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What you might have missed
In case you may have missed the industry activity last week, here are the five most popular stories from NationalJeweler.com and the top three from the blog, 10X, for the week of Aug. 24 to 30, according to Google Analytics.
New York--Leave early for the holiday weekend? Too busy with jewelry sales to have a chance to look at National Jeweler’s daily newsletter?
In case you may have missed the industry activity last week, here are the five most popular stories from NationalJeweler.com and the top three from the blog, 10X, for the week of Aug. 24 to 30, according to Google Analytics.
NationalJeweler.com
1. 14 great pieces from the Emmys and VMAs. Drop earrings and diamond pieces dominated the red carpet this year at the Primetime Emmy and MTV Video Music awards held in August. Check out National Jeweler’s roundup to see the best pieces.
2. A retailer’s solution to diamond grading confusion. With the diamond grading confusion that currently exists in the industry, jeweler and guest columnist James Alperin says labs that want to give diamonds “trumped-up” grades should develop their own grading system and not use the same scale popularized by the GIA.
3. What jewelers can learn from crimes in California. After a recent wave of crimes in California, David Sexton, vice president of loss prevention consulting at Jewelers Mutual, reminds jewelers of valuable tips for retailers everywhere and how they can remain vigilant.
4. Rocks On: Tanzanite comes into its own. National Jeweler takes a look at what’s happening lately in the tanzanite market--including pricing, news updates and design trends--and showcases a number of tanzanite jewelry pieces in the second installment of Rocks On.
5. Pandora names another new CEO. Last week, Pandora announced that CEO Allan Leighton will step down in March 2015 and be replaced by tobacco company executive Anders Colding Friis, who will be the fifth CEO of the Danish jewelry brand since the company went public in 2010.
10X
1. A primer on lead glass-filled rubies. With the recent consumer press reports accusing major chains of selling lead glass-filled rubies without proper disclosure, Associate Editor Brecken Branstrator takes a look at the rules for selling these stones.
2. These are your grandmother’s pearls. Senior Editor Hannah Connorton details how she has come to appreciate her great-aunt’s jewelry and how she wears it in a modern way.
3. A new take on lace. Associate Editor Brecken Branstrator interviews jewelry designer Monica Knutsson about her gold-dipped lace jewelry.
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