Are You Ready for the Digital Grading Report Evolution?
Grading reports are a staple of the jewelry industry. Though these documents are an important part of the diamond purchase, their physicality can have challenges. Enter digital reports. Many grading labs now provide the digital format among their product offerings. Recently, GIA announced that by 2025, all of their grading reports would be digital. Digital […]
How to Spot and Stop Holiday Distraction Theft
By Jewelers Mutual® Group The holidays pose a heightened threat of distraction theft for jewelry stores, as increased foot traffic and staffing shortages can create more opportunities for thieves to strike. We’ve put together a few steps you can take to spot and stop distraction theft this holiday season. What Is Distraction Theft? A group […]
JBT Q4 2022 Business Conditions Outlook
By The Jewelers Board of Trade “Feeling positive, but planning for good and preparing for any bad.” – Bill Skidmore, Skidmore Treasures LLC d/b/a Amore Jewelers Each year, The Jewelers Board of Trade (JBT) distributes a Business Conditions survey to retail and supplier members. The latest survey for Q4 2022 focused on four key areas: […]
Supplier Spotlight: Windsor Jewelers, Inc.
In 1986, Windsor Jewelers, Inc. was founded by Paul Lubetsky in New York City’s Diamond District. Windsor initially focused on estate jewelry buying in their New York office and organizing estate buying events at retail stores across the United States and internationally. During the late 1990s, Windsor expanded into large-volume acquisitions of “Brand New Old […]
Questions Answered: The AGS Ideal® Report
An Interview with John Carter, CGA, Chair of the AGS Laboratories Advisory Committee The new AGS Ideal® Report brought to you by GIA marks a milestone in our history. Retailers now have the unparalleled AGS Light Performance, backed by the rigorous science of GIA’s diamond grading reports in one convenient suite of documents. Consumers now […]