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28 May

No, it’s not “free” (although that’s always a good one, too!). It’s “you.”

28 May

With its video “knowledge wall”, perfectly calibrated lighting and customer-friendly selling approach, the Hearts on Fire concept store in the Forum Shops made a fan of Cliff Miller even before it opened. Miller is also an owner of the store, with his wife, Darlene Miller, in partnership with Hearts on Fire.

25 May

Tell us, in one word, what you simply can't do and still achieve success.

25 May

Marcus Buckingham has built a small publishing empire on the not entirely original proposition that your best bet in life is to follow your strengths, and that applies to businesses as much as individuals. He estimates companies around the world squander hundreds of millions of dollars a year on training programs and other efforts to remedy the weaknesses of their employees with very little success.

24 May

This past week, I’ve been following the fashion at Cannes’ Film Festival but, for the most part, “who-wore-what” hasn’t been as inspiring as I’d expected. Given that the annual event on France’s Riviera draws fashion’s heavy-hitters from all over the globe, the clothes could have been stronger. (Far too many of summer’s trending barely-there pales, I suspect.)

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Can Industry Survive Another Downturn? May 28, 2012

Jewelry industry’s place unstable. Anthony DeMarco mused in Forbes today whether or not the jewel...

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Biti: Officials Stealing Diamonds May 28, 2012

Zimbabwe: Powerful nationals loot diamonds at Marange. Zimbabwe finance minister Tendai Biti today ...

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Gemballa Debuts Actual Diamond Paint May 28, 2012

Company creates real diamond coating for cars. Need some bling for your ride? Gemballa could have w...

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Global Consumer Spending to Reach $40T May 28, 2012

Study: Expenditures on goods and services to total $40 trillion by 2020. According to a new study f...

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Luu: Beautiful Jewelry the Key to Happiness May 28, 2012

Chan Luu's designs have a dedicated following. Chan Luu often has her handmade jewelry snapped up...

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Consumer POV: Synthetic Diamond is a Diamond May 25, 2012

Synthetic diamonds are legitimate products. When disclosed properly, synthetic diamonds represent a...

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Business Transforms the Dead into Diamonds May 25, 2012

Company creates "remembrance diamonds" from dead's ashes. Want to keep a deceased loved one close t...

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IDEX: The Online Price Report May 25, 2012

Polished prices stable this week. Polished prices were rather stable this week, partially due to ve...

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U.S. Jewelry Demand Falls May 25, 2012

Jewelry sales dropped 3.7 percent in April. Jewelry sales did not turn in the type of performance t...

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Tiffany's, Signet Slash Forecasts May 25, 2012

Tiffany's: Slowdown is on the horizon. Luxury retailer jeweler Tiffany & Co. slashed earnings f...

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