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(And Gems Are Only Part of The Story)
The demand for colored stones of any kind is at an all-time high. Just ask Ryan Akhavan, sales director at Ryan Gems: “Throughout history, gemstones have always been very popular, but there’s a recent increase in popularity,” he says. “Recently, you even hear it in hip-hop lyrics. We used to hear all about ‘ice’ in reference […]
How to Create an Exceptional Jewelry Customer Experience
In today’s highly competitive retail environment, customer experience can be your superpower. In this article, we’ll look at why customer experience matters, and we’ll break down a five-step process to help you design and implement an excellent customer experience in your jewelry store. Why Is Customer Experience Important? Fact: In today’s digital economy, it’s […]
Protective Jewelry Symbols and What They Mean
Jewelry designer Rosanne Karmes never leaves home without putting on her red beaded bracelet with a diamond hamsa charm. It’s a superstitious ritual that stems from childhood, when her mother wove a strand of red thread through all her clothes for protective purposes and luck. Decades later she’s still wearing red, but it’s much more […]
How Jewelers Feel About Digital Technology
How Jewelers Feel About Digital Technology Keywords: Commerce, Shopping
Which Social Content Consumers Remember
Which Social Content Consumers Remember Keywords: Social Media, Marketing
Choosing a Precious Metal for Every Lifestyle
We all know that different people have different interests. But did you know that when choosing jewelry, you can pick a metal that fits your interests? Certain precious metals, platinum for instance, are more durable and fit an active lifestyle. Look at the lifestyles below and see the metals that fit yours! True Romantic Tom Tom […]
Heading into the Holiday Season, Industry Leaders Pick Platinum as Sales of the World’s Most Precious Metal Continue to Soar
On track to achieve its 9th consecutive year of growth for platinum jewelry sales, PGI USA is predicting a white metal ‘wave’ in 2023. For many in the jewelry industry, it will be a white Christmas. While Mother Nature may or may not cooperate, manufacturers and retailers alike are experiencing notably strong sales of platinum […]
Colored Diamonds Are Dominating News Headlines—Now What?
Colored diamonds are rare and costly by definition so it’s hard to speak about them in terms of trends. Fancy color diamonds represent less than .01% of the total diamonds mined in the world—that’s about 1 in 10,000. Whether pink, blue, or yellow, they are traditionally the domain of the luxury consumer or connoisseurs in […]
Why Turquoise is Becoming Rarer
A sky-blue colored stone with a gray and gold spiderweb matrix sits melded into an intricate silver ring with engraved feathers along the sides. This one piece of jewelry may have taken years to make and is worth thousands of dollars, but the story it tells is priceless. It’s the story of a stone, of a […]
Gen Z Prefers Ethical Diamonds
Gen Z Prefers Ethical Diamonds Keywords: Shopping Trends, Research