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Online retail sites see traffic surge in November

Online retail sites experienced significant traffic growth in November as the holiday shopping season officially kicked off, according to the latest report from ComScore Inc. Read More

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Report: Online holiday spending tops $24 billion

Reston, Va.--Online sales for the holiday season to date (Nov. 1-Dec. 18) have increased 4 percent to $24.8 billion, compared with the corresponding days last year, according to the latest report from ComScore. Read More

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Report: Online holiday spending nears $20 billion

Online sales for the holiday season to date (Nov. 1-Dec. 11) have increased 3 percent to $19.9 billion, compared with the corresponding days last year, according to the latest report from ComScore. Read More

Web site lets visitors try jewelry before they buy

New York--EternityDiamonds.com, a diamonds and bridal jewelry Web site that sells directly to consumers, is now allowing its online customers to see and try on look-alike rings before making a purchase decision. Read More

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Report: Online holiday spending reaches $16B

Online sales for the holiday season to date (Nov. 1-Dec. 6) have increased 3 percent to $16 billion, compared with the corresponding days last year, according to the latest report from ComScore. Read More

JCOC: Jewelry purchases up over holiday weekend

Paso Robles, Calif.--More consumers purchased fine jewelry or watches over Thanksgiving weekend and Cyber Monday than last year, according to the Jewelry Consumer Opinion Council's (JCOC) annual Black Friday Sale study. Read More

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Cyber Monday shoppers up, shift spending patterns

Nearly 97 million Americans planned to shop on Cyber Monday yesterday--the official kickoff to the online holiday shopping season--and retailers were ready to deliver to bargain hunters, according to a Shop.org survey conducted by Big Research. Read More

New site offers roundup of jewelry deals

Dallas--JewelryStoresPlus.com, a new Web site launching today, says it offers one convenient location for jewelry consumers to find the largest selection of best-priced jewelry online from leading jewelry retailers. Read More

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Report: Black Friday online sales jump 11 percent

Reston, Va.--Online sales for the holiday season to date (Nov. 1-27) have increased 3 percent to $10.57 billion compared with the corresponding days last year, with Black Friday representing an 11 percent increase in sales to $595 million year over year, according to the latest report from ComScore. Read More

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Penney's 'Doghouse' lives to bark another season

Men, consider yourself warned: J.C. Penney Co. Inc.'s award-winning "Beware of the Doghouse" viral marketing campaign is back for a second holiday season. Read More

Gerber named VP of sales for WRCobbOnline

Cranston, R.I.--W.R. Cobb Co. has appointed Jay Gerber as vice president of sales and marketing for its interactive division. Read More

Paragon Lakes adds key features to VDC

Lexington, Mass.--In response to both retailer and consumer demand, Paragon Lake has added both a men's jewelry and a diamond and gemstone feature to its Virtual Display Case (VDC). Read More

Blue Nile's 3Q sales up 2.4 percent

Seattle--Third-quarter net sales exceeded online diamond seller Blue Nile Inc.'s expectations, increasing 2.4 percent to $66.9 million on the strength of bridal and international sales. Read More

U.S. 3Q online retail spending dips 2 percent

Reston, Va.--U.S. online retail spending dropped 2 percent in the third quarter to $29.6 billion, representing the first time on record that consecutive quarters have seen negative e-commerce-spending growth compared with the same quarter the year prior, according to the latest report from ComScore. Read More

Team from Overseas Diamonds forms new company

Short Hills, N.J.--Joseph Srodawa, former managing director for Overseas Diamonds Inc. and the isee2 brand in North America, has formed a new company called Gembrooke. Read More

Jury rules against Blue Nile in Yehuda suit

Seattle--A federal jury in Seattle recently ruled against Blue Nile Inc.'s $60 million lawsuit accusing The Yehuda Diamond Co. of false or misleading advertising because of its price comparisons with the online jeweler, according to a Yehuda news release. Read More

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Study: TAG, Tiffany tops in digital competence

New York--TAG Heuer and Tiffany and Co. top the watch and jewelry categories, respectively, in a new study that measures luxury brands on their digital competence. Read More

E-tailers to focus on social media this holiday

Online retailers will emphasize social media and free shipping this holiday season in an effort to encourage uncertain shoppers to spend, a new survey shows. Read More

Study: Online retailers profitable in 2008

Washington--Despite a deteriorating economic environment in 2008, coupled with the worst holiday season in decades, 57 percent of online retailers surveyed for Shop.org's "State of Retailing Online 2009" reported they were more profitable in 2008 than 2007. Read More

Paragon Lake announces unique jewelry giveaway

Lexington, Mass.--Paragon Lake, creator of the Virtual Display Case, has launched a contest that will allow winners to take home a piece of jewelry that is literally like no other. Read More

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Heartsmith takes Facebook app a step further

Haworth, N.J.--Facebook users have long been able to send friends on the social-networking site virtual gifts, such as animated birthday cakes and puppy dogs that show up on the recipient's profile page as a playful way to interact and bring a smile to a friend's day. Read More

Stuller Facebook giveaway to drive holiday sales

Lafayette, La.--To generate excitement about its Red Box Diamonds, Stuller Inc. has announced its Red Box Diamond Giveaway through social-networking site Facebook. Read More

Report: French court orders eBay to pay LVMH

Paris--A Paris tribunal has found that online auction site eBay Inc. violated LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA trademarks in keyword searches, Reuters reports. Read More

Study: Today's Internet jewelry consumer

Paso Robles, Calif.--MVI Marketing Ltd.'s consumer-research division, the Jewelry Consumer Opinion Council, has published a white paper defining the four faces of today's Internet jewelry consumer, as well as the opportunities jewelry retailers, brands and e-commerce Web sites have with each of these consumer types. Read More

Blue Nile launches fully redesigned site

Seattle--Online jewelry retail giant Blue Nile announced on Tuesday the launch of a newly redesigned Web site, which offers new innovative features, enhanced product visualization, advanced search capabilities and expanded product detail. Read More

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