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For die-hard fashionistas, wear your biker black with toughened up accessories, with metal studs, spikes and chains. This applies just as much as embellishments for heels and bags, as it does for spiky studded jewelry. (Suite101.com)
Statement Necklaces Jul 27, 2008
Subversive Jewelry's designer Justin Giunta combines the old and new: antique and oxidized chains hung with large charms. Subversive s necklace coordinated perfectly with the Erin Fetherston black bubble dress worn by Monaghan to this event. (Suite101.com)
NERFS MASTER BLASTER Jul 27, 2008
The latest jewelry line by German industrial designer Tonia Welter and jewelry designer Julia Reymann gives new meaning to "flashy." Hidden in the sterling-silver bracelets, necklaces, cuff links and key chains are 2GB flash drives for storing and transporting all your precious files. The fashion-meets-function jewelry can be personalized with gemstones, precious metals and your choice of shiny or matte finish. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
New dress code to take effect when 2008-2009 school year begins Jul 24, 2008
Chains and spikes are not considered to be appropriate ... Large chains, key chains, or other objects may not hang from belts or clothing or be worn as jewelry. (Camden Chronicle, TN)
LJ International Inc. Announces Filing of a Universal Shelf Registration Statement with SEC Jul 23, 2008
LJI distributes to fine jewelers, department stores, national jewelry chains and electronic and specialty retailers throughout North America and Western Europe, with a growing retail presence in China through its ENZO stores. Its product lines incorporate all major categories sought by major retailers, including earrings, necklaces, pendants, rings and bracelets. (PR Newswire)
Taking down crime in Upland Jul 20, 2008
A pat down search revealed drivers' licenses, gold and silver watches and several gold chains. Sloan then directed the officers to the West Chelton Road property, where he identified two bicycles and a large blue Polo duffel bag. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Breaking up is hard to do Jul 17, 2008
I will be featuring original necklaces and eyeglass chains made from an assortment of semi-precious stones and sterling silver just in time for the Xmas buying season ... I will be featuring original necklaces and eyeglass chains made from an assortment of semi-precious stones and sterling silver just in time for the Xmas buying season. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Mayestik, Pasar Pagi heaven for bridal couples Jul 17, 2008
We received our order in less than two weeks," Dhinie said. Pasar Pagi, which was established in the 17th century by the Dutch colonial government, is well-known for its retail and wholesale shops. The market also provides great solutions for couples who want to buy wedding souvenirs. To get to the market, take the Kampung Melayu-Ancol busway corridor, get off at the Pademangan stop and take a bajaj to Pasar Pagi. You can find many souvenir outlets on the lower ground floor of the market, open... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Pawn shops, payday lenders see business rise Jul 13, 2008
Chains revise profit reports; hope bump carries over after economy recovers. Most popular. (MSNBC -- Business)
Creative Differences: Show at Ellwood lawn features many types of art Jul 7, 2008
Story Photos Kara Zurbrugg (left) watches as her sister Brenna Hale tries on silver chains at Melanie Diedrich s jewelry booth during the Art at Ellwood art fair and sale Sunday. Diedrich s booth featured pieces of gold and silver jewelry. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Blueberry festival opens Saturday Jun 20, 2008
baby items, clothing, purses and key chains. children's hair accessories, clothing and artwork. (Brewton Standard, AL)
Shoplifting on the rise as more are living 'on the financial edge' Jun 19, 2008
Steadily and alarmingly, shoplifting seems to be rising at many retail chains, and experts are pointing at a prime cause: the sputtering economy. "Wages aren't keeping up with inflation, especially the price of food and energy," says Diane Swonk, chief economist at Mesirow Financial. (USA Today -- Money)
Recycling the past at new shop, Re-Enhabit Jun 17, 2008
Shoppers can't miss the Captain Kangaroo and Alan Ginsberg necklaces on dog collar chains. There are also handmade wallets made in California from vintage vinyl. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Local Lions Club members receive Gold Chain Award Jun 17, 2008
She was the first individual to receive a pin as well with five golden chains. Buie also received the award. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Nightclub hosts bike show for charity Jun 14, 2008
Then stay away wrote on Jun 11, 2008 10:37 AM:" Who is holding your feet to the fire to make you go? Because I want different clientele is why I go, never had to put on gold chains to get in. I have a choice and so do you. Don't trash it if you have never been there and are just repeating the other sheeps' mantra.I have a choice to go to Nicks, and I have, but I don't trash them if they are raising money for a good cause. Get over yourselves, your ego's are exploding! " ... st sierravistan wrote... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Home Retail Says Sales Weakened in First Quarter as Housing Slump Worsened Jun 12, 2008
