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DEF Launches New Jewelry Line

The Diamond Empowerment Fund has launched a new line of Empowerment Jewelry from leading jewelry designers who support DEF’s mission of empowering the next generation of African leaders in diamond producing countries.

Says co-founder Russell Simmons, “It is important to support and encourage the youth of Africa to make a positive change in the world. DEF Empowerment Jewelry will contribute to this vision.”

For more information, see www.diamondempowerment.org.

Six Sales Associates Get Paris Trips

ArtCarved Bridal sent a pair of authorized retailers’ sales associates and guests to Paris for their distinguished sales records.

Sales Associates, Lindsay Soquet of Crescent Jewelers (Chatham NJ) and Mechelle Yates of Yates & Co. Jewelers (Modesto CA), each sold the most ArtCarved bridal product within a six month timeframe respectively and were each awarded a VIP trip to Paris for two, including airfare, hotel accommodations, sightseeing cruise, a gourmet French cooking class, dinner at the Eiffel Tower and a shopping spree.

Four additional sales associates were randomly selected from hundreds of participating retailers: Robert Mushro of JR Jewelers (Fort Lauderdale FL), Roberto Martin of Fey & Co. Jewelers (Naperville IL), Jenna Rickards of Ben Bridge (Austin TX) and Donna Montalvo of Earth Treasures (Eatontown NJ) each won a trip to Paris for two.

Maren Rosen Heads Stuller Jewelry

Maren Rosen, who has been with the bridal division of Stuller for two years, has been named executive director of jewelry and bridal for the company.

Her responsibilities will include identifying and understanding emerging trends and developing compelling product collections in jewelry–an addition to her current responsibilities over Stuller’s bridal business.

Wilkerson Fine-Tunes Website

A newly redesigned website launched by the Wilkerson Company is geared toward jewelry retailers who are closing up their businesses.

Featuring clear and more intuitive navigation, the site allows jewelers to locate the information they need quickly. Brighter, larger photos and an easier-to-read typeface add to the ease.

A Services page describes the many liquidation options and a Frequently Asked Questions page gets directly to the point about the key issues most retailers want addressed, including how their company’s reputation will be protected throughout the sale’s process.

Wilkerson is solely focused on jewelry store liquidations, with industry experts who assist in the organization and implementation of retiring, going out of business or moving sales.