As Generation Y matures and becomes more prosperous, the jewelry industry will need to become more socially conscious, Jacqueline Stone writes in her latest diary entry.
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The top trends from Las Vegas market week and another bill for “sales tax fairness” being introduced in Congress were the top stories on National Jeweler last week.

After resurrecting the hallmark program last year, Dominion Diamond Corp. launched a consumer marketing campaign to support the stones and, now, an online trading platform.
It was only about five minutes into our phone call Thursday when Natalie Zachary, jewelry industry worker and hairless cat lover, asked the question that had been weighing on my mind since I spotted her picture on Twitter Wednesday.

Isabel Borczuch, owner of the Isobel + Ezra jewelry brand, has filed a lawsuit against the retailer for allegedly ripping off a pair of her stud earrings after requesting samples from her.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission just reminded the industry that licenses are required to possess and distribute watches that contain tritium, the nuclear material used to make watch faces and hands visible in the dark.
The Cultured Pearl Association of America is accepting entries from now through Sept. 17 for its annual International Pearl Design Competition.

Christie’s Important Jewels sale, held Tuesday in New York, included jewelry from the personal collection of Margaret Adderley Kelly, who started staffing company Kelly Services with her late husband.

Stuller has named Gary Davis as its new vice president of sales, replacing Robert Cox, who retired last month.
Another bill designed to close the loophole that allows online retailers to avoid charging sales tax in certain states was introduced in Congress this week.
I’d say this year was a pretty great Las Vegas market week, wouldn’t you? The mood seemed cheerful wherever I went, and the designs I saw were on point. I love that we can see that fine jewelry is taking more risks and embracing the truly unique and innovative. Not to mention getting to spend a few days in Sin City with the amazing people in this industry; it’s just the cherry on top of it all. Here are just a few of the appointments and meetings I liked best from our time there.
Here are the top five stories on NationalJeweler.com from June 7 to 13, according to Google Analytics.

The online retailer is looking for a buyer for a lot of jewelry from its liquidation of Bidz.com, pricing each piece at about $1 each and asking for $1.3 million for the whole thing.

The retired basketball star’s stainless steel collection for men has “seen an overwhelming response” at Zales, according to the company.

What do a parrot and a panther have in common? They’re both designs one Newport Beach jeweler allegedly copied from Cartier, according to a recent lawsuit filed by the luxury label.

Moonga is replacing founder Jesper Nielsen, who will remain on board but focus on overall development of the brand.

Independent retailers need to capitalize on the extra lengths emerging designers will go to in order to be heard in a sea of noise, designer and columnist Jacqueline Stone writes in her latest Diary entry.
The retailer now plans to open Macy’s Backstage stores in The Bronx and in West Orange, N.J., on top of the four initial pilot locations announced last month.
The last two suspects wanted in connection with the April kidnapping and robbery of a Jewelers’ Row employee have been arrested and were ordered to be held without bond Monday.
The National Association of Jewelry Appraisers will hold its 44th annual “Ace It” education conference in Washington, D.C. from Aug. 8 to 11.

The world’s largest diamond mining companies have formed an association to buoy demand for mined diamonds, but won’t be doing generic marketing on the scale that De Beers once did.

Black, Starr & Frost is expanding, with a new location in Phoenix slated to open later this year.

This month, the auction house is providing complimentary jewelry appraisals in the United States and Canada for clients who are interested in consigning items to auction.

The test program includes white, pink and yellow stones, which are being sold in Helzberg stores in Virginia, Florida, Arizona and Illinois, among others.
Forevermark announced in Las Vegas that its holiday marketing campaign will use the famed slogan first coined in the 1940s but will make it ‘fresh’ for millennial consumers.
