June 12 (Bloomberg) -- , owner of U.K. store chains Argos and Homebase, said sales weakened in its first quarter as a housing slump worsened and fell to a four-year low ... Home Retail expects revenue at both chains to shrink in the ``short term'' as higher food and utility bills weigh on disposable incomes, leaving shoppers with less money to spend on household goods and furniture ... Home Retail's profit rose 45 percent last year as the chains jointly purchased more goods from cheaper foreign... (Bloomberg -- UK)
On Bond Street in London, the super-rich still go shopping for jewelry Jun 12, 2008
Top restaurant chains are taking some tomatoes off the menu, hoping to sidestep the tomato salmonella scare. European shares pared early gains after a Deutsche Bank comment on its largest stakeholders took the edge off. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
PiNKiTUDE, New Cause Marketing Initiative Inspired by MGM's Pink Panther, Benefits Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R) Jun 11, 2008
This retail campaign will expand to include national specialty and department store retail chains. -- On-air, on-line, and social media marketing: A 360-degree campaign has been developed including on-air stunts on the MGM HD and VOD channels. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Discover latent artistic skills, or lend your ears Jun 8, 2008
Burgeoning artists can try their hands at making paper flowers, shell ornaments, and braided key chains. A perpetual crowd pleaser is the sculpture crafted from found objects, proving again the adage that one person's trash is another's person's work of art. (Boston Globe)
Signet First-Quarter Profit Falls 24% as Sales of Rings, Necklaces Decline Jun 6, 2008 Cautious spending Jun 6, 2008 LOOK TO THE STARS: Fashion sellers turn to TV, film May 30, 2008 Police search for men who robbed Chicago jewelry store May 27, 2008 YMCA seeks $1 million to build westside facility (5) May 26, 2008 Oversized Accessories Trend 2008 May 25, 2008 BJ's Wholesale profits boosted by tough economy May 25, 2008 Letters for Friday, May 16, 2008 May 24, 2008 Stocks in Fight to Retain Day's Early Gains May 24, 2008 Retail Shares Rally After Beating Wall St Views May 23, 2008 More rice than ever before May 13, 2008 Area Girl Scouts participate in 'Ultimate Challenge 2008' May 13, 2008 Where hands meet wood May 12, 2008 One man's gold is another's tank of gas May 11, 2008 Just How 'Green' Is Your Shirt? May 11, 2008 * Pre-Mother's Day sales show little change May 10, 2008 More shoppers seeking shelter from economy in discounters May 9, 2008 Discounters thrive as economy skids May 9, 2008 Shopping malls sprout across Istanbul May 8, 2008 Shoppers stick to necessities in April; Wal-Mart sales up May 8, 2008 Dealing in scrap gold May 8, 2008 Artists work, lives grounded in nature May 4, 2008 Entrepreneur's Midas touch strikes again Apr 21, 2008 Joel Stein Sells His Gold Apr 20, 2008 Getting in on the Gold Rush Apr 19, 2008 Police Say Thieves Used Bait, Switch To Sell Fake Gold Apr 18, 2008 Citizens Speak Up On Chains Apr 17, 2008 U.S. retail chains caught in a wave of bankruptcies Apr 15, 2008 POLICE BEAT / Car accidents lead the log this week Apr 15, 2008 Ex-Winmark execs return with Clothes Mentor Apr 14, 2008 Retailers Post Sluggish Sales in March Apr 11, 2008 Most were sluggish in March. Apr 11, 2008 SPIKE LEE UNLEASHED: 'I AM FOUR GENERATIONS REMOVED FROM SLAVERY'... Apr 9, 2008 How to spot the player Apr 8, 2008 Your old jewelry just might be worth its weight in gold Apr 4, 2008 Mohegan Sun announces arrival of upscale restaurants, retail stores Apr 1, 2008 Mohegan drawing big-name vendors Apr 1, 2008 JC Penney tumbles on cut earnings forecast Mar 29, 2008 Armed robbers steal $95,000 from Healdsburg jewelry store Mar 28, 2008 Columbus native comes home with new dreams, perspective Mar 25, 2008 Sellers rushing to unload gold Mar 25, 2008 Rick Ross Trilla Album Launch Hosted by ItsHot.com Mar 20, 2008 Check gutters and downspouts to redirect rain from house Mar 19, 2008 Hooked on eggs Mar 18, 2008 Gold: The unwanted treasure Mar 18, 2008 Odd couple revives retailer Mar 17, 2008 Downtown Escondido vacancies worrying merchants, city Mar 16, 2008 Update: Home Depot pulls the plug Mar 16, 2008 Gold rush: Record high turns jewelry boxes into treasure chests Mar 15, 2008 Benton County School Board approves 2008-2009 dress code Mar 15, 2008 Flick: Are you a 'local' yet, or still just a transplant? Mar 15, 2008 Dog-fighting, neglect Mar 15, 2008 At $1,000 an ounce, gold has a growing grip on investors Mar 15, 2008 Jewelers predict price of gold will continue to rise Mar 9, 2008 History of the ring, part two Feb 29, 2008 As gold price soars, a Korean custom suffers Feb 29, 2008 Retail industry Feb 29, 2008 Zale Corp. to close 105 stores this year Feb 28, 2008 Burglar's Map Leads to Buried Treasure Under Calif. Freeway Feb 28, 2008 Parties provide golden opportunity to unload old jewelry Feb 20, 2008 Sunday alcohol sales in Georgia Feb 16, 2008 Beads big in Butte Saturday (1) Feb 14, 2008 It's never too late to celebrate love Feb 14, 2008 School Board gives dress code suggestions Feb 13, 2008 Roofer Wanted For Questioning In Burglary Feb 13, 2008
