The creator of the WJA Chicago chapter is remembered as a champion for women in the jewelry industry and a loving grandmother.
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Lori Tucker started at Williams Jewelers when she was 18 years old.
The Vault’s Katherine Jetter is accusing the retailer of using info she shared for a potential partnership to move into Nantucket.
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Rotenberg was an active member of the American Gem Society and an accomplished appraiser who also worked with therapy dogs at a hospital.

He is remembered for his successful entrepreneurship, generosity, and dedication to his family.

“The Jewelry Book” comes out this September.

As a leading global jewelry supplier, Rio Grande is rapidly expanding and developing new solutions to meet the needs of jewelers worldwide.

Following its recent acquisition, the storied brand has updated its leadership team and regional managers.


The “Your Love Has the Perfect Ring” campaign showcases the strength of love and need for inclusivity and representation, the jeweler said.

This year’s honorees include a Midwest retailer and two multi-store independents, one in New York and the other in New England.

The Seymour & Evelyn Holtzman Bench Scholarship from Jewelers of America returns for a second year.

The family-owned jeweler in Great Falls, Virginia, will be celebrating its golden jubilee with a year’s worth of events.

The “Inner Journey” collection debuted as the brand celebrated its 25th anniversary, with designs inspired by Morais’ journey.

The retailer’s new flagship is set to open in October at the Tuscan Village development in Salem, New Hampshire.

Located in NorthPark Center, the revamped store is nearly 2,000 square feet larger and includes the first Tudor boutique in Dallas.

Moti Ferder stepped down Wednesday and will not receive any severance pay, parent company Compass Diversified said.

The brand’s first independent location outside of Australia has opened in Beverly Hills, California.

Cathy Marsh will lead the jewelry company’s efforts in the upper Midwest and western United States.

Located in Fort Smith, it’s the Mid-South jeweler’s first store in Northwest Arkansas.

The episode about the family-owned jeweler will premiere May 17.

The Houston-based jeweler’s new 11,000-square-foot showroom will include a Rolex boutique.

G.B. Heron Jewelers in Salisbury, Maryland, is set to close as its owner, Jeff Cassels, retires.

Kim Carpenter and Sam Gevisenheit have joined the brand.

A third-generation jeweler, Ginsberg worked at his family’s store, Ginsberg Jewelers, from 1948 until his retirement in 2019.

The Indiana jeweler has acquired Scottsdale Fine Jewelers in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Van Cott Jewelers in Vestal, New York, is hosting a going-out-of-business sale.

Industry veteran Samantha Larson has held leadership roles at Borsheims, McTeigue & McClelland, Stuller, and Long’s Jewelers.

The jeweler has announced a grand reopening for its recently remodeled location in Peoria, Illinois.

The opening marks the jewelry retailer’s first location in the Midwest.

Robert Goodman Jewelers will hold a “Black Jewelry Designers and Makers” event on April 27.
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