What should you know about bounce rate and referral traffic? And what is a good open rate for a newsletter? Jacqueline Stone answers these questions and more in her latest jewelry marketing column.
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Senior Editor Brecken Branstrator rounds up 10 pieces from the jewelry design contest that caught her eye.

Robbins Brothers recently conducted a survey to gauge wedding trends. Here’s what the retailer found out.

The application period is open through Sept. 30.

Anders Colding Friis headed the company for less than four years.

The bead and jewelry maker said it is laying off 397 workers, mostly at its manufacturing facilities in Thailand.

They don’t form in the same layer of the Earth as other diamonds.

News surrounding Baselworld dominated the headlines last week.
According to the 2018 Thales Data Threat Report, U.S. retailers experienced twice as many IT security breaches than other retailers worldwide last year.

Philanthropic organization United Jewish Appeal honored the jewelry designer in New York City last month.
Gem and jewelry companies there are having a difficult time securing loans in the wake of the Nirav Modi scandal.

Senior Editor Brecken Branstrator catches up with the Colombian miner about its new designer collaborations.

It’s the Voorspoed mine in South Africa and its closure would leave De Beers with just one mine in the country.

Your first answer might be, “the same team I’ve had for years,” but that is not necessarily the best answer, Peter Smith writes.

The exit is a major blow to the flailing watch and jewelry trade show.

After several New York editions of the jewelry trade show, it’s set to hold its first West Coast event this October.
The joint venture is designed to guide store owners who are looking to sell off unwanted inventory, liquidate a store, or turn around their businesses.
Paramount paid $5.2 million for the diamond jewelry company’s name, intellectual property, design patents, accounts receivable and some inventory.

The brand’s timepieces and clocks will appear throughout the grounds of the Billie Jean King Center in Flushing, New York.

Learn more about the new terms for lab-grown diamonds and composite gemstones, and the major changes in store for precious metals jewelry.
Samsung, which had a problem with exploding smartphones a couple years back, topped the list compiled by data company YouGov.

Crimes without punishment, amazing gemstones and legal rows round out the list of the most-read stories on NationalJeweler.com in the first half of the year.

Net sales in the six-month period reached $4.29 billion, with growth in all regions.

Second-quarter statistics from the Jewelers Board of Trade showed a continuation of the trend seen in the first quarter.
The 2018 Antique Jewelry and Art Conference will take place the same weekend as TEFAF and the New York City Jewelry & Watch Show in October.


















