Category: Jewelry World

Local jewelry designer calls Oscar trip a success
Canada.com, Canada
Trevor Newell, Leader-Post
Published: Monday, February 25, 2008

At least one Canadian walked away from the Academy Awards a winner.

Rachel Mielke, founder of the Regina company Hillberg & Berk, spent several days in Los Angeles, where she showed her jewelry designs to Hollywood celebrities prior to Sunday’s ceremony. In a phone interview on Monday, she said the trip was well worth it.

“It was even better than I had hoped for,” she said. “I didn’t get to check out much of the Oscar party scene, but I was down here to accomplish a goal.”

Mielke was able to generate a lot of interest in Read more about Local jewelry designer calls Oscar trip a success …

Newstar offers fine jewelry and service
Joliet Herald News, IL
February 24, 2008

From submitted reports

Newstar Jewelers, one of the area’s largest and most successful jewelers, continues to remain in the forefront with outstanding quality and knowledgeable and professional service.

Newstar was founded on the concept of selling only the best fine jewelry and backing sales with service to match. Whether it’s purchasing that important piece, or having a well-loved piece repaired, the experts at Newstar stand ready to help. Read more about Newstar offers fine jewelry and service …

Arty by nature
Sisters cast jewelry line from seeds, sticks, and beans
Heather Goodwin loves winter.
Boston Globe, United States

“When the trees are bare they all look like big twig necklaces to me,” the 35-year-old silversmith said.

Goodwin means that literally. Goodwin and her twin sister, Kerry Alice Collins, are the duo behind the unique Nahant-based jewelry line Twigs & Heather. Using wax and burnout casting methods, the sisters make sterling silver necklaces, bracelets, and earrings from the sticks, bark, and seeds they collect around New England. Read more about Arty by nature …

Parties provide golden opportunity to unload old jewelry
Arizona Republic, AZ

Women bring chains, mismatched earrings to house parties to sell gold by the ounce
Kimberly Lifton
Detroit Free Press
Feb. 20, 2008 12:00 AM

Move over, Tupperware. The suburban house party is turning to gold.

As gold hits record prices above $900 an ounce, hordes of Detroit residents, mostly women, are flocking to private house parties to sell their broken gold chains, mismatched earrings, class rings and other gold jewelry they no longer wear.

Bring gold; take home cash. Read more about Parties provide golden opportunity to unload old jewelry …

Used Rolex Watches: San Francisco Jewelry Expert Endorses National Study –“Even Luxury Shoppers Prefer Bargain-Hunting,” he says
WebWire (press release), GA
WEBWIRE – Monday, February 18, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – February 18, 2008 — A San Francisco used Rolex watches authority says Neiman’s and Nordstrom are nice but he’ll stand by the results of a recent national study that shows even buyers of high-end items like Rolex watches are looking for the same thing in a shopping experience as plain ‘ole Joe Six-Pack. Read more about Used Rolex Watches: San Francisco Jewelry Expert Endorses National Study –“Even Luxury Shoppers Prefer Bargain-Hunting,” he says …

What Is Hip Hop Jewelry and Why Is It So Popular?
TransWorldNews (press release), GA
Bling Bling becoming more mainstream
Columbia, MD, USA 2/17/2008 10:35 AM GMT (FINDITT)

Hip hop jewelry has taken the world by storm. Fans across the US, Canada, the UK and even Asia are purchasing this fascinating type of jewelry through various internet retailers. But why is it that these styles are so popular? What makes hip hop jewelry unique? To answer those questions, we’ll have to look at the evolution of these products over the years. Read more about What Is Hip Hop Jewelry and Why Is It So Popular? …

Jewelry Retailers Urge Protection for Alaska’s Bristol Bay
Kansas City infoZine, MO

shoppers rushed to buy last-minute Valentine’s gifts, five of the nation’s leading jewelry retailers-Tiffany & Co., Ben Bridge Jeweler, Helzberg Diamonds, Fortunoff, and Leber Jeweler, Inc. pledged their support to permanently protect Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed from large-scale metal mining, including the massive proposed Pebble gold mine. The retailers, who had $2.2 billion in sales in 2006, took this step at the invitation of local Alaskans, who seek to protect wild salmon, clean water, and traditional Alaskan ways of life from the damaging effects of industrial metal mines.
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IDEX Online Research’s Challenges for 2008: Jewelry Shopping A Dull In-Store Experience
IDEX Online, Israel
(February 14, ’08, 10:41 Ken Gassman)

Go to any mall in America and see where the crowds are. They are in the Apple Computer store. They are in the Bass Pro store. They are anywhere that retailing is fun, anywhere there is an “experience” involved.

American Baby Boomers – older, wealthy consumers – have latched onto the concept of “experiential retailing,” and now merchants serve it up every chance they get. Little wonder: it turns out that consumers of all ages enjoy the experience of shopping when it is interactive and fun Read more about IDEX Online Research’s Challenges for 2008: Jewelry Shopping A Dull In-Store Experience …

Jewelry retailers fall on Blue Nile view
BusinessWeek
New York

Shares of jewelry retailers fell Wednesday after online jewelry retailer Blue Nile offered a weak yearly outlook.

Citing uncertainty in the luxury retail sector, the company said it expects first quarter and yearly earnings below expectations.

Analysts said the luxury sector, once thought to be impervious to the economy, appears to be weakening. Tiffany Inc. and Coach Inc. have both warned of sales slowdowns. Read more about Jewelry retailers fall on Blue Nile view …

Agency Misses Chance to Curb Lead in Jewelry
Failure to Craft New Rules
On Imports, Pursue Violators
Raises Ire Among Consumers
By M.P. MCQUEEN
February 12, 2008; Page D1
Wall Street Journal

The Consumer Product Safety Commission failed to exploit an opportunity to crack down on unsafe imports — a lapse that consumer advocates say could leave children at continuing risk of exposure to lead-tainted toy jewelry.

This past August, Congress temporarily authorized the CPSC to make rules governing the manufacture of such products and to pursue violators in court — powers the agency had lost after the resignation of its chairman left it without the necessary quorum. But that special authorization expired last week without the agency taking action against lead-tainted children’s jewelry — after a year of many high-profile product recalls. Read more about Agency Misses Chance to Curb Lead in Jewelry …