The latest report from Karus Chains shows that the number of Google searches for gold and silver jewelry made on mobile devices increased 100 percent worldwide in 2015, and was up 110 percent in the United States.
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The Edge Retail Academy has added a coaching feature, market trending, budget line and loose diamond benchmarking to its Edge Pulse live-feed system.
The brand announced Wednesday that it will launch a new line of men’s and women’s fragrances in an agreement with perfume-maker Coty, which makes scents for Chopard and celebrities such as Beyonce and Katy Perry.
The industry is coming together to help the family of Cindy Edelstein with a college crowdfunding effort for her daughter led by designer Erica Courtney.
After more than four decades as America’s economic majority, the middle class is now equal in size to the economic tiers above and below it.

Jae’s Jewelers has been recognized with a Retailer of the Year award, and an employee from the family-owned and -operated store also has been recognized for her work and philanthropy.
The JVC has published a guide that provides simple tools jewelers can use to implement programs to ensure the products they sell are compliant with the law.
IIa Technologies, sister company to Pure Grown Diamonds, is refuting claims of patent infringement made by De Beers subsidiary Element Six.
The Jewelers Education Conference & Show is now called the Midwest Jewelers Conference & Show and will take place in downtown Kansas City, Mo.
More than half of the stores set to close are located in the United States, and the closures will effectively mean the end of the Walmart Express small-format store concept.

Forget the electronics. One retailer in the Northeast said it is making its Black Friday offerings on point for the climate this year, giving customers who spend more than $1,499 a snow blower.

Northeastern Fine Jewelry is continuing its tradition of competing with big-box retailers on Black Friday weekend by giving shoppers a special gift, and this year it’s going with wearable tech.

After a harsh winter last year, Lily & David Fine Jewelry in Saratoga decided it was going to boost its Black Friday promotions by giving customers things they not only want, but likely need.
A total of 10 retailers from five different sections of the country gave National Jeweler a rundown on what customers were buying at their stores over the weekend.
While Black Friday weekend sales figures don’t tell the whole story of the holiday season, they do lend some insight into consumer behavior.

The marketplace is jumping from Ebay over to Handmade by Amazon as the e-commerce giant continues to grow its presence in the handcrafted goods marketplace.

The big-box retailer is carrying the Sport edition of the smartwatch, which is available on its website and in a small, select number of its stores.

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow will be the face of Barcelona-based jewelry and accessories brand Tous in 2016, which is now carried by more than 50 independent retailers in the United States.
Kering has appointed luxury industry veteran Sabina Belli as CEO of the Pomellato group, consisting of Italian luxury jewelry brands Pomellato and Dodo.
The manufacturer has signed an agreement with Hallmark Cards Inc. to create a line of jewelry branded by the well-known greeting card company.
Charm & Chain, a website that sells both fashion and fine jewelry, recently introduced its own brand called Mined, a line of 14-karat gold pieces set with diamonds.
The promotions of Amy Ash and Anjanette Sinesio will give CEO Todd Reed the ability to focus more on design and driving the vision of the company.

The redesigned site, which debuted Friday, has expanded consumer education features as well as additional resources for the trade.
The historically significant books about gems and jewelry now are available to the public online following their digitization by staff at the GIA’s Richard T. Liddicoat Library.