Two weeks ago, eight hundred plus jewelry professionals descended on Austin, Texas, for the American Gem Society Conclave 2024, a four-day extravaganza themed “Keep Conclave Weird.” Held at the Austin Hilton, this year’s conclave emphasized

While consumers are only just now seeing store shelves stocked with pumpkin themed decorations and Halloween costumes, astute merchants of all varieties are already seeing tinsel and snowflakes. High-end chocolatiers are building their coffers of non

As established in 2020, August is officially Black Business Month. Created to inspire awareness of and support for Black-owned businesses across all sectors, we think it’s a great excuse to buy jewelry from any number of extremely talented Black je

Happy New Year! We hope you had a prosperous holiday selling season, and that you managed to take some time to enjoy the company of family and friends. January always marks a period of reflection, allowing us to focus on what we’d like to continue

While projections for jewelry sales for the holidays were tempered compared to last year, and while INSTORE’s 2022 Holiday Season Mini Survey, taken one week before Christmas, determined jewelry retailers were feeling trepidations about meeting the

InStore Magazine published a story yesterday written by contributor and jewelry industry consultant, Angie Crabtree, that highlighted some key tactics retailers should be employing to be prepared for the busy holiday shopping season. You can read the