“Layaway” may be one of the least dazzling words in the English dictionary. For many, the word surely conjures up TV ads featuring loud salesmen pushing dinette sets and sofas. […]
It’s spring, and summer’s on the way. Which means it’s officially arm party season! “Arm parties” refer to wrists stacked up with bracelets artfully mixed and matched. They’ve been super-popular […]
Spring is a popular season for popping the question (and March 20 was National Proposal Day!) so we asked fine jewelry professionals across the country to share their best-selling engagement […]
It’s one of retail’s best-kept secrets: There is an entire industry dedicated to perfuming our in-store experience. And most of the time, we as consumers aren’t even aware of it. […]
Independent fine jewelry retail owners have been forced to navigate extreme shifts these past few years, including COVID-19’s lockdowns and the pendulum swing to online spending it catalyzed. Many jewelers […]
Soon after 2021 kicked off, it became clear that we were in for another rocky year. COVID-19 cases surges, lockdowns, political strife, wildfires—major problems popped up every week, leaving many […]
In 2011, Emily Huskinson received her “Aggie” college ring from Texas A&M University. Like most college rings, the Aggie ring is a large and formal-feeling piece featuring a crest, an […]
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 […]
“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 […]
In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic stunted retail’s growth virtually overnight. But to nearly everyone’s surprise, the lockdowns that rippled across the country soon after led to major growth in […]