Same-store sales in the U.K., where the company owns the Ernest Jones and H Samuel chains, gained 5. 3 percent. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Celebrate award-winning Native artists on First Friday Jun 6, 2008
Hopkins also incorporates an stone inlay technique, setting stones in ivory as simple pendants on sterling chains. Back Room at the Silverbow Inn, 120 Second St.: University of Alaska Southeast student Rachelle Miller will be featured from 4:30 to 8 p.m. The display includes a collection of her artwork in a variety of media including batik, photography and paintings. (Juneau Empire)
Other merchants being bypassed may be department store chains such as J.C. Penney, Kohl's, Saks and Bon-Ton, all of which reported a drop in sales at established stores. Specialty retailer American Eagle Outfitter reported a 9 percent dip in same-store sales, which met the company's dampened expectations. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Department stores and the larger specialty chains can better compete with boutiques. They're also better positioned to take on such retailers as H&M, Zara and Forever 21, which specialize in moving the latest styles into, and out of, stores with sizzling speed. (USA Today -- Money)
One man watched the employees while the other took an undisclosed number of gold chains from a display wall. The two then fled in a waiting vehicle. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
lovemyboys wrote on May 22, 2008 4:18 PM:" My sister-in-law works at CJ Banks and they are busy many nights and weekends. I think the Mall does better business than you think. I go there a couple times a month during the lunch hour and the food court is full and there are lines at all the eateries. I really think it depends on the type of store. The Dollar Tree is always busy, Pay Less does good business and JC Penneys/Dillards/Sears are national chains and only pay "frontal fees" to the... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
But High Street chains such as Top Shop are also capitalizing on the trend, with versions as affordable as 5. Online retailer Asos has also jumped on the band wagon with a selection of fashionable oversized rings from 6. (Suite101.com)
BJ's has been cited as one of the discount wholesale chains that is doing very well in the current economy. Shir Haberman photo By MARK JEWELL Associated Press May 25, 2008 6:00 AM. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
I have given up the box stores and big corporate chains. Although I feel good about those choices and habits, I have been very disappointed lately. (Missoulian, MT)
Adjusted earnings for the company, which operates the Victoria's Secret and Bath Works retail chains, came in ahead of the average Wall Street estimate. Among other positive retail earnings reports, PetSmart PETM beat on both top and bottom lines for the fiscal first quarter, even as it guided under current-quarter projections. (TheStreet.com)
Keeping inventory levels slim, in line with lower consumer demand, means chains can avoid heavy discounting necessary to move unsold merchandise. AnnTaylor Stores Corp has been working to improve its store environments and marketing messages. (ABC News -- Wire)
A counterintuitive story in Monday's Wall Street Journal suggests that Normally you would expect pawnshops to rake in the family heirlooms when the economy goes south, but today's pawnshop chains are part of sprawling corporations that tend also to do a lot of business in And when times get tougher, payday loan customers tend to default on their loans. Adding insult to injury, a growing number of states are cracking down on the proliferation of. (Salon)
The girls made hemp key chains in their first workshop of the day. Volunteer Dana Crews helped Moreau make her key chain. (Mt. Pleasant News, IA)
The musician sells dozens of key chains, leather bags and handmade wooden flutes some simple and others elaborately finished and dressed with leather strapping. Buyers can purchase either flat, square blocks with drilled holes and design their own curvature for the instrument or leave the market with a ready-to-play flute complete with a satin shine and mouth piece. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
"I've paid rent with gold, especially this past winter. I had a lot of scrap chains I wasn't wearing," he says ... While economists have debated whether the country is in a recession, Casarjian and some other area jewelers and pawnshop owners have seen more and more customers who have fallen on hard times bringing in gold necklaces, chains, rings, and anklets ... For Vaccaro, the gold chains, necklaces, earrings, and rings he buys all go to scrap. (Boston Globe)
