Specifically, it’s the 25 to 44 year olds who are making the largest dents in their shopping lists, possibly using this time to make self-purchases.
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Ten retailers from five different sections of the country share with National Jeweler what sold, or didn’t sell, in those last few important days before Dec. 25.
Jeweler Nick Blum knows what the millennial customer wants, because he is one, and he’s building a new store to appeal specifically to his own generation.
Distinctive Gold Jewelry in Frankfort, Ill. recently surprised a longtime customer by lowering a Concord watch onto her front lawn.
Senior Editor Hannah Connorton shares six strong jewelry looks from the Vicenzaoro Winter show in Vicenza, which runs through Wednesday.

A report released by Gartner projects that global sales of wearable electronic devices will top 200 million units and total nearly $30 billion this year.
He’s moving over to another Richemont-owned brand while Audemars Piguet’s Frédérick Martel steps in to head Baume & Mercier’s North American business.

National Jeweler columnist Lilian Raji outlines the three steps up-and-coming designers need to take in order to get editorial placement in major consumer publications.
Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff shares her thoughts, and others’ memories, of Cindy Edelstein, who was everything to the jewelry industry.
The Edge Retail Academy has added a coaching feature, market trending, budget line and loose diamond benchmarking to its Edge Pulse live-feed system.
IIa Technologies, sister company to Pure Grown Diamonds, is refuting claims of patent infringement made by De Beers subsidiary Element Six.
More than half of the stores set to close are located in the United States, and the closures will effectively mean the end of the Walmart Express small-format store concept.

Forget the electronics. One retailer in the Northeast said it is making its Black Friday offerings on point for the climate this year, giving customers who spend more than $1,499 a snow blower.

Northeastern Fine Jewelry is continuing its tradition of competing with big-box retailers on Black Friday weekend by giving shoppers a special gift, and this year it’s going with wearable tech.

After a harsh winter last year, Lily & David Fine Jewelry in Saratoga decided it was going to boost its Black Friday promotions by giving customers things they not only want, but likely need.
A total of 10 retailers from five different sections of the country gave National Jeweler a rundown on what customers were buying at their stores over the weekend.

The marketplace is jumping from Ebay over to Handmade by Amazon as the e-commerce giant continues to grow its presence in the handcrafted goods marketplace.

The big-box retailer is carrying the Sport edition of the smartwatch, which is available on its website and in a small, select number of its stores.
Kering has appointed luxury industry veteran Sabina Belli as CEO of the Pomellato group, consisting of Italian luxury jewelry brands Pomellato and Dodo.
Charm & Chain, a website that sells both fashion and fine jewelry, recently introduced its own brand called Mined, a line of 14-karat gold pieces set with diamonds.

In 2016, Polly Wales will move her studio, workshop and core team of artisan wax-workers and goldsmiths to a new space in downtown Los Angeles as she eyes growth in the United States.

As part of a reorganization, EGL will no longer issue “EGL International” certificates and has vowed it is working to homogenize its grading practices worldwide. Menahem Sevdermish is at the head of this operation.
These expressions used to describe the current state of retail are so common they’ve become meaningless, even irritating. But you won’t quit hearing them, Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff writes.
Element 6 alleges that IIa Technologies, the sister company of Pure Grown Diamonds, is using its patented diamond-growing techniques without permission.
The trial phase in the ongoing legal battle between Tiffany & Co. and Costco over the warehouse club’s sale of rings falsely labeled as Tiffany has been pushed back until June.
















