Bridget Russo is officially stepping down Friday after five years with the company to take a professional break and possibly start her own business in Detroit.
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KBC is looking to recover some $29 million in unpaid loans from diamond company Exelco NV, which was co-founded by a member of the Tolkowsky family.
Movado Group has acquired UK-based JLB Brands, the owner of the Olivia Burton line of watches and fashion jewelry.

Aurate is the fine jewelry line that investors are comparing to brands like Warby Parker and Casper.
The largest players on Stores magazine’s annual Top 100 Retailers list have held on to their spots by focusing on value and embracing the new ways consumers are shopping.

Organizers of the jewelry trade show announced that it will return to its regular date pattern in 2018.

Aziz Basalely of Eliko Pearl is the new president and Anil Maloo of Baggins Inc. is vice president.
The gem identification and testing and insurance report writing courses will be held at Jewelry Television’s Knoxville headquarters in late July and early August.

These were the five most-read stories on National Jeweler last week, according to Google Analytics.
The couple has hit four jewelry stores in a little over a month.

At 30 hours long, Prime Day will no longer be just a day, and is moving into three new countries too.
Jeffrey Rackover, a “jeweler to the stars” who operates out of New York’s Diamond District, is facing a civil suit for his alleged connection to a Manhattan murder.

In Lafayette, new store Dianna Rae Jewelry is learning how to integrate itself into a tight-knit local community.

The Federated International GemLab, located in the city’s Silom district, is led by renowned colored stone gemologist Dietmar Schwarz.

On display at the Somlo Antiques booth at Masterpiece London , this impressive design is a jewel unto itself.
Public Citizen sent a letter to the FTC asking them to take action against the influencers who are still not disclosing sponsored posts on Instagram.

In Vegas, the French jewelry brand unveiled new editions of its most popular design.
The Colorado Springs-based watch repair shop will bring back its three-day seminars in July and August.

Former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell will represent the brand, which makes glow-in-the-dark watches intended for outdoor use.
Andrey Polyakov is leaving his post as vice president of Alrosa and, subsequently, his role as president of the WDC.

If there are things you’d like lawmakers to do to help your business, then tell the people who were elected to represent you, Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff writes.

The Glendale Police Department is looking for one man and five women who allegedly carried out a “grand distraction theft” at Honolulu Jewelers in Montrose.

You just need to outrun the other jewelers who haven’t adapted their businesses, Peter Smith writes.

Jewelry e-tailer Stone & Strand is redefining what it means to be a “good girl.”

La Pierre Précieuse Inc. is the winner of the competition, which invited retailers to submit creations using CanadaMark diamonds.