< BUYING GROUPS: LEVELLING THE PLAYING FIELD, FEBRUARY 2009, ISSUE NO. 226 >
RETAIL
Gold Jewelry in Top Three When it Comes to Discretionary Spending
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POLISHED
NCDIA, JVC Publish Color Diamonds Trade Guide
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MINING
Difficult Decisions
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FOCUS
Buying Groups: Leveling the Playing Field
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FOCUS
Buying Groups 101
Although many people may have heard of certain jewelry retail buying groups, such as the Independent Jewelers Organization (IJO), Retail Jewelers Organization (RJO) or Continental Buying Group in the U.S. or Nationwide Jewellers in Australia, there are many others for whom the term "buying group" itself is completely foreign.
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Group Dynamics
bed; DIRECTION: ltr" class=MsoNormal>As a retailer, and even as a vendor, how do you know which buying group is right for you – or even if you should join a buying group at allr? Just as important to know is how buying groups are helping retailers through these difficult times. Join IDEX Magazine Editor-in-Chief Danielle Max as she takes a closer look at group dynamics.
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Diamonds Are A Group's Best Friend
If you have never heard of Forever10 diamonds or Love Story Diamonds, you are almost certainly not a member of the Independent Jewelers Organization (IJO) or the Leading Jewelers Guild. These American buying groups don't only search out good prices on diamonds and jewelry, they are creating their own.
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Buying Group Profiles
Take a look at the profiles of many of the main buying groups as they explain their key objective and modes of operation to help you decide if you want to get involved with them on either a retail or a manufacturing level.
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SHOW REPORT
Italian Passion For Fashion
The first major trade show of 2009 got underway mid-January with the opening of Vicenzaoro First in VicenzaItaly. The show was host to around 1,700 participating exhibitors, all hoping, but not really believing, that the new year would bring with it renewed optimism for buyers who are still recovering from the depressing end to 2008.
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INTERVIEW
Diamonds Are A Secure Investment
While the world is reeling from the global economic crisis, the diamond industry may also be down but certainly not out. Join IDEX Online’s contributing editor Chaim Even-Zohar as he speaks with respected industry leader Avraham Eshed, who finds optimism despite falling diamond prices and insists that diamonds are still the most secure investment opportunity amid today’s economic uncertainty.
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FACETS
Completely Flawless
bed; DIRECTION: ltr" class=MsoNormal>Okay, they may not be real diamonds, but still…Swarovski, the world’s largest producer of cut crystal, and ENLIGHTENED™ – Swarovski  Elements, Swarovski’s genuine gemstone and cubic zirconia (CZ) brand, joined forces to make the set of jewel-heist movie Flawless, starring Michael Caine and Demi Moore, conjure up vaults of diamonds.
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