Whether you’re meeting them for the first time, or you’ve been their go-to for 20-plus years, as a retailer, you do everything you can to provide your customers with the […]
Spiders, snakes, beetles, and other creepy-crawlies. They’re some of fine jewelry’s oldest and most enduring motifs. The Egyptians viewed the scarab (beetle) as a symbol of rebirth, while the Romans […]
Talk to Mariele Ivy, founder of jewelry brand Young in the Mountains, for even a few minutes and you’re bound to discover that she’s as invested in making the world […]
Husband-and-wife jewelry retailers Steve and Linda Hammalian have, over the last 16 years, created something truly special in the metro Baltimore area. Their Gambrills, Md., store, Little Treasury Jewelers, […]
When it comes to diamonds, consumers want to feel confident they’re getting what they pay for. And the building of that confidence relies in large part on you, the retailer, […]
Welcome to On the Road! Last week saw the return of the Women’s Jewelry Association’s Awards for Excellence at Pier 61 in New York City. We’ve always especially enjoyed […]
JEWELER SPOTLIGHT: Brian Stamey, International Diamond Center Dealing with false alarms can put stress on your security system and cost you time and additional expenses. However, an alarm not […]
“Record year.” “On fire.” “I’ve never seen anything like it.” These are just some of the sentiments we heard from fine jewelry retailers this week when we […]
If you live in Canada’s frozen Northwest Territories, you probably know more than the average person about diamond mining, through sheer proximity to its trio of major mines. And […]
Private showings have become more common in the jewelry and gem industries during the pandemic. And while they’re a great way to facilitate meaningful connections with clients, jewelers need to […]