Jewelers for Children has donated $25,000 to Save the Children’s Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund to support the efforts being made to help children and their families in the devastated area.
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The list of nominees for the Women’s Jewelry Association’s 2015 Awards for Excellence are out, but the winners won’t be announced until next month.
Jewelers of America is accepting submissions for potential 2016 Gem Awards nominees from now through June 30 and has added a new category to the awards this year, Watch Design.
Whether it’s coincidence or kismet, as soon as I slated this post for Friday’s newsletter, I began reading stories addressing the issue that’s been on my mind for some time: the shrinking of the middle class.
By now, we’re probably all back from market week in Las Vegas and the much-needed vacations/rest that followed.
Lower supply supported polished diamond prices in select sizes last month, and demand in the U.S. remains consistent, offsetting the slower markets in the Far East, Rapaport Group said.

The online retailer is looking for a buyer for a lot of jewelry from its liquidation of Bidz.com, pricing each piece at about $1 each and asking for $1.3 million for the whole thing.

The retired basketball star’s stainless steel collection for men has “seen an overwhelming response” at Zales, according to the company.

What do a parrot and a panther have in common? They’re both designs one Newport Beach jeweler allegedly copied from Cartier, according to a recent lawsuit filed by the luxury label.

Moonga is replacing founder Jesper Nielsen, who will remain on board but focus on overall development of the brand.

Independent retailers need to capitalize on the extra lengths emerging designers will go to in order to be heard in a sea of noise, designer and columnist Jacqueline Stone writes in her latest Diary entry.
The retailer now plans to open Macy’s Backstage stores in The Bronx and in West Orange, N.J., on top of the four initial pilot locations announced last month.
The last two suspects wanted in connection with the April kidnapping and robbery of a Jewelers’ Row employee have been arrested and were ordered to be held without bond Monday.

Here are the top five stories on NationalJeweler.com from May 31 to June 6, according to Google Analytics.
The National Association of Jewelry Appraisers will hold its 44th annual “Ace It” education conference in Washington, D.C. from Aug. 8 to 11.
The association’s council announced that it is delaying its annual general meeting, which was scheduled to take place later this month, due to the need to resolve internal matters.

Jewelers for Children announced in Las Vegas that it has raised $2.8 million to support its charity partners in the year ahead.
The show is partnering with the Diamond Empowerment Fund for the Diamonds Do Good design competition, which challenges Couture exhibitors to come up with a fresh look for the charity’s signature bracelet.
The owner of EGL USA is now issuing grading reports under the GHI brand name, as the lab continues to work to distance itself from the EGL International brand.

The world’s largest diamond mining companies have formed an association to buoy demand for mined diamonds, but won’t be doing generic marketing on the scale that De Beers once did.

Black, Starr & Frost is expanding, with a new location in Phoenix slated to open later this year.

This month, the auction house is providing complimentary jewelry appraisals in the United States and Canada for clients who are interested in consigning items to auction.

The test program includes white, pink and yellow stones, which are being sold in Helzberg stores in Virginia, Florida, Arizona and Illinois, among others.
A week after his case allegedly had been settled, a judge hit Rafael Marques de Morais with a 6-month sentence suspended for 2 years.
A week after his case allegedly had been settled, a judge hit Rafael Marques de Morais with a 6-month sentence suspended for 2 years.