True sustainability requires independent certification, extensive consumer-education campaigns, and a desire and ability to review entire supply chains, say environmental authorities such as Linda Greer, a Natural Resources Defense Council senior scientist who specializes in toxic chemical pollution in textiles production. "How do I know if a garment is 'green'?" asks Ms. Greer. (ABC News)
The nation's department store chains said sales in the run up to this year's Mother's Day have not seen much improvement from a year ago, as a result of consumers' cautious shopping behavior and a lack of consumer confidence. Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Department Store (sTVf), the nations largest department store chain, said sales during the period up to Mothers Day this year, starting from April 10 until tomorrow, had risen by 6 percent from the same period a year ago, on the back of a... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Caught in the maelstrom of higher gas and food prices, Americans - even more affluent ones - are seeking shelter in wholesale clubs and discount apparel chains ... reported better-than-expected sales on Thursday, while traditional apparel chains J.C. Penney Co. and Limited Brands Inc. struggled ... To lure customers, apparel chains are discounting more. (Anchorage Daily News)
reported better-than-expected sales on Thursday, while traditional apparel chains J.C. Penney Co. and Limited Brands Inc. struggled ... To lure customers, apparel chains are discounting more ... Discount chains registered a 3 percent same-store sales gain, while wholesale clubs posted a 9. (Scranton Times, PA)
The organized retail sector, comprising malls and chains, grew 10 percent in 2007. 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Teen apparel chains had solid results, however; they often outperform other apparel retailers because teens are not forced to choose between necessities and their wardrobes. Abercombie & Fitch reported a 6% gain in same-store sales, surpassing the 2. (USA Today -- Money)
One customer came in with a little baggie full of gold chains, rings and outdated articles ... If you are convinced you will never wear your gold chains and rings again and want to sell them, or even turn in your gold dental fillings, Godwin offers a word of caution. (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)
A masculine version holds Rooster s bolo ties, a watch, key chains and other items. Some clients have bought them to use as medicine cabinets or display collectibles. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Having sold more than 300 tons of gold chains, bracelets, rings and earrings with Aurafin, which he founded in 1982, Gusky is seeing familiar pieces return to him as changes in fashion leave much jewelry unworn. If Americans join their international counterparts in understanding gold has intrinsic value - not just as adornment - they will learn to sell, and perhaps replace gold jewelry regularly - selling when gold's price is high, Gusky said. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
But soon I was writing Ali a check for $104 for a necklace and earrings and Alex one for $223 for two chains. Not only wasn't I sure of my math and karat-checking abilities, but also I was pretty sure that Ali tricked me, since she handed me a gold-covered piece of chocolate as well. (Time.com)
The best items to sell for scrap are those in bad condition like broken chains and partner-less earrings because they have no value on the second-hand market. The pieces you don't want to sell for scrap are those with intricate workmanship, designer names and gemstones. (SmartMoney)
Cardenas allegedly offered to sell a bag of gold chains to employees at Redlands Jewelers, said Carl Baker of the Redlands Police Department. A store employee weighed and tested the jewelry, authenticating it as real gold. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Fredericksburg Standard Online. Posted: Wednesday, Apr 16, 2008 - 04:53:10 pm CDT. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Fortunoff, a jewelry and home furnishing seller, is one of the U.S. retailing chains that have filed for bankruptcy ... Since last fall, eight mostly midsize chains as diverse as the furniture store Levitz and the electronics seller Sharper Image have filed for bankruptcy protection as they staggered under mounting debt and declining sales ... Consequently, chains specializing in those goods are proving vulnerable. (International Herald Tribune)
The woman who lived in the apartment passed away recently and her daughter discovered that gold earrings, gold chains, and a pearl necklace, among other items, were missing. Police have some leads and the incident remains under investigation. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
Olson and his father, Ron, helped build chains like Play it Again Sports ... The Olsons -- who helped grow other resale chains like Play It Again Sports, Once Upon a Child and Plato's Closet to hundreds of locations each while at Winmark -- now hope to expand Clothes Mentor to 300 to 500 locations in the next five to seven years, including six to eight in the Twin Cities. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
