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Here are the top five stories posted on NationalJeweler.com between March 29 and April 4, according to Google Analytics.

New York--Here are the top five stories on NationalJeweler.com from March 29 to April 4, according to Google Analytics.
1. Two Indiana jewelers are ‘Open for Service’
Following the passage of a controversial religious freedom law in Indiana, at least two jewelers in the state are among the businesses that want to make their stance on discrimination known.
2. When choice is not a good thing
The size of the menu at The Cheesecake Factory makes Peter Smith’s head hurt. Don’t let your store be the Cheesecake Factory of jewelry stores, Smith wrote in a column about retailers limiting the choices in their stores.
3. Cindy’s TrendTracker: Bevy of Baguettes
Baguettes are having their stylistic day in the sun again after falling out of fashion for a number of years. Designers are rediscovering this side-liner stone, which was at the center of last week’s TrendTracker.
4. Arbitrator slams Sterling for ‘misleading’ memo
The arbitrator in the ongoing gender discrimination suit against Sterling Jewelers Inc. called an email the retailer sent to employees about the case a “troubling” document that contains “misleading partial truths and omissions.”
5. Lauren Bacall brings a white-glove sale for Bonhams
Every lot in Bonhams’ 700-plus piece collection from the estate of the late actress sold in New York Tuesday and Wednesday, with the top jewels including signed Schlumberger designs along with diamond and colored gemstone pieces.
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