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09 May

We here at INSTORE have two conferences rooms we regularly use: the hot one and the hot big one, referred to as such (or sometimes as “the sweatboxes”) because they are on the top floor of our building and intensely hot until the A/C that is turned on at the beginning of a meeting begins to cool the rooms, normally just as the meeting wraps up.

08 May

This week, a few random-ish thoughts that could possibly be of use in running your business (or living your life):

07 May

Houston’s high-profile Zadok’s Jewelers was featured fleetingly on the local TV news Monday night, when a KHOU 11 reporter consulted the family-owned business as experts on what a 10-carat diamond ring looks like. Zadok's was happy to oblige, allowing reporter Shern-Min-Chow to try on a seriously blingy ring.

06 May

As I start gearing up for all of the draw-dropping jewels I expect to see at Couture and JCK and getting ready to do a story on engagement rings for INDESIGN and alternative bridal rings for INSTORE print magazines, I read a great article in The New York Times Style Section “Weddings and Celebrations”.

06 May

Last week, I blogged about Daniel Gordon’s advice from the “Strategies for Advertising Fine & Designer Jewelry” panel at The SMART Jewelry Show in Chicago and how to dominate social media.

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Jeweler/Mayor Is at the Center of the Storm May 22, 2013

This is not Glen Lewis’s first tornado. The state’s biggest bridal jeweler may have saved t...

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Sapphires Are Forever, but Stars Not What They Used to Be May 22, 2013

Liz Taylor’s 65-carat sapphire talks a walk in Cannes. ...

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Taco Bell Jewelry Design Headed for Big Win? May 22, 2013

The year is young yet, but still. Somebody may be dipping a little too deeply in the hot sau...

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Ring Lights Up at the Touch of Sweetheart’s Hand May 22, 2013

Techies get married, too. You wouldn’t expect a techie to just go out and buy a regular en...

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Master Waxsmith Jeweler Loses Patience, Calls for Help May 22, 2013

Isn’t 20 months a little long to wait? Las Vegas jeweler Rich Fedelleck is an artist with ...

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Silver Headed to the $20 Mark? May 21, 2013

Price is falling along with that of gold. The strength of the dollar – there’s a phrase you...

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Jewelry Thief on Trial for Texas Heist May 21, 2013

The pair got $2.3 million in a single afternoon. Everything’s bigger in Texas, as we all know...

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Celebs are Stacking Their Wedding Rings May 21, 2013

Where there are stars, there is a trend. Bracelets, necklaces: This is the age of stackable jew...

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Merchants Warned about Bogus Online Endorsements May 21, 2013

In New York, it could cost $300,000. “Astroturfing,” they call it: Merchants who post glowi...

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Swarovski Offers Fries with Your Crystal May 21, 2013

NYC retailers are going into the food business. The Swarovski store in lower Manhattan – home...

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