GradingDec 14, 2014
Remaining lawsuits filed over EGL reports are settledThe three remaining lawsuits filed against Tennessee retailer Genesis Diamonds over its use of EGL International grading reports have been settled.
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EditorsDec 12, 2014
Retail words of the year, part IIII’ll start off this blog with a short confessional but not the scary, priest-behind-the-screen, say-10-Hail-Marys-type from my youth.
OtherDec 11, 2014
24 Karat Club announces date for annual banquetThe 24 Karat Club of New York will hold its 113th annual banquet on Saturday, Jan. 10 at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Manhattan.
GradingDec 10, 2014
IGI gains re-certification, re-accreditationThe International Gemological Institute recently received recognition from the Responsible Jewelry Council and the International Organization for Standardization.
MajorsDec 10, 2014
Jared brings back 12 days of holiday givingJared the Galleria of Jewelry is getting into the holiday spirit with the return of its 12-day jewelry giveaway on Facebook, playing off the well-known holiday tune with a descending amount of winners each day.
OtherDec 09, 2014
PGI opens the ‘Platinum Hall of Fame’The Platinum Guild International (PGI-USA) has a new program for jewelry store employees who exhibit exemplary platinum-selling skills.
SourcingDec 09, 2014
Diamond grower produces 3-carat white stonePure Grown Diamonds, the company formerly known as Gemesis, has broken yet another carat barrier in the creation of white, or colorless, diamonds.
OtherDec 08, 2014
Diamond dealer robbed after being followed from showInvestigators believe that thieves followed a van from a trade show in Chicago to a rest stop near Rochester, Minn. before allegedly carrying out a $500,000 heist in a matter of minutes.
WatchesDec 08, 2014
Blancpain opens second standalone store in USLuxury watch brand Blancpain expanded its presence in the United States when it opened its first West Coast boutique this month, located at the Forum Shops at Caesars in Las Vegas.
MajorsDec 08, 2014
Undaunted by deception, Borsheims keeps givingThe Omaha retailer said it still believes in the “goodness of people” even after it came to light that a woman the jeweler rushed to help might have been dishonest.
CrimeDec 08, 2014
Undaunted by deception, Borsheims keeps givingThe Omaha retailer said it still believes in the “goodness of people” even after it came to light that a woman the jeweler rushed to help might have been dishonest.
CrimeDec 08, 2014
Diamond dealer robbed after being followed from showInvestigators believe that thieves followed a van from a trade show in Chicago to a rest stop near Rochester, Minn. before allegedly carrying out a $500,000 heist in a matter of minutes.
IndependentsDec 08, 2014
Ann Arnold to head MJSA boardMJSA just named Ann Arnold, the chief strategy officer at the Buyers Intelligence Group (BIG), as the chair of its board of directors.
OtherDec 07, 2014
What you might have missedAn independent jeweler’s $170,000 sale and Q&A with the man working to clean up the grading practices of EGL labs outside the United States were the top stories on National Jeweler last week.
OtherDec 04, 2014
The Weather Channel brings prospectors back to TVThe third season of The Weather Channel’s hit television show Prospectors, a reality show that follows the endeavors of gemstone miners in Colorado, returns this month.
OtherDec 03, 2014
White Pine adds buy-back program for retailersWhite Pine Trading has launched its Retail Partnerships Service, a program designed to help retail jewelers improve sales and increase customer loyalty via their customers’ unwanted jewelry.
SourcingDec 03, 2014
Marketing, financing top conference topicsNext week, key diamond industry leaders, and reportedly even Russian President Vladimir Putin, are slated to attend a conference in India that will address challenges facing the industry today.
FinancialsDec 03, 2014
Sears doubles store closures as losses mountSears Holdings Corp. reported Thursday that a total of 235 stores, mostly Kmarts, have been closed or marked for closing in an effort to cut costs amid stagnant sales and growing losses.
EditorsDec 02, 2014
Retail words of the year, part III am, admittedly, a bit late in coming around to my second word of the year for 2014, as it’s already been done.
OtherNov 30, 2014
What you might have missedThe top lots from the “Bunny” Mellon sale and analysis of Signet Jewelers Ltd.’s latest financials were among the most read stories on National Jeweler last week.
MajorsNov 25, 2014
Private equity firm takes big stake in Daniel’sPalladium Equity Partners LLC, a New York-based private equity firm, has made a majority investment in 73-store California chain Daniel’s Jewelers.
IndependentsNov 25, 2014
Virginia raffle celebrates 5 years, surpasses $70KThe “Jewels for Children” raffle, supported by various Richmond jewelers, held its annual fund-raising event this fall, garnering more than $9,000 for charity.
OtherNov 24, 2014
Why consumers are starting to love gold againThe World Gold Council’s Sally Morrison and Marcus Grubb on price, demand, #FutureHeirlooms, and what Anthropologie launching a karat-gold collection says about young consumers’ interest in the category.
OtherNov 24, 2014
Growing number of Americans getting remarriedEven though fewer people are tying the knot overall, those who already have been married once aren’t afraid to try again, the latest data from the Pew Research Center shows.
WatchesNov 24, 2014
The smartwatch has too (many) facesThink consumers can ‘trick out’ their smartwatch with a virtual version of a mechanical timepiece’s face? Not on our watch, said some of the industry’s biggest brands.
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