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Helzberg Launches Lab-Grown Bridal Collection

From RAPAPORT... Helzberg Diamonds has teamed up with celebrity designer Jenny Packham to create a colorless lab-grown diamond bridal collection, which it claims is the first in the jewelry industry. The 12-piece line, which contains both engagement rings and wedding bands, is…

Media and PR Pandemic Pawn Industry The Pawnbroker Network by Blogger February 1, 2021

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How the Business of “Pawn Stars” Has Been Affected by COVID-19

Read via TV Over Mind: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected countless people all over the world. Even those who have managed to stay afloat are still dealing with the ramifications of a now struggling economy. The fact that people are gathering less…

Pawn Industry by cyndee January 29, 2021

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Status of Industry Today & The Tsunami Prediction

Status of Industry Today & The Tsunami Prediction By Jerry Whitehead Posted with permission by the author Hello Pawn Family! It is with great pleasure that I have the opportunity to share some additional views on our beloved industry as we see…

Legislative News Pawn Industry by Cyndee Harrison January 29, 2021

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Covid, payday loans, student debt — here are the issues Biden’s consumer bureau may tackle

From CNBC KEY POINTS -The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is expected to become a more aggressive consumer watchdog under the Biden administration. -Consumer advocates say the bureau was almost entirely declawed under former president Donald Trump. Biden nominated Rohit Chopra, a former student loan official…

Hot sidebar Media and PR Pawn Industry Resources and Tools The Pawnbroker Network by Cyndee Harrison January 28, 2021

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What is PR and why is it important to pawnbrokers?

Public Relations matters to pawnbrokers because public perception matters to lawmakers. It’s time for you to get involved in telling the story of today’s pawnbrokers.

Pawn Industry Resources and Tools by cyndee January 20, 2021

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Why People Focus on APR, and Why They Shouldn’t

Why People Focus on APR, and Why They Shouldn't Written by Steven Adsit, a 15-year Pawnbroker, NPA Member and Colorado State President Reprinted with permission from the author Recently, in a pawnbroker forum, the discussion turned to State Rate Caps on Payday Lenders. …

Pawn Industry Resources and Tools The Pawnbroker Network by Cyndee Harrison January 20, 2021

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Three Keys to Handling a Media Crisis in Your Pawnshop

Ever wonder why there’s so much bad news out there? Maybe it’s because people find bad news more interesting than good news. The findings of a study from the National Academy of Sciences, hint that this human bias toward negative news might be a…

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From Fortune.com: Women accounted for 100% of the 140,000 jobs shed by the U.S. economy in December

From Fortune.com: Women accounted for all of U.S. job losses in December, dramatically underscoring the pandemic's unrelentingly disastrous impact on working women. Actually, it's even worse than that: Technically, women accounted for more than 111% of jobs lost last month. The U.S.…

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Macon pawn shop owner says they’re an asset to law enforcement

From WGXA: A pawn investigator with the Bibb County Sheriff's office says over the years, pawn shops have been helpful in getting stolen items off of the street. State law requires that the shops submit a list of all of the items they…

Media and PR Pandemic Pawn Industry by Cyndee Harrison January 9, 2021

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Consumers, Flush With Stimulus Money, Shun Credit-Card Debt

Rather than rising as expected when unemployment soared amid coronavirus lockdowns, credit-card debt in the U.S. and other advanced economies has dropped. From Wall Street Journal: When unemployment soared this spring at the start of coronavirus lockdowns, credit-card debt and delinquencies were widely…