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eBay Rings in NY Jewelry Week with Luxury Exchange Pop-up in Diamond District

Retail TouchPoints

eBay ’s Luxury Exchange has launched a physical pop-up store in the heart of New York City’s Diamond District to promote its authenticated pre-owned jewelry, handbags and watches during NYC Jewelry Week. to promote the expansion of the ecommerce giant’s Authenticity Guarantee to the jewelry category. 17 at 22 W.

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Borsheims-Rachel Balkovec Jewelry Collection Celebrates International Women’s Day

Retail TouchPoints

Independent jewelry retailer Borsheims kicked off an International Women’s Day partnership with Rachel Balkovec, manager of the New York Yankees minor league team the Tampa Tarpons. Borsheims is a leader in the jewelry industry with women at our helm,” said Andy Brabec, Director of Marketing and Ecommerce for Borsheims in a statement.

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Holiday 2022 Recap: Promotions, BOPIS Drove Late-Season Engagement as Overall Growth Slowed

Retail TouchPoints

lift, although another expensive category, jewelry, landed in the 2.4X As expected, promotions played a major role in setting the pace of the latter half of the season, with an average discount rate of 21% in 2022 compared to 19% in 2021, according to Salesforce. lift in sales compared to the pre-holiday season, according to Adobe.

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How Jewelry Brands Can Be More Sustainable

Independent Retailer

From electronics to clothing, consumers around the world want products that are more environmentally sustainable and ethically produced, including the jewelry they wear. In fact, many shoppers are now asking the jewelry industry how they are making their merchandise, where the materials come from, and whose lives the process might affect.

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Mastercard Data: Holiday Sales Climb 3.1% YoY

Retail TouchPoints

and grocery increased 2.1% , while jewelry and electronics sales declined by 2% and 0.4% Retailers started promotions early this season, giving consumers time to hunt for the best deals and promotions,” said Steve Sadove, Senior Advisor for Mastercard and former CEO and Chairman of Saks Incorporated in a statement.

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Saks Uses Events to Promote Immersive Pop-up Debuting in Aspen

Retail TouchPoints

Visitors to the Saks Aspen Pop-Up will find luxury women’s, men’s and ready-to-wear fashion, swim, accessories and jewelry, with Saks stylists available to provide on-demand personal consultations. Additional events are scheduled throughout the weekend, including a dinner with jewelry designer Anita Ko.

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As more jewellery brands embrace lab-grown diamonds, some fear oversupply

Inside Retail

However, at this point in time, the diamonds were considered too small and unrefined to be sold in the fine jewelry market. As supply goes up, especially in a high-end retail category like jewelry, demand inevitably goes down, driving the price of products lower and lower. A notable increase from the 1.7

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