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Jewelry retailer Claire posted profit
Moldova.org

Claire’s Stores Inc., a jewelry and accessories retailer, posted a 1 percent increase in quarterly profit as cost controls and modest sales growth at North American stores more than offset weak European demand. For the current period, the company forecast earnings below Wall Street’s expectations, saying sales growth had moderated after several years of expansion and that it would remain conservative until those trends reversed. Read more about Jewelry retailer Claire posted profit …

Survey: Jewelry, watches top gift for grads
National Jeweler, NY

AUGUST 15, 2006 – Paso Robles, Calif. — After money, jewelry was the most popular graduation gift category this year, according to a new survey by the Jewelry Consumer Opinion Council.

The JCOC August Weekly Omnibus Study finds that more than one-third of respondents know someone graduating this year, and, of those, 60 percent planned to purchase a gift. Read more about Survey: Jewelry, watches top gift for grads …

DTC launches diamond jewelry concept
JCK, PA

The Diamond Trading Company, the sales and marketing arm of the De Beers Group, launched, Kya, the name given to a new concept for a collection of diamond jewelry which the DTC says captures the independent spirit of South African women.

“Our task was to create a South African diamond brand that would give a compelling reason to buy diamonds and create huge desire and preference for diamond jewelry amongst the domestic consumer target segment,” said Thoko Modisakeng, DTC marketing manager. Read more about DTC launches diamond jewelry concept …

India : National Museum to exhibit Nizam’s jewelry August 14, 2006/Fibre2fashion.com, India Jewelry collection of the Nizam of Hyderabad will be displayed in National Museum and leading diamond jewelry retailer Jacob Diamond will also be the part of it.This exhibition will start in first week of November, informed National Museum Director General A K V […]

Safe containing 60 million yen, jewelry stolen from house of construction firm boss
Mainichi Daily News, Japan

EBINA, Kanagawa — A safe that contained 60 million yen in cash and about 20 pieces of jewelry was stolen from the home of a man who operates a construction business here, police said.
The safe was kept in a closet on the second floor of his home in Ebina. There were traces that the safe had been dragged from the closet on the second floor to the entrance on the ground floor. Read more about Safe containing 60 million yen, jewelry stolen from house of construction firm boss …

Jewelry demand helping gold price
CNN International
Consumption on rise in developing countries
By Bina Brown
For CNN

Monday, August 14, 2006 Posted: 0424 GMT (1224 HKT)
(CNN) — Along with higher inflation and global instability, one important driver of the gold price this year is expected to be the increasing demand for jewelry in developing countries.

Gold has already had a sensational run, with a 45 percent rise in gold prices in the last 12 months. Read more about Jewelry demand helping gold price …

Seized jewelry from drug arrest being sold on Internet auction
August 10, 2006/Boston Globe, United States

BANGOR, Maine –Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry, coins and other valuables are being sold in an online auction after being seized from a jewelry store owner who was convicted of drug dealing.

The auction began a week ago and continues through Sunday on the Web site of Lone Star Auctioneers.The sale is part of a plea agreement in which Robert Brewer III forfeited the property from his Bangor jewelry store, the Diamond Connection. Read more about Seized jewelry from drug arrest being sold on Internet auction …

Tape Shows N.H. Mother & Kids Shoplifting Jewelry
CBS4Boston, Boston

(CBS4) BEDFORD, N.H. Police in Bedford, New Hampshire are investigating a disturbing case of shoplifting. Surveillance tape from a consignment store shows a woman instructing her young children to grab jewelry from a display case.

Police say the three children, two boys and a girl, are all under the age of ten. Read more about Tape Shows N.H. Mother & Kids Shoplifting Jewelry …

Giving Your Jewelry A Makeover Can Save Money
Plating Yellow Gold Jewelry With A Form Of Platinum Costs A Fraction Of New Jewelry
CBS2 Chicago, IL

(CBS) CHICAGO Did you know, you can give your old jewelry an extreme makeover without the extreme price tag?

You can make yellow gold look like platinum at a fraction of the cost of something new.

CBS 2 consumer reporter Dorothy Tucker shows how it’s done.

You can’t go wrong with a gift of jewelry, but just like clothing, jewelry styles change. And these days many woman are choosing silver, white gold, and platinum over yellow gold. Read more about Giving Your Jewelry A Makeover Can Save Money …

Jewelry Artists & Crafters Unite for Katrina Victims
Jewelry Weblog, CA

There’s more than just a revolution going on over Craft Revolution – Over 500 artist (many making jewelry and other wonderful hand-crafted accessories) have joined together to raise funds for helping victims of Hurricane Katrina. This group has even created a separate on-line shop, Crafters United, to help you shop and help at the same time. Some of the jewelry you’ll find include: Read more about Jewelry Artists & Crafters Unite for Katrina Victims …