With prices at the pump rising and worries about jobs increasing, shoppers bought basics at discounters and wholesale clubs and snubbed mall-based chains' clothing, jewelry and furniture. (AP Photo/David Duprey) (AP). (ABC News -- Wire)
With prices at the pump rising and worries about jobs increasing, shoppers bought basics at discounters and wholesale clubs and snubbed mall-based chains' clothing, jewelry and furniture. The earliest Easter in 95 years also hurt sales; shoppers weren't in the mood to buy spring clothing in cold weather. (USA Today -- Money)
The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog: Mo' Better Spike. The Hollywood Reporter - Top stories. (The Drudge Report)
For Real some just can t see that not everyone wants those golden chains called matrimony. They think their reality is the only one. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
com, points to the heavy gold chains and bracelets that were popular among men in the 1970s as perfect candidates for meltdown. They have no resale value as jewelry because they are so far out of fashion, but the best of them had substantial gold content. (USA Today -- Money)
Mohegan Sun announces arrival of upscale restaurants, retail stores BY NICHOLAS SOHRSTAFF WRITER 04/01/2008 PLAINS TWP. International chains and local names will populate the $208 million expansion of the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The 300,000-square-foot Project Sunrise will more than double the number of slot machines on site, bringing the total to about 2,500, and include a variety of chic eateries and shops when it opens in August. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
The 300,000-square-foot Project Sunrise will more than double the number of slot machines on site, bringing the total to about 2,500, and include a variety of chic eateries and shops when it opens in August. A Ruth s Chris Steak House to be owned and operated by the Metz Group, of Dallas, leads the cadre of upscale dining options. (Scranton Times, PA)
But even upscale department store chains like Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus Inc are starting to feel the strain of the spending slowdown, and investors are losing hope that the later part of the year, marked by the holiday shopping season, will offer much reprieve from current struggles. "I'm hearing more and more that people are just assuming that things are going to stay pretty much difficult for the whole year," said Jason Asaeda, a retail analyst with Standard s Equity Research. (ABC News -- Wire)
They mostly took chains, gold crosses, diamond earrings and pendants, he said. They took the time with those rings, 8,000 rings. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
We make beaded glass chains; I also do some custom-made pieces. And (some popular items) are custom-made birth month bracelets. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
"I haven't seen as many people selling gold as they are now," Horwitz said, displaying a box filled with several pounds of class rings, broken earrings and chains. "We get 25 to 30 customers a week selling gold. Maybe 50."It's people from both sides of the tracks, from your $5 customer to your $50,000 customer," he said. "They're all selling gold. (News & Observer)
The website features men's and women's styles, from glitzy watches, hip hop pendants, and chains, to engagement rings, wedding ring sets, and. For more information, call (866) 423-6262 or visit the website at. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Instead of using downspouts, rain chains can be used to redirect rainwater away from a house ... with nine rain chains ... Rain chains (or "kusari doi") are a centuries-old functional design element popularized in Japan, according to Beall. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Harris gets many of her eggs -- and some supplies, which include stands, rhinestone chains, pearls, beads, ribbons, figurines, paint and glitter -- from The Golden Egg of Idaho. "It's not a cheap hobby," she says. (Fresno Bee)
So Don Hall packed up six broken gold chains and four rings his wife no longer wanted, a chain and ring his daughter no longer liked and five tie tacks he had received as company awards ... Around the Valley and across the country, owners of single gold earrings, broken gold chains and jewelry they just don't like anymore are asking the same question ... "People should remember that even broken chains have value - as long as it's gold," Eckberg said. (AZCentral -- Business)
It had loomed just out of reach, a tantalizing prize that the U.S. retailer Lord & Taylor could not win: Juicy Couture, one of the hottest women's clothing brands and a best seller in rival stores (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
"Grand Ave is mostly owner-operated businesses, which struggle more in a bad economy because they don't have the same cushion as corporate chains or the same marketing budgets," said Diaz. "But it's the responsibility of the merchants to make it happen. When things are tough, we've got to work even harder.". (North County Times)
