NPA This Week in Pawn
Is there a resale market for lab-grown diamonds?
JCK
Last week, at the urging of a commenter, I looked into Kay’s and Jared’s policy for lab-grown diamond upgrades and trade-ins, now that both of those chains are selling them.
Police to work with NY pawn shops
NBC New York
A new law in Westchester County will have police able to check a database that tracks diamonds, gems, gold and silver sold to local pawn shops.
Hoover considers new restrictions pawn shop locations
280living.com
The new proposal would prohibit such stores from opening within 500 feet of a residential area and within 1,000 feet of a K-12 school, child care facility, church, public library, public playground, public park, youth center or other space primarily used for youth-oriented activities.
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Words that jewelers most overuse
INSTORE
INSTORE asked America’s jewelers about the tired phrasings, clutch words and jargon that they felt let them down or allowed a customer to escape engaging staff.
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Man arrested after allegedly crashing vehicle into pawn shop
KFOR.com
A man was arrested after allegedly crashing a vehicle into an Oklahoma City pawn shop. Oklahoma City police said the suspect pawned several guns at the pawn shop previously and came back to get the guns.
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Holiday shopping kicked off in ... July
RetailDive
Shoppers started preparing for holiday gift-giving as early as July: 70% of respondents who shopped on Amazon Prime Day purchased a holiday gift.
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