Senior Editor Brecken Branstrator details 5 interesting facts about the gemstone that is cut from the fossilized shells of a prehistoric creature.
Search

Stuart Lee, executive vice president and chief merchandising officer of Signet Jewelers, also was added to the board at a meeting last month.
An arbitrator has issued a mixed ruling in the ongoing gender discrimination case against Kay and Jared parent company Sterling Jewelers.
The documents are connected to the ongoing gender discrimination case against Sterling Jewelers and detail a culture where women were objectified, disrespected and scared.

National Jeweler’s resident Jewelry Coach Pat Henneberry shares her top 10 sales rules to live by.

The commercial featured clips from the most famous films in which Rolex watches were worn, like “Titanic,” “The Pink Panther,” “Frantic” and “Selma.”

Over the next few months, it also will shut down two distribution facilities as part of a plan to improve profitability.
The Jewelers’ Security Alliance has issued another bulletin warning retailers of small bands of distraction thieves who are hitting jewelry stores around the country.
Tiffany Stevens, who comes to jewelry from a cancer research foundation, has been tapped to replace longtime JVC leader Cecilia Gardner.

And our awards for best jewelry go to … Oh, sorry, wrong envelope.

The JVC’s Cecilia Gardner, Hyde Park Jewelers’ Michael Pollak and Day’s Jewelers will be honored on July 24 in New York.

National Jeweler’s response to a heated discussion on social media and the pastel gemstone trend in design were two of the most-read stories on the site last week.
Of those who plan to spend them, the greatest percentage will put that money toward everyday expenses.

Senior Editor Brecken Branstrator talks about the stones and colors most prominent at the gem shows.

A heated discussion over a ring featured in National Jeweler shows that jewelry designers (and editors) are not immune to online trolling.

When life throws you shade, put on a piece of evil eye jewelry.
The fashion trade journal, which was a daily publication at one point, also laid off eight people.

The jeweler has added three retail veterans to its board while announcing that three current directors won’t be up for re-election in 2017 and 2018.
The proposed “Border Adjustment Tax” imposes a 20 percent tax on goods imported from overseas, be they raw or finished.

The fine jewelry retailer will debut a new 2,000-square-foot showroom in San Diego in late March.

This is the first lab-grown diamond line by the Austrian company, which is known for its crystals.

Competing online and hiring--and keeping--good salespeople will be among the topics addressed.

The romance novelist’s jewels include a signed 18-karat gold Cartier “Panthere” collar that could garner up to $15,000.

National Jeweler has rounded up 30-plus pieces that showcase the versatility of colored gemstone designs.

The colored gemstone miner said the decline was due largely to the postponement of December’s higher quality rough emerald auction.