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Fancy-yellow, pear-shaped diamond necklace by J. Birnbach.
To sell diamond jewelry, mind your price points

Retailers on National Jeweler's latest Product Panel share details on what’s selling in diamond jewelry in their store and dish on their marketing plans for the 2009 holiday selling season. Read More

Sasha Primak earrings
Gold prices have consumers sticking to classics

How are your gold sales lately? Retailers on our Product Panel survey share details on marketing strategies and detail which gold-jewelry categories are selling best.    Read More

Gumuchian platinum, diamond and tanzanite pendant
Platinum the pick among younger customers

When asked how the platinum market has changed in recent years, National Jeweler product panelists have hope for the precious metal, which carries profit margins of 40 percent-plus for 69 percent of respondents. Read More

National Jeweler Holiday/Q4 Inventory and Marketing Survey 2009
Jewelers skittish on holiday spending

Unless there's an economic miracle on Main Street sometime soon, the 2009 holiday season is likely to be a scaled-back affair for retailers, according to the results of National Jeweler's latest exclusive survey. Read More

National Jeweler's 2009 Eight-Figure Independents report  	05/18/2009 00:00
Eight-Figure Independents 2009

National Jeweler's Eight-Figure Independents 2009 identifies and lists, alphabetically, the nation's leading independent jewelers whose one store or one store in a chain (up to seven units) generates $10 million or more in annual sales. Read More

National Jeweler's 2009 State of the Majors
The State of the Majors 2009

National Jeweler's The State of the Majors 2009 incorporates two major annual National Jeweler surveys on the retail jewelry industry. One is $100 Million Supersellers, which ranks the North American retailers that sold $100 million or more in jewelry and watches. The other is Top 50, which ranks the largest North American jewelry chains based upon the number of store units. Read More

Le Vian chocolate and white diamond pendant
Designer goods wanted, when the price is right

Good news is hard to come by for retail jewelers these days, but it does seem that designer jewelry might be one area that's generating at least some positive headlines for jewelers. Read More

Mondaine watch
Watch sales hold steady, but margins dip

The good news about watches is that, despite the economic downturn, they're increasing as a percentage of overall sales for some 27 percent of National Jeweler's product panel members, and they are holding steady for yet another 48 percent. Read More

Circle pendant necklace and ring in 18-karat yellow gold with diamonds by Yasuko Azuma for Gold Expressions
In a slow economy, gold jewelry losing ground

Karat-gold jewelry sales do not account for the bulk of most retail jewelers' annual sales, and, in a sluggish economy in which significantly higher gold prices have climbed even further in recent months, this is probably a good thing. Read More

Nice Diamonds’ fancy-yellow diamond ring.
Recession shrinks diamond jewelry margins

So much for diamonds as a best friend. For jewelers, the gems have lost some of their BFF status to the economic downturn. Read More

Rare and Precious Diamonds' gold and natural pink diamond ring
Bridal proves a recession-proof category

Even in the midst of a recession, consumers still choose to say "I do" with diamonds. In fact, 71 percent of National Jeweler's product panelists report that their bridal sales are either increasing or holding steady. Read More

Jewelry displays at Rebecca's
Your brand story starts at the door

National Jeweler's first product panel brings together jewelers from around the country to share their thoughts, strategies and advice on visual merchandising, from design trends to display tips. Read More

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