Month: June 2022

The Zing Minute

The Zing Minute—Associations, Influencers, Media and PR Edition!

The Zing Report team set up a Zing-themed filming booth on the show floor of JCK Las Vegas to tape a series of...

Trends and Fashion

Brooches Are Back in Style—Van Cleef & Arpels’ School Highlights Their Fascinating History

If you haven’t noticed, the bold brooch is making a comeback. Not since the ’80s, when Madonna and vintage-loving goth types sourced antique...

Good News

Smiling Rocks Earns Butterfly Mark Certification for Sustainability Efforts

Philanthropic diamond jewelry brand Smiling Rocks now has more to smile about. The New York-based company has been awarded the Butterfly Mark—a designation...

JM Intel

How to Organize and Store Your Inventory Records

Keeping accurate and updated inventory records is crucial to cultivating a thriving jewelry retail business. Inventory records inform your buying and reordering of...

Good News

WJA Foundation, Black in Jewelry Coalition, Jewelers Mutual Debut Technology Scholarship

The Women’s Jewelry Association Foundation—with support from Black in Jewelry Coalition and Jewelers Mutual Group—has debuted the Radiant Minds Technology Scholarship: a new...

Retail

Memo Partners with Retailers to Offer Home Try-Ons Without the Risk

Jewels that retail for thousands of dollars are sold online every day. But for some luxury consumers, even after two decades of e-commerce,...

JM Intel

Know Your Pearl Types—A Quick Review for Retailers and Designers

This much is clear: pearls are on fire in the jewelry market. Having wholly shed their matronly reputation (born of pearl-clad 1950s housewives)...

RetailThe Zing Minute

The Zing Minute—Retailer Edition! 60-Second Chats from the Floor of Las Vegas Jewelry Week

The Zing Report team set up a Zing-themed filming booth on the show floor of JCK Las Vegas to tape a series of one-minute...

Trends and Fashion

Mourning Jewelry Designer Margaret Cross Debuts Alternative Bridal Collection

Margaret Cross is an independent fine jewelry designer who occupies a unique space in the market. She specializes in mourning jewelry: jewelry designed...

Trends and Fashion

24 Favorite Finds from Las Vegas Jewelry Week

The daily temperatures, which soared past the 100-degree mark each day, weren’t the only thing sizzling in Sin City last week.   Las...

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