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National Jeweler hosts two retailers and an insurance expert to talk about what jewelers facing these challenges in the future should know.
In its latest “My Next Question” webinar, National Jeweler was joined by two retailers who recently went through hurricanes and an insurance expert.
Watch the full session above to hear how the retailers prepared their stores and how they dealt with the aftermath. All three panelists also shared tips and advice for other jewelers who may face such situations in the future.
The webinar also addressed the recent announcement that Jewelers of America and Diamond Council of America have reopened their Jewelers Relief Fund, created to assist those affected by disaster, in the wake of Hurricane Ian.
The deadline for donating or applying for relief has been extended to Nov. 11. Read the National Jeweler story online for more information.
Stay tuned for another webinar next month, when all four National Jeweler editors will get together for a year-end wrap-up.
More information will be available about that soon on NationalJeweler.com/webinars.
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Courtney Cornell is part of the third generation to lead the Rochester, New York-based jeweler.

De Beers also announced more changes in its upper ranks ahead of parent company Anglo American’s pending sale of the company.

Former Signet CEO Mark Light will remain president of Shinola until a replacement for Ulrich Wohn is found.

Kindred Lubeck of Artifex has three rings she designed with Anup Jogani in Sotheby’s upcoming Gem Drop sale.

The company focused on marketing in the third quarter and introduced two new charm collections, “Pandora Talisman” and “Pandora Minis.”

The jewelry retailer raised its full-year guidance, with CFO Jeff Kuo describing the company as “very well positioned” for the holidays.

Ahead of the hearing, two industry organizations co-signed an amicus brief urging the court to declare Trump’s tariffs unlawful.

Stuller COO Belit Myers will take on the additional role of president, with all changes effective at the start of 2026.

Smith cautions retailers against expending too much energy on things they can’t control, like the rising price of gold.

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The family-owned jeweler will open its fourth store in Florida in late 2027.

The NYPD is looking for three men who stole a safe and jewelry valued at $3.2 million from the home of a jeweler in Jamaica Hills, Queens.

The trade organization also announced its executive committee and five new directors.

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The ring, set with a nearly 17-carat Kashmir cabochon sapphire, sold for $1 million.

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The suspects were rounded up in Paris and its suburbs on Wednesday night, but none of the stolen jewels were recovered with them.

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