ResearchTo sell diamond jewelry, mind your price pointsRetailers 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 Gold prices have consumers sticking to classicsHow 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 Platinum the pick among younger customersWhen 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 Jewelers skittish on holiday spendingUnless 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 Eight-Figure Independents 2009National 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 The State of the Majors 2009National 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 Designer goods wanted, when the price is rightGood 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 Watch sales hold steady, but margins dipThe 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 In a slow economy, gold jewelry losing groundKarat-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 Recession shrinks diamond jewelry marginsSo much for diamonds as a best friend. For jewelers, the gems have lost some of their BFF status to the economic downturn. Read More Bridal proves a recession-proof categoryEven 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 Your brand story starts at the doorNational 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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