Now that the holiday season is officially here, jewelers should bank on the fact that bold jewels will appeal to customers.

Michelle Graff

A book focusing on managing ambiguity and another investigating how danger makes us safe are two of the reads recommended for this month.

A book celebrating life’s little victories and another on saying “yes” to situations out of one’s comfort zone are two of the reads recommended for this month. 

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Seiko Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Seiko Watch Corp., has appointed Susumu Kawanishi as president and CEO.

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From Charlize Theron’s extra-long Harry Winston piece to Mary J. Blige’s Pasquale Bruni bib, it was all about dressing up the neckline at and around the Academy Awards.

The Type IIa, D color stone found last month at the Lulo mine in Angola achieved a per-carat price of $39,580, a record price for a white diamond from the site.

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Jewelers can learn a lot from the way Taco Bell, Boomba Racing and the World Wildlife Fund use Snapchat, Likeable Local’s Mike Farrell writes.

The retailer released preliminary figures nearly a month ahead of its scheduled earnings call because it was “excited” about its Q4 results.

Michelle Graff

With the big, bold yellow gold jewelry of the ‘70s making a comeback, National Jeweler takes a look back at the social and cultural forces that originally shaped this decade of design.

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The manufacturer and supplier’s “Cage” pendant captured top prize in PGI-USA’s JCK Platinum Innovation Awards.

Purchased by a “European institution” for six times its pre-sale estimate, the 5,800-piece lot includes prototypes, limited and special edition watches and artwork related to the brand.

The Detroit-based, U.S.-made watch brand has two new quartz movements powering its new watches: moon phase versions of the Runwell and the Gomelsky, and a travel watch called The Rambler GMT.

Michelle Graff

It rose 4 percent to 22.4 tons in the period, up from 21.5 tons in the first quarter 2014, the fifth quarter in a row that demand has increased. 

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Retailers, mark your calendars. These are the days one retail analytics firm thinks will be tops in terms of foot traffic and sales this holiday season.

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Jewelers of America’s 2013 Cost of Doing Business Report shows that jewelers’ sales continue to increase a little bit each year, and that brick-and-mortar retailers may be regaining ground when it comes to diamond sales.

Michelle Graff

This holiday season, consumers are expected to continue to spend their money cautiously and will expect thoughtful and knowledgeable customer service when they do choose to go into a store, the National Retail Federation (NRF) said in a recent conference call.

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One independent jeweler has gotten into the holiday spirit by adding a blinged-out version of Apple’s smartwatch to its gift guide.

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After 109 years in the same building, skyrocketing rents in San Francisco are forcing the retailer to relocate, though it’s moving to a larger space that will allow it to expand and remodel. 

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Love Affair Diamonds in Gig Harbor, Wash. has launched a “Try Before You Buy” program, which lets prospective customers sample a setting before they decide if it’s the one they want.

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After the Supreme Court’s ruling declaring same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states, Long’s Jewelers quickly crafted a newspaper advertisement showing where it stands on the issue.

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After almost two inches of precipitation fell on their wedding day, a Baltimore couple became the first to cash in on Saxon’s Diamond Centers “Let It Rain” promotion.

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Maryland’s Smyth Jewelers is getting ready for the start of the 2015 NFL season with the debut of two new commercials that offer a football fan’s take on romance.

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Stanley Jewelers Gemologist and Embee Diamonds are collaborating on an in-store event, inviting customers to see an 8-carat stone found at a nearby state park get cut before it’s set and sold.

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These two retailers reported some of the strongest year-end sales in retail, while competitors Macy’s and Kohl’s struggled.

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The American Gem Trade Association is shifting its annual design competition to June and July to make it easier for participants to submit their pieces.

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