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Online retail sites see traffic surge in NovemberOnline 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
Report: Online holiday spending tops $24 billionReston, 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
Report: Online holiday spending nears $20 billionOnline 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 buyNew 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
Report: Online holiday spending reaches $16BOnline 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 weekendPaso 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
Cyber Monday shoppers up, shift spending patternsNearly 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 dealsDallas--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
Report: Black Friday online sales jump 11 percentReston, 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 
Penney's 'Doghouse' lives to bark another seasonMen, 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 WRCobbOnlineCranston, 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 VDCLexington, 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 percentSeattle--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 percentReston, 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 companyShort 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 suitSeattle--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 
Study: TAG, Tiffany tops in digital competenceNew 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 holidayOnline 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 2008Washington--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 giveawayLexington, 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 
Heartsmith takes Facebook app a step furtherHaworth, 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 salesLafayette, 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 LVMHParis--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 consumerPaso 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 siteSeattle--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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