KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Internet Retailer recently ranked www.jtv.com the 5th largest online jewelry retailer in its annual "Top 500 Guide." The guide is the only authoritative ranking and most comprehensive analysis of America's Top 500 largest e-tailers based on their annual sales on the web. Other criteria considered are year over year growth rate, traffic, unique visitors, average sales ticket and number of SKUs on the site.

"The jtv.com team is enthusiastic about the way the site is resonating with consumers," said James Thome, Senior Vice President of E-Commerce for www.jtv.com. "We continue to work hard at creating a unique online shopping experience and fostering a sense of community among our customers. Our customers appreciate the vast amount of jewelry, gemstones, and information available at www.jtv.com and the flexibility and security the site offers."

www.jtv.com also contains the Learning Library -- one of the most comprehensive jewelry and gemstone reference centers on the World Wide Web and includes educational articles, on-location videos, jewelry treatment and trend information and more.

About www.jtv.com(TM)

www.jtv.com is the companion website of the nation's fastest growing home shopping network, Jewelry Television(TM) (JTV). The company focuses exclusively on the sale of fine jewelry and loose gemstones. JTV airs live programming 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The network is the 11th largest fine jewelry retailer in the United States and is distributed to 68 million full-time households.

www.jtv.com offers more than 35,000 products for sale, has served over 1.7 million customers and is still growing. The site offers live streaming video of Jewelry Television's programming, fast-paced auctions and access to more loose gemstones than any other retailer in the world. www.jtv.com was recently ranked the 5th largest online jewelry retailer by Internet Retailer magazine.

Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., JTV acquired Shop At Home in 2006, including its popular branded line Bella Luce. JTV revenues are approximately $500 million.