Supermodel and actress Rachel Hunter has featured live on Gems TV to debut her Demeter line of fine jewelry. Ms. Hunter has worked with award winning designer Steven Zale of Zalemark, Inc. to put together a line of elegant jewelry in genuine colored gemstones exclusively for GemsTV. This stunning gold jewelry line [...]
Americas
Disney and Swarovski to Launch Alice in Wonderland Inspired Jewelry Collection
In celebration of the highly anticipated Walt Disney Pictures film Alice In Wonderland, Disney Consumer Products and Swarovski, the world’s largest producer of cut crystal, are launching an all new collection of jewellery pieces. Consumers will be taken inside the world of “Underland” to commune with the unexpectedly mad and caring characters in the latest [...]
Americas
Jeweler James Avery Makes Donation to Nationwide Adoption Ministry
James Avery, a family-owned jewelry retailer based in Kerrville, Texas donated 300 sterling silver Joy of My Heart charms to be given to each adoption made this year through Arrow Child and Family Ministry. The Joy of My Heart charm includes a large heart that embraces a smaller heart, symbolizing a parent’s love for his [...]
Company News
Marlows Call For More Public Awareness On The Spread Of Diamond Simulants
Leading certified diamond specialist Marlows are calling for more to do be done internationally about the spread of the diamond simulate known as Moissanite, after helping out a customer at their store recently who had been duped into buying the Russian-made fakes, according to Marlows.
The customer had entered Marlows recently to match up an earring [...]
Americas
Online Diamond Jewelry Retailer Joins StopBloodDiamonds.org
DanforthDiamond.com, an online diamond jewelry retailer committed to offering conflict-free diamonds, recently joined StopBloodDiamonds.org. Company president Jill Renee said the company decided to join the organization because though they are already in compliance with the Kimberley Process, they wanted to go one step further to assure customers of their commitment to conflict-free diamonds.
“We are in [...]
Americas
Tiffany Introduces a Garden of Dazzling Jewels to Highlight Nature’s Beauty and Jeweler’s Commitment to Sustainability
Tiffany & Co. introduces a sparkling new jewelry collection that celebrates spring’s ritual of renewal and nature as a key inspiration of Tiffany design.
Tiffany Garden is based on diamond floral created by legendary jewelry designer Paulding Farnham (1859-1927), whose vision of American design was shaped by the landscape’s untamed beauty. Trained in botanic illustration Farnham [...]
Americas
Bidz.com Announces Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009
Bidz.com (Nasdaq:BIDZ), a leading online retailer of jewelry, announced results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009. Net revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 were $27.5 million, compared with $35.1 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2008. During the quarter, the Company reported B2B sales of $2.4 million, compared [...]
India
India Found to Be One of the Fastest Growing Jewelry Markets
A study undertaken by Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has stated that India is one of the fastest growing jewellery markets in the world; the growth in this industry is likely to be driven by growth in jewellery exports to the major markets, like USA and Europe, and growing demand for jewellery in the [...]
Americas
Cheyne Whitney Proposes to Amazing Race Partner Meghan Rickey with 1.5 Carat Artcarved Diamond Ring from Robbins Brothers
Cheyne Whitney and Meghan Rickey have added another reason to celebrate other than their $1 million prize win in The Amazing Race – the couple are now engaged!
Cheyne proposed to Meghan, in front of a hidden camera for Entertainment Tonight, with a 1.5 carat Artcarved platinum princess-cut diamond engagement ring from Robbins Brothers.
Cheyne proposed with [...]
Americas
Social Shopping Sites Attract Young Internet-Savvy Shoppers with Money
According to How the Affluent Luxury Consumer Uses the Internet and
Social Media: An In-Depth, a new report from Unity Marketing,
one-in-three affluents surveyd (avg. income $239,300) have visited a
social shopping site in the past three months. Social shopping sites
are most popular among young affluent consumers under age 45. Some 43 percent of these young affluents use [...]
Americas
Jewelry One of Neiman Marcus’ Strongest Performing Merchandise Categories
Neiman Marcus, Inc. has announced its preliminary company-wide revenues for February 2010, with the jewelry merchandise category in the Specialty Retail Stores segment being one of the strongest performing.
In the four-week February period, comparable revenues in the Specialty Retail Stores segment, which includes Neiman Marcus Stores and Bergdorf Goodman, increased 5.1 percent. Revenue growth trends [...]
Americas
RAMA Releases Research Profiling Habits, Preferences Of Social Media Users
The Retail Advertising and Marketing Association, a division of NRF, has released new research at NRF’s Retail Innovation & Marketing Conference on the habits of social media users. Comparing social media users to the average U.S. adult, the survey looks at the differences in demographics for each group, including male and female usage as well [...]
