The 25-year industry veteran is leaving her position as director of sales for World Trade Jewelers to become the director of operations for the Continental Buying Group.
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Here are the top five stories on NationalJeweler.com from July 19 to 25, 2015, according to Google Analytics.

Jewelers of America tapped Berg, of Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry, to lead its board at a meeting held Saturday in New York.
At a session held Sunday at JA New York Summer, the DCA’s Terry Chandler discussed how selling over-graded diamonds could turn off an entire generation.
White Pine Trading, which deals in pre-owned diamonds and jewelry, is hosting a buying event for retailers at its New York office on Saturday, July 25.
The underlying issue for the diamond miner and marketer is weak consumer demand for diamond jewelry, which has persisted so far in 2015.

The New York retailer seems to be betting high on classic diamond designs for the coming season, rebooting existing collections that include bows, infinity symbols and flowers.
I just returned to New York City, and the National Jeweler office, after a sunny week off spent on the New England coast.
The association confirmed Wednesday that it has eliminated the director position at its nonprofit subsidiary, a position that Peggy Jo Donahue held for the last year.

National Jeweler’s latest installment of The History Behind delves into the where, why and how of jewelry crafted in the 1940s and 1950s.
U.S. Antique Shows will hold its New York Antique Jewelry & Watch show from Friday, July 24 to Monday, July 27 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan.
Poor winter weather, a stronger U.S. dollar and weak foreign growth led the National Retail Federation to lower its forecast for retail sales growth.
Social networks provide unique opportunities for jewelers to connect with consumers but also open up the business to certain safety risks. Here’s how jewelers can protect themselves online.
The Green Lake, Wis. custom jeweler lost his battle with cancer earlier this summer.
The Russian diamond mining company saw its first half sales decline even as production increased 13 percent.
In the wake of the Parcel Pro acquisition, UPS Capital has purchased the Insured Parcel Service business of G4S International Logistics, an arm of security company G4S.
Police believe that 84-year-old Doris Payne, whose career snatching baubles spans decades, stole a $33,000 diamond ring from the David Yurman store in Charlotte, N.C. earlier this month.

Among the offerings will be a wellness ring that measures sleep, rest and active life and a bracelet that filters the wearer’s mobile notifications.

A feature on the New Designer Gallery at the upcoming JA New York Summer show and a blog post on the diamond industry’s new policy on color grades were among the most-read stories on National Jeweler last week.

Rémy Rotenier has reimagined the high heels of well-known women throughout history into a line of gem-set charms, pendants and earrings.

The Lafayette, La.-based manufacturer said the enhancements, which include changes to Stuller Showcase and the 3C program, were based on jeweler feedback.
Earlier this summer, World Federation of Diamond Bourses President Ernie Blom announced that his organization, along with the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association, had drafted and signed a new policy on an issue that’s top-of-mind for retailers today: diamond color grading.
Among the awards this year is the new Female Veteran Scholarship, which went to a designing jeweler who served in the U.S. Army as an Explosive Ordinance Disposal Technician.
The Edge Retail Academy has introduced a multi-tiered, targeted program to help jewelers reduce aging inventory and keep the cash flow going.
To celebrate the launch of its Mozambican rubies, Gemfields released a short film featuring brand ambassador Mila Kunis wearing bespoke pieces of jewelry set with the gemstone.