Lafayette, LA (3 March 2011) - Stuller will present Chris Casey, Vice President of Nielsen Jewelry Group, as the keynote address at the inaugural Bridge conference April 11-13. Casey will present ideas on changes he sees in jewelry buying behavior.

Bridge is Stuller's conference for retail jewelry-store owners who want to be connected, be profitable, be creative and become tomorrow's jeweler. A series of Bridge conferences will be held at Stuller's global headquarters in Lafayette, La., through September.

With a specialty in business development, Chris has been involved in business-to-business information for more than 20 years. He supervises National Jeweler, Europa Star, International Jeweler and Eurotec magazines and the JA New York and Couture tradeshows.

The first Bridge 2011 conference also features Casey Ford, co-founder of Tappinn, a company specializing in mobile marketing to consumers via QR (quick response) codes.

For more information regarding the 2011 Bridge conferences, visit stuller.com/bridge.

Stuller, Inc. is headquartered in Lafayette, La., and was founded by Matthew Stuller in 1970. The DTC Sightholder provides a wide range of goods and services for jewelry professionals. Stuller's core product categories include: diamonds, gemstones, finished jewelry, mountings, findings, bridal jewelry, contemporary metals jewelry, tools and supplies.

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