or gray rooms got less done and made more mistakes than those...
Google sometimes understaffs its research teams to see if the forced constraints will drive original thinking. We decided to do the same thing to the Squad...
Retailers really want to win. You won’t succeed in the retail jewelry business these days without a healthy dose of determination — but just how far should...
Despite positive feelings, jewelers still ordering less inventory American jewelers maintained their upbeat outlook as we moved into April, with the INSTORE Jewelers’ Confidence Index holding...
It’s complicated. We recently asked Brain Squad members what time of year they’ve found to be best for getting the absolute lowest manufacturer prices. And we’d...
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