11/02/2019
• Coleby Nicholson • Managing Editor
As consumers increasingly seek higher quality designs, especially custom-made, COLEBY NICHOLSON looks at what 2019 and beyond might hold.
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11/02/2019
• Coleby Nicholson • Managing Editor
For most successful jewellers the engagement ring remains the backbone of their business. COLEBY NICHOLSON explores some recent Australian data on engagements and weddings.
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11/02/2019
• Richard Chiu
A new year calls for new ideas. RICHARD CHIU has compiled some helpful marketing techniques – old and new – to help steer businesses through 2019.
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11/02/2019
• Jeremy Miller
Advertising prices through online marketing can be a minefield. JEREMY MILLER has some tips as to how you can decide whether or not it is a move you should consider making.
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11/02/2019
• Rich Kizer and Georganne Bender
Thinking outside the square is easier said than done, but RICH KIZER and GEORGANNE BENDER have some advice about how intelligent ignorance can produce positive outcomes.
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11/02/2019
• David Brown
How does your percentage of diamond sales compare to what it once was? Jewellers should focus on their primary points of difference, according to DAVID BROWN.
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11/02/2019
• Richard Shapiro
Large retailers are often at the cutting edge of consumer change. RICHARD SHAPIRO looks at some of the significant shifts gaining foothold in the US.
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11/02/2019
• Kathryn Wyatt
In our previous issue KATHRYN WYATT introduced the beryl gemstone family and paid attention to its most famous member: the emerald. Here, she examines other varieties, including the aquamarine, morganite, heliodor and goshenite.
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11/02/2019
• Russell Zimmerman
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) opposes NSW Opposition Leader Michael Daley’s recalcitrant intervention on Boxing Day trading. As the retail sector is the largest private industry employer in Australia and NSW, the ARA disputes Daley’s recent introspective comments.
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11/02/2019
Indian jewellery workers have been issued identification cards (ID) and health insurance coverage under enhanced industry laws introduced to professionalise the sector.
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11/02/2019
Tiffany & Co has seen its stock value increase after declaring it will reveal the geographical location of all newly sourced diamonds, in what has been heralded an industry first.
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11/02/2019
The World Gold Council (WGC) is optimistic about an improved price performance this year after facing “significant headwinds” in 2018.
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10/02/2019
• Lilian Sue
High-resolution, colourful product images mean everything to jewellery retailers. LILIAN SUE discusses some online tools that can help produce stunning photos that wow customers.
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09/02/2019
Behavioural analysts, researchers and social commentators have written profusely about the different generations of consumers and their buying habits. The buying habits in the jewellery industry are changing, especially in relation to diamond purchases.
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09/02/2019
FEBRUARY SPOTLIGHT: MARTIN LOVELL says, "Tourmalines can be likened to a chameleon, not that it changes colours at will, but because it can be found in so many different hues, it can challenge so many gemstones for colour and beauty."
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