Category: Jewelry World

Atlanta Jewelry Showcase Expands
Jewelers Circular Keystone Online, NY
— JCK-Jewelers Circular Keystone, 9/5/2007 11:58:00 AM

Fire & Flash, the new International Jewelry Showcase at AmericasMart Atlanta, has been established as a biannual market that provides a buying opportunity for jewelry retailers, high-end apparel boutiques and upscale gift stores. The show, being held Oct. 13- 16, marks the one-year anniversary of Fire & Flash, created to meet a growing demand for a fine jewelry and high-end fashion accessories market.

The jewelry showcase will run in conjunction with the Atlanta Apparel market, providing more buying opportunities for exhibitors and new resources for retailers. It also expands to include additional products and an exclusive temporary booth section on the fifth floor, directly beneath the permanent fine jewelry showrooms on the sixth floor. Read more about Atlanta Jewelry Showcase Expands …

Consumers’ Taste for High-End Jewelry Grew
Jewelers Circular Keystone Online, NY
– JCK-Jewelers Circular Keystone, 9/5/2007 12:39:00 PM

Jewelry and watch consumers in 2006 traded up to more luxurious choices, according to a recent survey.

In 2006, American consumers spent $62.2 billion buying jewelry and watches, posting a dramatic 6.5 percent increase over sales in 2005 of $58.4 billion, according to new research from Unity Marketing, Stevens, Pa. But it was the luxury end of the jewelry market that experienced the strongest growth last year with sales of fine watches rising 39 percent and fine jewelry up 10 percent. Read more about Consumers' Taste for High-End Jewelry Grew …

Mom-and-pop milieu offers change from valley chain stores
San Jose Mercury News, USA
By Jennifer Martinez
Mercury News
Article Launched: 08/26/2007 01:48:44 AM PDT

Nestled in the Santa Cruz Mountains along Big Basin Way, Saratoga’s downtown, nicknamed the Village, has traditionally been something of an anachronism.
The collection of sunny mom-and-pop outfits with 1960s-style storefronts, where shoppers can stroll in and have the store’s proprietor help them with their purchases, are a dying breed in Northern California.

Saratoga clings to that quaint, cozy image largely by keeping big-time commercial stores from setting up shop in the Village. Starbucks, which won the city council’s approval in 2005, was a rare exception. Subway, when it came sniffing around, was sent straight to the gutter. Read more about Mom-and-pop milieu offers change from valley chain stores …

Cash, jewelry taken in Deltona home invasion
Orlando Sentinel, FL

Cash and jewelry valued at more than $3,000 was taken during an early-morning home-invasion robbery in Deltona.

A couple living in the 2300 block of Chastain Avenue answered a knock at the door about 2:45 a.m. and were confronted by two masked men – one armed with a shotgun and the other with a handgun, Volusia County Sheriff’s spokesman Brandon Haught said.

Thinking the guns were fake, one of the victims briefly fought with the robbers before both victims were forced to the floor. Read more about Cash, jewelry taken in Deltona home invasion …

Kenneth Brown Family Donates Jewelry in his Memory to GIA Museum
Diamonds.net, NY

RAPAPORT… After award-winning jewelry designer Kenneth Brown passed away in November 2006 at the age of 43, his family sought an appropriate way to honor his lifelong passion. They captured it with an In-Kind gift of several of his jewelry pieces to the GIA Museum’s Permanent Collection.

These pieces include a pendant, ring, and earrings set with 18 karat yellow gold and Tahitian pearls, as well as an 18 karat yellow gold and platinum brooch with a tanzanite, ruby, and diamond. Read more about Kenneth Brown Family Donates Jewelry in his Memory to GIA Museum …

Celine Dion and Yang Lan to Launch Jewelry Line HV Love
IDEX Online, Israel
(September 2, ’07, 5:31 IDEX Online Staff Reporter)

As one of the latest in a stream of celebrities cashing in on a lucrative jewelry design industry, international pop diva Celine Dion has teamed up with Chinese journalist and media personality Yang Lan to create a jewelry line in China, under the corporate name HV Love.

The collection consists of diamond engagement rings, personal jewelry and women’s accessories. Lan commented in a recent interview that they will cater to China’s urban female customer by leveraging China’s growing love affair with diamond jewelry. Read more about Celine Dion and Yang Lan to Launch Jewelry Line HV Love …

Gitanjali Partners with Wimbledon for Branded Jewelry Line
IDEX Online, Israel
(September 2, ’07, 9:50 IDEX Online Staff Reporter)

Indian diamond firm Gitanjali Gems has acquired licensee rights to develop and market jewelry for the Wimbledon tennis championship. The company has been given a three-year contract to promote Wimbledon Jewellery, a collection of tennis bracelets and pendants.

Gitanjali will create a jewelry line of 500 pieces, to be marketed in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, China and Asia over the next three months. The jewelry company was previously associated with the ICC World Cup. Read more about Gitanjali Partners with Wimbledon for Branded Jewelry Line …

House of Taylor Jewelry to Present at Roth 2007 New York Conference
CNNMoney.com

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — House of Taylor Jewelry, Inc. today announced that the company will present at Roth Capital Partners’ 2007 New York Conference at The Westin New York at Times Square on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at 8 a.m. EDT.

The company’s formal presentation will be available to all interested parties as a live Web cast from the investor relations section of House of Taylor Jewelry’s Web site at http://www.hotj.com and will be archived for a period of 30 days. Listeners are encouraged to visit the Web site at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the scheduled presentation to register, download and install any necessary audio software. Read more about House of Taylor Jewelry to Present at Roth 2007 New York Conference …

House of Taylor Jewelry to Offer Kathy Ireland Branded Jewelry Collections to More Than 11.5 Million Consumers Through U.S. Military Exchanges
CNNMoney.com

– Kathy Ireland Jewelry Will Be Available in More Than 35 Countries Through U.S. Military Exchanges –

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — House of Taylor Jewelry, Inc. today announced that select diamond, bridal and fashion jewelry collections from the Kathy Ireland Jewelry brand will be available in the U.S. military’s Exchange Catalog beginning September 28, 2007 and online through the military exchanges’ websites. The military exchanges, which include the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, Marine Corps Exchange System, Navy Exchange Service and Coast Guard Exchange System, report a global reach of more than 11.5 million authorized military shoppers in more than 35 countries. Read more about House of Taylor Jewelry to Offer Kathy Ireland Branded Jewelry Collections to More Than 11.5 Million Consumers Through U.S. Military Exchanges …

Local pathologist warns about lead in costume jewelry
Capital News 9, NY

Necklaces and bracelets being worn by many of your children could kill them.

“If a child swallows a charm that has 20 percent by weight lead in it, it will go down to his or her stomach, the acid in the stomach will form a soluble salt. It will be rapidly taken up, and it can kill a child,” said DEC Wildlife Pathologist Dr. Ward Stone.

After testing several pieces of his 10-year-old daughter Montana’s jewelry, Dr. Ward Stone realized just how common lead is in costume jewelry. Read more about Local pathologist warns about lead in costume jewelry …