CAD/CAM is nothing new to the jewellery industry. It has been around for more than a decade. In fact most modern high volume jewellery manufacturers create their designs on a computer and make models with various forms of rapid prototyping (RPT).…
Bitcoins are one of the hottest and most controversial topics of discussion. It is a virtual currency that is not tied to any government. The value of Bitcoins is highly volatile with price swings of several hundreds of dollars. I’ll be the…
It is called the “internet of things.” Whether it is a refrigerator that informs you that you are out of milk or a baby’s diaper that will text you when it needs changing, more and more common objects are going…
It’s that time of the year. I get to gaze into my crystal ball to see what we might expect in 2014. I think that there will be many changes ahead, some predictable and some unexpected. Retail Overall, we should see a…
On Christmas Eve I stayed open an hour later than any other jewellery store in town, just for this one customer. He dressed in an expensive suit and constantly checked his gold watch. A man consumed by his work, he wore…
We are half-way through the holiday frenzy and the reports from retail jewellers are looking pretty good, or at least better than the last few years have been. There are still two weeks to go and these should be the busiest…
