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Show Recap JCK Las Vegas Victoria and Rob talk about getting their COVID-19 vaccines, followed by Victoria excitedly sharing that she just booked her hotel room for JCK Las Vegas, which runs Aug. 24–30. She’ll be at the Palazzo and can’t wait to see everyone there. On a sadder note, Victoria and Rob take a moment to honor the extraordinary women in the jewelry industry who passed away over the last few weeks: Elsa Peretti and Alex Woo. Mark Smelzer Leaves In other news, Mark Smelzer, who was JCK’s publisher for 17 years, has taken another job, with Jewelers Mutual Group as chief con...

Show Recap Introducing Alexander Lacik Alexander is the CEO of Pandora. Before moving to Pandora, Alexander worked with a range of brands including Pringles, Vicks, Always, Olay, Pantene, Lysol, Woolite, Head & Shoulders, and more. After moving back to Sweden with his kids, he ended up working with Britex for a while before Pandora knocked on his door. He was excited to work with Pandora because it was a big Scandinavian international brand. In Hot Water Rob asks Alexander if, since he has worked on so many brands, Pandora is his first that is a discretionary category. Alexander says jewelry ...

Show Recap Introducing John Ferry With most of the Tucson gem shows canceled, Victoria and Rob will be bringing a little bit of the gem world to you as they introduce guest John Ferry, the founder and CEO of Prosperity Earth. John is based in Greenwich, Conn., while his mining company is based in Madagascar. Originally working on Wall Street, John later turned his entrepreneurial spirit to Madagascar, the fourth largest island in the world, which he’s now visited around 65 times. Starting out with a chocolate and vanilla business, he soon turned his endeavors in Madagascar to mining. A Pros...

A TAKEAWAY kiosk is up for sale in Academy Way. The fully fitted unit has operated as Dora Thornley's fish and chips – twice – and was previously New York-style by-the-slice pizza shop Saucy's. Many years before that, the property used to be a toilet block. It is ready for trade with an approved late night licence and there is a zero rates incentive for Qualifying Small Businesses With an asking price of £50,000, Morgan Williams describes it as a 'fantastic opportunity to purchase a valuable late night hot food take-away business that is fully fitted and ready to trade immediat...

Show Recap New Dates for the JCK Show Victoria and Rob recorded this podcast during the last week of January, and they talk about how long the month felt. They also discuss the overload of webinars and online events they’ve been seeing. Because of so many things being online, Victoria and Rob are viewing the JCK Las Vegas and Luxury by JCK shows now scheduled for August as a welcome break. Victoria predicts pearls will be the strongest category at the shows. Why Pearls? Pearls have taken the spotlight so far in 2021. They made a big splash at the inauguration, where Vice President Kamala Ha...