Texas retailer Thomas Markle Jewelers took home the title at the diamond brand’s recently concluded Hearts On Fire University event in Las Vegas.

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Praveenshankar Pandya now is chairperson of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, while Rosy Blue’s Russell Mehta was elected GJEPC vice chairperson.

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Here are the top five stories published on NationalJeweler.com last week, according to Google Analytics.

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Hearts On Fire has promoted Chief Marketing Officer Caryl Capeci to president while Chief Financial Officer Tom Carlo is taking on the additional role of chief operating officer.

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Columnist Jan Brassem tests readers’ knowledge of the current luxury landscape with a nine-question pop quiz.

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The future of the ruby market seems to lie with the stones originating from Africa, but will the trade ever hold them in the same high regard as it does the Burmese stones?

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A total of seven retail jewelers in southern California have been victims of violent robberies recently, leading the JSA to reiterate its advice for escaping a robbery unscathed.

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In a continuation of last month’s column, Lilian Raji gives a jewelry designer with new collections two hard-and-fast rules for connecting with editors.

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The brick-and-mortar location is slated to open this summer at the Washington Square Mall in Portland and will be the e-tailer’s fourth physical location.

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The model and Gone Girl actress has been tapped as the face of the brand in its latest shots for spring, featuring Ratajkowski donning its latest designs and not much else.

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David Yurman, Lagos and Armenta all have unveiled lines featuring blackened metals for fall/winter 2015, as darker color palettes arrive with autumn.

Dominion Diamond Corp. is bringing on industry product and sales trainer Debbie Hiss to provide consulting services on its CanadaMark program. 

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The diamond miner and marketer said the reduction is a reflection of “current trading conditions,” while competitor Alrosa also noted that diamond sales continue to be sluggish.

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Stuart Lee of Signet Jewelers and Dennis Ulrich of the Richline Group will be Jewelers for Children’s guests of honor at its Facets of Hope event in Las Vegas next June.

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Here are the top five stories published on NationalJeweler.com between Oct. 18 and 24, according to Google Analytics.

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The Russian mining company recovered the stone, which weighed 102.85 carats to be exact, from its Jubilee kimberlite pipe. 

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This is the second new location for the historic retailer since it was acquired in 2006 by jeweler Alfredo Molina.

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The website not only offers shoppers a range of ways to search, but will be where the brand unveils its newest collection, Luce, this December.

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The next time you shoot off a note or return a call to a new contact, remember that you’ve only got one chance to make a good first impression, Jacqueline Stone writes in her latest diary entry. 

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De Beers now is using its automated melee screener at its International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research facility in Surat, and plans to launch the service at the IIDGR lab in Antwerp next month.

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Through the watch brand’s support of the Honor Flight Network, 67 Los Angeles area veterans flew to Washington, D.C. for free to see the memorials dedicated to their service.

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Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized a shipment of 1,200 counterfeit Tiffany & Co. bracelets this week at Miami International Airport.

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Federal prosecutors allege that the men presented fake California driver’s licenses when applying for in-store credit and then used it to purchase luxury watches from more than 40 jewelry stores.

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JA New York and MJSA Expo reported increases in attendance for their recently held shows at the Javits Center while Baselworld saw a slight drop in the number of attendees.

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The always prolific Italian designer rolled out his usual slew of new collections at Baselworld, some with a ‘70s theme inspired by his time working in the hotel business in the Channel Islands.

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