The Kimberley Process’ Civil Society Coalition will not be attending the upcoming plenary meeting, despite the United Arab Emirates’ recent overtures and media reports to the contrary.
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The Atlanta Jewelry Show has launched “Experience Atlanta,” which includes hotel accommodations, a personalized concierge service and more.

The jeweler’s Bellevue location has moved to a 4,357-square-foot space to offer a better shopping experience and a larger selection of bridal jewelry.

Pantone has predicted that lapis blue will be a top color for spring; here are 25 versions of the gem-inspired shade as interpreted by fine jewelry’s top designers.
The deal includes the Silpada brand name, designs, and all the company’s sterling silver and fashion jewelry inventory.
Last week’s top stories on National Jeweler focused on innovations in lab-grown diamonds and a look at how they’re graded.

Stuller said it is the first supplier in the U.S. to do so, giving it access to traceable melee at a time when concerns about undisclosed small synthetics abound.
California retailer Robbins Brothers is using the hashtag #MakeLoveNotCoffee on Facebook and Instagram to engage the public in conversation about Starbucks’ new jewelry rules for baristas.
The Jewelers Security Alliance said the increase is due to a gang of “Romanian Gypsies” allegedly targeting retail jewelry stores in the United States.

The Gemological Institute of America discussed two large lab-grown diamonds recently examined in Hong Kong and a number of industry events came to a close.
The patriarch of Bruce Watters Jewelers in St. Petersburg joined the family jewelry business after serving in the U.S. Air Force.

The $25 bauble is one of two items in the “Optimist and Pessimist” gift set in Neiman Marcus’ 2016 Christmas Book, paired with a mattress with a built-in vault.

The move is being made to commemorate the gallery’s 40th anniversary next year.

Hyde Park Jewelers is commemorating 40 years of retail success with 40 contributions to various philanthropic organizations.

Many will hire about the same amount as last year, but will relegate more holiday employees to e-commerce-related positions.

The GIA’s Tom Moses explains the reasoning behind the more general color and clarity grades the lab assigns to synthetic stones.

Photographer Bruce Weber lensed the campaign images and shot six short films for the jewelry brand.
The United States isn’t the only place where consumers will be seeing more diamond advertising this fall.

The laboratory said the 5.19-carat diamond represents a “significant milestone” in CVD diamond growing.

This month’s jewelry designer to watch is a Parisian brand with a global inspiration.

The Olympian and record-setting world champion will speak at the general session breakfast on Friday, April 7.

Jewelers who took our latest poll say their customers don’t ask many questions about the origin of the products they are buying. Do yours?

Natalie Goldberg and Alan Finkel both join Weston from Fort Lauderdale-based Levinson Jewelers, bringing more than six decades of retail sales experience between them.

Robin Aagaard, the son of the brand’s founders, will now head the market and has relocated to its N.A. headquarters in Princeton, N.J.

The partnership, which brings 40 pieces from the “Princess Flower” collection to Ritani, also includes the opportunity for an “in-store preview.”