The owner of Santa Maria’s C.B. Hood Diamond Company, Charlie Hood, recently previewed the lines of more than 150 top manufacturers and jewelry designers at the Independent Jewelers Organization’s Spring Conference.
Hood had the opportunity to select new items for the spring season from conference exhibitors, including some merchandise exclusive to Master IJO Jeweler members.
C.B. Hood Diamond Company is the exclusive Master IJO Jeweler member for this area, and is located at 2318 S. Broadway. IJO is an international buying group and educational organization of independent retail jewelers with almost 900 members worldwide. Its group buying power enables members to offer customers high-quality jewelry and loose diamonds at savings, while maintaining the reliability and integrity of an independent retail jeweler.
For more information, visit ijo.com.
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This article appears in Mar 25 – Apr 1, 2010.