Jeweler closes after 30 years

TAMPA -- Continental Jewelry is shutting down after 30 years in business.

The Tampa-based retailer is liquidating the holdings of its 7,500-square-foot store on Westshore Boulevard, estimating the retail value of its inventory at more than $5 million. Continental has been operating from that location since November 2005.

Buxbaum Jewelry Advisors, a California-based liquidation specialist, will assist Continental with the sale of its inventory.

"The lengthy economic downturn that has affected many other jewelers has spurred a slowdown in business at Continental," explains Stevan Buxbaum, president of Buxbaum Jewelry Advisors, in a release.