Avery in the News

James Avery Opens New Location at Gateway Plaza

Jewelry retailer invites public to Grand Opening event on March 4th

KERRVILLE, TEXAS--(February 1, 2010)—James Avery, a family-owned jewelry retailer, announces today the opening of their newest store in Live Oak, Texas, in the San Antonio area.  The new store is located at N.E. Loop 1604 and Lookout Road, near IH-35 in the Gateway Plaza shopping center.  The store features an extensive selection of typically hand-crafted designs offered in numerous metals, sizes and gemstones.  The new James Avery store is open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.

Paul Avery, executive vice president, comments on the new location: “We are excited to bring a new James Avery store to this shopping center.  We hope shopping with us will be more convenient for our customers and will allow us the opportunity to introduce James Avery to new customers in the northeast part of San Antonio.”

With this relocation, James Avery operates a total of 54 stores across Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Louisiana, Georgia and Alabama.  Customers can also shop online at www.jamesavery.com.

Guests are invited to attend the Grand Opening event at the new location on Thursday,  March 4th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  Refreshments will be available and guests will have the opportunity to enter special drawings for jewelry and other prizes.  Members of the Avery family will be present to welcome guests and celebrate the store opening.  As a gesture of appreciation of customers’ support, the new Gateway Plaza store will make a donation to the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Antonio.

About James Avery

Established in 1954, James Avery is a family-owned jeweler that offers high quality, typically hand-crafted jewelry in sterling silver, gold and gemstones.  Based in the Texas Hill Country, James Avery maintains over 1,000 designs in the active product line.  Each design is originated by skilled men and women in the James Avery design studio and then finely crafted and produced by skilled artisans predominantly in the Texas Hill Country.  James Avery jewelry is available at retail stores and online at www.jamesavery.com.