Results support NRF revised forecast of 4.5 percent for the year
(WASHINGTON) - July retail sales were up 0.4 percent seasonally adjusted from June and increased 4.9 percent unadjusted year-over-year, giving the industry a solid kickoff for the third quarter as consumers continued to spend despite concerns about the growing trade war, the National Retail Federation (NRF) reported last week. The numbers exclude automobiles, gasoline stations and restaurants
Rio Grande has announced its call for entries for the 19th annual Saul Bell Design Award Competition, an international design competition that challenges jewelers and metalsmiths to pick up their tools and seize their moment.
Boron from ancient ocean floor creates color in rare ‘superdeep’ diamonds
(NEW YORK) - Blue diamonds, among the rarest of all colored diamonds, form at extreme depths – approximately four times deeper than most diamonds – and may get their color from a surprising source: the element boron, contained in the floors of ancient oceans carried deep into the Earth’s mantle by the movement of tectonic plates, according to new research featured on the cover of Nature, a distinguished international scientific journal.
Indicates a luxury growth demographic of opportunity
(AUSTIN, Tex.) - MVI Marketing LLC (MVI) recently completed another in a series of quantitative research studies with Millennial Self Purchasing Females (SPFs) to better understand the opportunity with this unique growth demographic for luxury goods. This study focused on 3 core product segments: Jewelry, Shoes and Hotels.
Applications will be accepted through September 30
(CARLSBAD, Calif.) - GIA (Gemological Institute of America) has $2 million in scholarships available for established and aspiring gem and jewelry professionals. Those interested in GIA gemology and jewelry manufacturing arts programs, distance education courses and lab classes can apply for scholarships offered in the application cycle opened on August 1.
To welcome buyers with show specials
JD & Co. Jewelry, a full-service trade shop offering wholesale jewelry repair, custom design and watch repair to the jewelry industry, is excited to announce it will be exhibiting at the upcoming Fall, 2018 Atlanta Jewelry Show.
(NEW YORK) - On September 29, 2018 Jewelers for Children will celebrate the first annual JFC Day. The day will be a way for all supporters of JFC and for potential new ones to celebrate the success of the industry’s support for children in need and raise visibility and funds for the charity. JFC Day is the brain child of Steven Vardi, a JFC board member who helped develop the concept along with JFC’s Marketing Committee.
