The US jewelry manufacturing industry includes about 1,600 companies with combined annual revenue of over $7 billion. Major companies include Tiffany, AAC Group Holding (ArtCarved and Balfour), and Richline Group (Aurafin and Bel-Oro International). The industry is concentrated: the 50 largest companies account for 60 percent of industry revenue. All this from a new report. [...]
DGSE Companies Releases Free “Gold Exchange” iPad Application
DGSE Companies, Inc. (NYSE Amex: DGSE), which buys and sells jewelry, fine watches diamonds, rare coins and precious metals products via traditional and Internet channels, today announced the release of its free iPad “Gold Exchange” application. DGSE Companies, Inc. is one of the largest bullion and numismatic dealers in the United States. The “Gold Exchange” [...]
Jewelry Designer Landon Slane at Schwarzschild Jewelers Short Pump Town Center Friday, October 15
Schwarzschild Jewelers will mark its 5th anniversary at Short Pump Town Center and the opening of its new, more central location within the mall on Friday, October 15th and October 16th with a special appearance by Landon Slane and trunk show of the eponymous collection she designs with her sister Heath. Landon Slane will be [...]
The Miami Beach 18th Annual Antique Jewelry & Watch Show To Unveil its Latest Collection of Spectacular Creations This Week
The Miami Beach 18th Annual Antique Jewelry & Watch Show will open to the public this Friday, October 15th and will continue through Sunday, October 17th, 2010 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Hall B. The show, which has been held in Miami Beach for 18 successive years, features spectacular antique, vintage and estate jewelry [...]
Next Generation Designer Jewelry eCommerce Website Makes Splash on Fashion Scene with Stylish Pair, Fashionista Kate Bosworth and Celebrity Stylist Cher Coulter
October 1st, 2010 marks the launch of Beachmint’s new and exciting fashion e-commerce site, JewelMint. This collaborative effort fuses the eclectic tastes of style icon Kate Bosworth, celebrity stylist Cher Coulter, and Beachmint, a social commerce company founded by MySpace Co-Founder, Josh Berman, and serial tech entrepreneur, Diego Berdakin. Melding Kate and Cher’s sense of [...]
Jewelry Sales Down – New Report
A macro-economic indicator, SpendingPulse reports on national retail and services sales and is based on aggregate sales activity in the MasterCard payments network, coupled with survey-based estimates for certain other payment forms, such as cash and check. MasterCard SpendingPulse does not represent MasterCard financial performance. SpendingPulse is provided by MasterCard Advisors, the professional services arm [...]
Ruby Plaza Extends $9 Pricing Through 2011
Ruby Plaza announced that they are extending their $9 per month promotion through December 2011 (the original promotion went through 2010)! “Although sales on Ruby Plaza are increasing at a steady pace, we wanted to provide our sellers every opportunity to remain and grow with us in this early launch phase,” says Palmer Pekarek, Director [...]
Katy Perry’s Jewelry and reality TV star Kristin Cavallari’s jewelry to go on display at GIA Jewelry Career Fair
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) announced that more than 100 jewelry industry jobs will be available at this year’s Jewelry Career Fair and Open House at the Institute’s Carlsbad world headquarters on Oct. 22. Well-known companies such as Ben Bridge, Blue Nile, Saks Fifth Avenue, Tiffany & Co. and Zale Corporation will be looking [...]
Jewelry Information Center Announces 2011 GEM Awards Date and Venue
Jewelry Information Center (JIC), the consumer education arm of Jewelers of America, will hold the ninth annual GEM Awards gala on Friday, January 7, 2011, in New York City. The 2011 GEM Awards returns to its original venue, Cipriani 42nd Street. The GEM Awards gala kicks off one of the most celebratory weekends in the [...]
BLACKBERRY AND CIGARETTE BUTT HELP PUT MEXICAN DIAMOND ROBBER BEHIND BARS
A robber has been jailed for 10 years for his role in a plot to steal around £2 million in diamonds and jewellery from travelling salesmen. Following a British Transport Police investigation, Jose-Jov Torres, 32, admitted to being involved in two of nine raids across the UK, between October 2009 and February this year. Torres, [...]
Patek Philippe platinum and Diamond-Set Perpetual Calendar Wristwatch Exceeds Estimate at Sotheby’s Important Watches Auction
A Patek Philippe platinum and diamond-set perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatch with moon-phases and leap-year indication, circa 2009, sold for $271,795 USD, exceeding its estimate, while a Cartier diamond-set jadeite, coral, onyx, mother-of-pearl and rock crystal mystery clock, circa 1980, sold for $233,333. Vanessa Herrera, Head of Watches for Sotheby’s China and Southeast Asia, commented: “Today’s [...]
Jewellers Vigilance Canada Hold a Jewellers Ball in an Evening of Glitter and Hope
Jewellers Vigilance Canada, an independent, non-profit association to advance ethical practices within the Canadian jewellery industry, invites jewellers to join the Annual Jewellers’ Ball. Highlights of the evening include the announcement of Canadian Jeweller’s 2010 Excellence in Design Award winners, and the chance to win a one-carat diamond, from the Victor mine in Northern Ontario. [...]