Owner L Brands Inc. will close the retailer’s 23 stores and shut down its e-commerce site in January.
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JM Insurance Services will offer competitive rates for coverage that includes medical care costs, rehabilitation treatments, lost wages and death benefits.

A major grading lab acquisition and the retirement of a top Rolex executive were among the developments in the watch and jewelry industry last week.

Jewelry marketing experts weigh in on when it’s a good idea to take a risk in the wake of the controversy over one Massachusetts retailer’s billboard.

According to De Beers Group’s latest Diamond Insight Report, diamond jewelry sales reached a record $82 billion high in 2017.
They’ve allegedly hit, or tried to hit, jewelers in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, New Jersey and Illinois.

Designed for a cause, the elegant piece benefits Planned Parenthood.

Yulong Eco-Materials Ltd. said it will take the carved gem on a tour of museums around the world.

Fosun, which made a bid for Gemfields last year, now owns an 80 percent stake in the diamond grading lab.

At the Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair, Alrosa is showing the lots from its first color diamond auction, while another Russian company is presenting the world’s largest lab-grown yellow.

The Brazilian designer created a capsule collection to benefit Casa do Rio Tupana, an organization that empowers women by teaching traditional skills.

Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard will run trade show company MCH Group until a permanent replacement is found.

Wicht has been with luxury watch brand since 1975 and has been heading the American market since 2011.
Bindra, the founder of B&B Fine Gems, will assume the role in February.

The Cultured Pearl Association of America is partnering with social media lifestyle influencers for pearl giveaways.

It goes to a gentleman who heads the U.S. market for a major luxury watch brand and whose retirement was just confirmed.

Unique experiences and connections to brands are what millennials and Gen Z are looking for.
During its annual elections, the AGTA selected Jeffrey Bilgore of Jeffrey Bilgore LLC as the new president of its board. He succeeds Ruben Bindra.

The news came amid its five-month fiscal results, in which sales were up 25 percent led by its jewelry division.

Pantone has released its semi-annual color trend report in conjunction with New York Fashion Week.

The designer opened her “treehouse-inspired” store on the eve of New York Fashion Week.

He is the jewelry manufacturer’s new vice president of operations and production.

Emmanuel Raheb outlines the pros and cons of the four types of website platforms currently on the market.

It will be free and open to all who are interested, beginning at the Tucson gem shows.

Millions in inventory and intellectual property from the diamond companies formerly owned by Nirav Modi will be sold at auction later this month.