Available in 10", 14", 20" ot;, framed or unframed Related Links NORTH BEND Less than two months ago, officials from the Coquille Economic Development Corp. celebrated the result of two years of hard work after completing a lease agreement with Home Depot Inc. for a planned development on CEDCO property.On Thursday, those dreams of a Home Depot store in North Bend were shot down.According to a CEDCO press release issued Thursday afternoon, the company announced it received a notice that Home... (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
That stuff you can have back, he said handing Osley a plastic baggie of gold-plated chains. Among the pins, rings and chains was a molar, also her husband s.. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Chains and spikes are not considered appropriate attire ... Large chains, key chains or other objects may not hang from belts or clothing or be worn as jewelry. (Camden Chronicle, TN)
I'm glad the town has a few local treasures, but it's really disheartening how much of the town has been taken over by chains. It's happening everywhere, but moreso here. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
The search warrant affidavit says about half the dogs were tethered to car axles with heavy chains that allowed the dogs to get close to each other, but not to have contact, an arrangement typical for fighting dogs ... Smith wrote that the State Police found about 30 "pit bull type" dogs tied to heavy chains attached to car axles buried in the ground. (Pet-Abuse.com)
"People are bringing in stuff their mother gave them, stuff they're not wearing, broken chains, broken rings, and walking out with $900, $1,000," says Richard Rozhko, owner of Howard Jewelry in Chicago. Silver, too. (USA Today -- Money)
Small towns get hit a little harder than big chains. Bigger stores can order thousands of pieces of the same thing, and with larger orders you can get a better break, he said. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
And history shows they loved gold or silver rings and ornate chains and pendants studded with emeralds from the mines of South America. When visiting Key West, check out Mel Fisher's Atocha museum and see the treasure first-hand. (Marco Island Sun-Times, FL)
Companies often awarded their employees with gold medals and gave them gold key chains when they retired ... People have been bringing in graduation rings, lucky charms, key chains, mismatched earrings. (International Herald Tribune)
Store chains, after all, can't survive very long without robust consumer spending. But retailers don't just stand there and take a beating. (USA Today -- Money)
Zale recently sold the Bailey, Banks & Biddle chain, which was more upscale than its other chains, which also include Gordon's Jewelers, Peoples Jewellers and Mappins Jewellers. William R. Armstrong, an analyst with C.L. King & Associates, said the announcement of store closings and job cuts looks like a big step toward turning things around. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Inside were socks stuffed with jewelry, including gold chains and necklaces, a jeweled bird pendant, diamond rings and Rolex watches. Altogether, the haul might be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, police said. (Fox News)
Women bring chains, mismatched earrings to house parties to sell gold by the ounce ... As gold hits record prices above $900 an ounce, hordes of Detroit residents, mostly women, are flocking to private house parties to sell their broken gold chains, mismatched earrings, class rings and other gold jewelry they no longer wear ... and selling old chains and class rings. (AZCentral -- Business)
3) If male, have at one point (maybe even now) worn gold chains and/or earring(s). 4) If female, have a tatoo and/or smoke 5) Think that Buckhead has been the cool place to go for the last 20 years 6) Beat your significant other 7) Almost certainly had a DUI, at least one 8) Think your wife is only going to the liquor store on Sundays for wine. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Marsik, who wore enough chains around his neck to make Mr. T jealous, said beads are a great way to meet women or at least become acquainted with parts of their anatomy. He explained that by offering a woman the proper amount of beads, she is likely to offer a flash in exchange. (Helena Independent Record)
Neck chains, rings, wallets and unique clocks were among the selections, which could appeal to men. Although adults aren't the only ones honored on Valentine's Day. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
Some students want to come in with big chains and long earrings down to the shoulder, so that would take care of those, Ross said. School board member Carla Gipson raised a question about the stud earrings, asking even if the hoops were small, could they be allowed. (Stuttgart Daily Leader, AR)
The thief got away with cash, two diamond rings, four gold chains, a gold bracelet, diamond earrings, diamonds pendants, gold coins, a pearl necklace, pearl earrings and other valuables, according to the police report. Police have named James Glawson as a person of interest in the burglary, saying they would like to speak with the man. (News4Jax.com, FL)
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