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The Paris-based luxury goods conglomerate reported Tuesday that its Watches & Jewelry division saw sales increase by double digits in the first half of the year, led by Bulgari.

The brand has tapped cosmetics executive CeCe Coffin for the position, which includes handling media relations, social media and reputation management globally.
I think that the line-up in this year’s New Designer Gallery at the JA New York Summer show was fantastic.

Columnist Peter Smith discusses the positives and the negatives that could come of trying to recruit a current client for a sales position at the store.
The Women’s Jewelry Association announced the winners of its 2015 Awards for Excellence live in New York last night.
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.

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.