Three focal points for your diamond business
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
LORD COCONUT's offers unique and Australian made handcrafted masculine jewellery not usually found in a high-street store.
A snapshot of the industry events that made news headlines in the February 2009 issue of Jeweller.
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."
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.
One might hope that a new year would bring with it new ideas and hope that the Australian jewellery industry could, once again, share a united and cohesive voice.
Relationship therapist Esther Perel wrote the books Mating in Captivity and State of Affairs. Here, she talks facing rejection, how men’s sexuality is just as mental as it is physical, and why having good sex doesn’t necessarily mean having an orgasm.
After a stint as a Disney child star, Cole Sprouse almost became an archaeologist. Now he's back on TV, playing Jughead on the white-hot *Riverdale*.
Part cultural tour, part social activism, a project called Dissolving Boundaries uses Jerusalem's public transportation as a stage for examining relations between Israeli and Palestinian residents.
The environments directorate reached less than half of its mid-year prescribed burning target, a performance report has shown.
Design practice White Arkitekter has created a 65 meter-long ‘sofa’ for Forumtorget Square in Uppsala, Sweden. Designed to provide space for rest and social interaction, the linear outdoor seating is the centerpiece of wider improvements to the large square. The project aims to attract more visitors to Forumtorget and its surrounding shopping area by building on the area’s character as a gathering place.
IronCAD has released its 20th anniversary edition, IronCAD Design Collaboration Suite 2019, for large assembly designs and work flows common among machinery manufacturers. The new release extends the software’s Shrinkwrap capability to simplify imported and native models and gives users the...
Mark Episkopos
Security, Asia
Why is Beijing rushing into a sixth-generation project when the dust has barely settled on their current flagship?
With China’s flagship fifth-generation fighter fresh off the production line, is Beijing already looking beyond the J-20?
A recent Global Times report sheds light on the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) research and development strategy over the coming decades.
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The rip-off of Canberra and Queanbeyan motorists is costing each us around $10 per week for each 50-litre refill.
The high-end retailer Barneys New York is inviting a very, very select clientele to celebrate cannabis culture.
A Valentine’s Day meditation on why bright women sometimes gravitate to not-so-bright men
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Smoking, secondhand smoke, and e-cigarette vapor can all aggravate a person's asthma symptoms. Learn more about the link between asthma and smoking here.
Episode 12 of the podcast features some goalie chatter with a great interview from NHL Network broadcaster and former NHL goaltender, Kevin Weekes.
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To resolve Trump’s impasse, many lawmakers have proposed boosting surveillance technology to create a virtual border wall. Is that more humane and effective?
The day before UFC 234, Robert Whittaker was forced to withdraw from his scheduled title defense due to a collapsed bowel that required emergency surgery. It was a crushing blow for Whittaker who released a statement from his hospital bed apologizing to his fans and to Gastelum. Fortunately, everything went fine with the surgery and Whittaker’s manager says they are targeting a return to action this summer and the UFC middleweight champion has now confirmed that goal.
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Be mysterious and playful
“Guess which of our daughters has a urinary tract infection?”
Adriana Chechik is The Squirt Queen. This is both a widely accepted fact within the adult industry, and the title of one of her recent films. Several weeks ago, the wildly popular porn performer tweeted cellphone footage of herself squirting on a public escalator. It was a firework of liquid all over the moving metal…
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