The steep drop in demand for Swiss watches is forcing the owner of brands like Officine Panerai and Vacheron Constantin to cut staff.

Michelle Graff

But the jeweler’s overall outlook remains cautious and it acknowledged that post-election activity around Trump Tower is impacting foot traffic at its flagship store.

Michelle Graff

At its annual board meeting, the Gemological Institute of America appointed the former president of the Jewelers Board of Trade as the new board chair.

Ashley Davis

Jewelers for Children will honor Charles Stanley of Forevermark and Yancy Weinrich of JCK Events at its annual dinner.

Ashley Davis

Randy Abalkhad, the former owner of Romano’s Jewelers stores, pleaded guilty to charges of identity theft and fraud.

Michelle Graff

This year, the jeweler paid homage to the magic of Christmas in New York.

Ashley Davis

Tanzanite: Born From Lightning tells the gem’s story, from discovery at Mount Kilimanjaro to the designer jewelry world.

Brecken Branstrator

Initial results show that a lot of shopping took place online and that average spending per person was down slightly.

Brecken Branstrator

L.J. West Diamonds is partnering with the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County on an exhibition of natural colored diamonds called “Diamonds: Rare Brilliance.”

Michelle Graff

Dissatisfied because your “throw-it-at-the-wall-and-see-if-it-sticks” approach to marketing isn’t working? Try this five-part plan from Jim Ackerman instead.

Jim Ackerman

A dozen retailers shared with National Jeweler their weekend results, thoughts on the election and predictions for the holiday season ahead.

Ashley Davis

Jewelry from the woman who married the department store heir will be featured in the Magnificent Jewels sale scheduled for Dec. 7 in New York.

Brecken Branstrator

A report on the retail jeweler’s third quarter results was the most-read story on National Jeweler last week.

Ashley Davis

Last year, JCK’s Industry Fund awarded more than $293,000 to groups that better the jewelry industry.

Michelle Graff

The organization will hold a series of education sessions during the upcoming American Gem Trade Association GemFair.

Michelle Graff

This is up from 135.8 million people last year, with Black Friday expected to be the busiest day of them all.

Brecken Branstrator

The company is maintaining its outlook for the full fiscal year, with net sales predicted to fall between $550 million and $560 million.

Ashley Davis

Prices of fancy colored pink and blue diamonds are up, but partially offset by continued price declines in lower-cost, commercial yellow diamonds.

Brecken Branstrator

The American Gem Society has expanded its website’s “Find a Jeweler” search tool to highlight jewelers with professional credentials.

Ashley Davis

The decrease, less than initially expected for the period, is attributed to declining sales in under-performing stores and weakness in energy-dependent regions.

Brecken Branstrator

With such a wide variation--from moss agate to white agate and everything in between--agate is poised to be a trend contender for 2017.

Amanda Gizzi

Today’s greatest living jeweler straddles the line between fine art and high jewelry.

Ashley Davis

It’s the first branded shop-in-shop for the Chinese jewelry mega-retailer.

Ashley Davis

The Accredited Gemologists Association has chosen the project manager of cut research at the GIA’s Carlsbad laboratory as the recipient of the 2017 Antonio C. Bonanno Award for Excellence in Gemology.

Ashley Davis

See National Jeweler’s top five most-read stories last week.

Ashley Davis