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RJO Inside Track Market Trends Loose Princess Cut Diamond Trends
The Princess Cut Diamond has proven to remain one of the top diamond shapes in sales this year. In the past 12 months, in the 1.00-1.49ct range, total sales were $2.394M The Clarity category found that SI2 was sold the most, with SI1 closely behind. The Color category found that H was sold the most, with G closely behind. Average Retail Sale Trends for Fashion Diamond Product in October 2016
The Average Retail Sale for Diamond Fashion Rings, Rings Other, Earrings, Pendants, Necklaces and Bracelets are showing $1,850. This is slightly down from Oct. 2015 at $1, 949 and Oct. 2014 at $1,933. *Results from aggregated data for close to 700 stores in Edge Pulse.
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Discounting Trends for Fashion Diamond Product in October 2016 The Average Store Discount % for Fashion Diamond Product in October 2016 (Diamond Fashion Rings, Rings Other, Earrings, Pendants, Necklaces and Bracelets) is showing 26%. This is down from 34% in Oct. 2015 and 38% in Oct. 2014. Fantastic News! *Results from aggregated data for close to 700 stores in Edge Pulse.
The 5 Best Selling Fashion Diamond Product from Various RJO vendors *This information is presented from AdvantEdge, which aggregates sell-through data and reports on fast sellers from close to 700 jewelers.
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