Last week’s top stories on National Jeweler focused on innovations in lab-grown diamonds and a look at how they’re graded.

Ashley Davis

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.

Michelle Graff

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.

Brecken Branstrator

The Jewelers Security Alliance said the increase is due to a gang of “Romanian Gypsies” allegedly targeting retail jewelry stores in the United States.

Michelle Graff

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.

Brecken Branstrator

The patriarch of Bruce Watters Jewelers in St. Petersburg joined the family jewelry business after serving in the U.S. Air Force.

Michelle Graff

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.

Brecken Branstrator

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

Ashley Davis

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

Ashley Davis

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

Brecken Branstrator

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

Michelle Graff

Photographer Bruce Weber lensed the campaign images and shot six short films for the jewelry brand.

Ashley Davis

The United States isn’t the only place where consumers will be seeing more diamond advertising this fall.

Michelle Graff

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

Michelle Graff

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

Ashley Davis

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

Brecken Branstrator

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?

Michelle Graff

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.

Ashley Davis

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.

Brecken Branstrator

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

Brecken Branstrator

For the majority of jewelers who took National Jeweler/Jewelers of America’s latest poll, sales of diamond fashion jewelry are not growing.

Michelle Graff

The innovative Danish jewelry designer is a trend-starter and non-conformist with a cult following.

Ashley Davis

Tara Hutchinson, founder of Tara Hutch Fine Jewelry and an Iraq veteran, is trying to raise $12,000 on a crowdfunding site to produce a 10-piece line.

Brecken Branstrator

One of National Jeweler’s top stories last week was the White House announcing that it officially had lifted the remaining sanctions on Myanmar.

Michelle Graff

Jewelers of America is giving away ammolite jewelry to raise awareness about the multi-colored gemstone.

Michelle Graff