Jewelry high on the list of preferred Valentine's Day gifts

Jewelry high on the list of preferred Valentine’s Day gifts Nearly 30 percent of consumers plan to give jewelry as a gift for Valentine’s Day, according to a survey conducted by the Jewelry Consumer Opinion Council (JCOC.net). Some 50 percent of JCOC.net panel members will give a Valentine’s Day gift this year – but less […]

Tiffany's Sues eBay Over Fake Jewelry Sales

Tiffany’s Sues eBay Over Fake Jewelry Sales NBC 11 PALO ALTO, Calif. — Some jewelers have an issue with an online auction Web site. CNBC reported Tiffany and Co. filed suit against eBay in 2004 after it bought 200 Tiffany-listed items and deemed at least 150 of them as fakes. As a result, Tiffany claimed, […]

Trade of counterfeit jewelry lands eBay in legal trouble

Trade of counterfeit jewelry lands eBay in legal trouble By Katie Hafner New York Times SAN FRANCISCO · A year ago Jacqui Rogers, a retiree in southern Oregon who dabbles in vintage costume jewelry, went on eBay and bought 10 butterfly brooches made by Weiss, a well-known maker of high-quality costume jewelry in the 1950s […]

Purchasing Jewelry for Valentine's Day – How to Get It Right

Purchasing Jewelry for Valentine’s Day – How to Get It Right By: PR Newswire /SYS-CON Media CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ — If the thought of buying Valentine’s Day jewelry for your loved one this year leaves you feeling daunted, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) says that these five easy tips can help relieve […]

Saline Business: Baker bringing fine jewelry to Bryant

Saline Business: Baker bringing fine jewelry to Bryant Benton Courier By Jillian McGehee Courier Staff Baker’s Fine Jewelry has been in operation since May. But Baker is no stranger to the practice, having operated the store for 24 years in Warren. To expand her jewelry knowledge, she and co-worker Melody Brown recently attended a series […]

Select Jewelry, Inc. Wins Lawsuit

Select Jewelry, Inc. Wins Lawsuit [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance  Diamond Fascination(TM) Trademark Protected– NEW YORK, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ — Ronny Seliktar, president of Select Jewelry, Inc. announced today the company has successfully reached a settlement with Marfo Group and Designs by FMC for infringing on Select’s trade dress with the Diamond Fascination(TM) product. “Creativity […]

CAROL CAIN: Respected east-side jewelry business ends an era

CAROL CAIN: Respected east-side jewelry business ends an era Michigan business While I’ve spent much time focusing on people entering the world of entrepreneurs, this column is about a seasoned small-business owner and his decision to throw in the towel after 50 years. For the first time in his working life, Dick Schwenter isn’t sure […]

Tokyo thefts linked to 80s jewelry gang

Tokyo thefts linked to 80s jewelry gang The Asahi Shimbun A Hong Kong-based crime syndicate blamed for a series of jewelry heists in Japan in the late 1980s and early 90s appears to have resurfaced, according to Tokyo police. The gang goes by the name of Bakusetsudan (explosive theft group). It had a distinctive way […]

Fleur-De-Lis Anchors Jeweler's Business

Fleur-De-Lis Anchors Jeweler’s Business AP via Yahoo! News NEW ORLEANS – Every New Orleans lady, or so it’s said, owns at least one piece of Mignon Faget jewelry — adornment as central to a lady’s wardrobe in this city as a piece from Tiffany & Co. in New York. But after Hurricane Katrina made landfall […]

Jewelry will be a popular gift on Valentine's Day

Jewelry will be a popular gift on Valentine’s Day JCK-Jewelers Circular Keystone — 1/31/2006 11:12:00 AM Jewelry will again be a popular gift for Valentine’s Day with more men planning to spend on adornments than the previous year, according to a National Retail Federation survey. More than 22 percent of men said they will be […]