As part of the trillion-dollar spending bill passed Friday, Congress made permanent legislation that allows retailers to write off store improvements over a 15-year period.
Blue Nile took a swipe a brick-and-mortar retailers with one of the advertisements it’s circulating online this fall. But Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff doesn’t think they should be offended.
A vast majority of U.S. shoppers will visit Amazon.com this holiday season but it’s not just to order those few perfect gifts, a new survey shows.
Members of the jewelry industry need to be on alert for individuals posing as principals of established companies in order to con others out of cash or merchandise, particularly during the most wonderful time of the year.
He will lead the Indian Diamond and Colorstone Association in 2016, alongside Vice President Rakesh Barmecha of Niru NY Ltd.
A non-linear floor plan with a “community feel” and a tiered model for exhibitors are two elements that will be new to the Design Center at JCK Las Vegas next year.
It’s Associate Editor Brecken Branstrator’s turn to pick out what she would get her family and friends for the holidays if money were no object. Here are the pieces she’s got in mind.
Challenged to select jewelry for her friends if money was no object, Senior Editor Hannah Connorton picks out seven baubles to give this holiday season.
During its annual event in January, the Jewelers Security Alliance will give awards to Jewelers Mutual’s David Sexton and Senior Special Agent James Liscinsky of the ATF.
Designer Kara Ross has launched Diamonds Unleashed, a new company that aims to change the conversation around who buys diamonds for whom, and why, while emphasizing women’s empowerment.
Accessing the brand’s inventory without a login and the ability to make trade show appointments online are among the tools the new website offers.
Prices for 1-carat stones rose for the first time in six months during November, buoyed by supply shortages in select categories and holiday demand.
The pieces in Swarovski’s new spring/summer collection hit the mark of offering an elegant, bold look at consumer-friendly price points.
This year’s Cyber Monday sales surpassed $3 billion, making it the heaving online spending day in history and helping to boost numbers for the holiday shopping season to date.
The last month of the year is lucky enough to have three birthstones--turquoise, tanzanite and zircon. Here are 10 pieces of jewelry that show off this month’s star stones.
When Long’s Jewelers racked up 100 fake one-star reviews on Facebook in just a few days, they found some people are willing to post and profit from untrue reviews. Here’s what they did about it.
Likeable Local’s Vice President of Marketing Nicole Kroese and National Jeweler Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff give advice on how retailers can best use their social media channels to optimize sales this holiday season.
Jewelers of America announced Thursday that it has certified 133 professionals in the sales, management and bench professional areas this year, more than double the amount it certified last year.
The company’s new “director of entertainment,” Mike Tschida, will advise Richemont’s brands on how to get their products on TV, in the movies and on the red carpet.
Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff looks at the reasons why people are getting out of, and not getting into, the jewelry industry.
See the whimsical, colorful pieces created by two Czech designers using colored pencils. They have Associate Editor Brecken Branstrator smiling.
Singles Day, a celebration held in China, translated to more than $14 billion in sales for Alibaba.com on Wednesday. Senior Editor Hannah Connorton asks, why don’t we do that in the U.S.?
De Beers parent company announced a number of management changes this week that are designed to aid in the company’s marketing and turnaround strategy, changes that bring a De Beers executive into a top position.
A federal appeals court shot down Costco’s request for a mid-case appeal of the September ruling that it infringed on the Tiffany & Co. trademark by selling rings labeled as Tiffany that were not, in fact, made by Tiffany.
National Jeweler is teaming up with Likeable Local next week to present a webinar titled “5 Ways to Use Social Media to Increase Holiday Sales” next week.
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