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According to an email, Meyers and Jewelry Repair Enterprises Inc., the parent company of Fast-Fix, have “made a decision to part ways.”
The manufacturer is aiming to steer engagement ring and wedding band consumers to ArtCarved and Triton through story-led social media content.
I’ll be honest: I don’t typically get too excited about featured speakers. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve heard some great keynotes. But I’ve heard a lot of mediocre keynotes too. The great ones, the memorable ones, I can count on one hand. Or, I used to be able to count them on one hand, because now I have to add three more to my list: Terry Bradshaw, Stephen Dubner and Diana Nyad.

Here are the top five stories posted on NationalJeweler.com between March 29 and April 4, according to Google Analytics.
February figures show that sales were down 0.2 percent year-over-year, with consumers favoring fashion jewelry over big-ticket items set with large gemstones.

At a session held Thursday, gemologist Debbie Hiss gave AGS Conclave attendees the low-down on how to close a sale and keep customers coming back.

Campbell, who has worked with Morgan Jewelers and the Leading Jewelers Guild, has more than 35 years of executive-level experience in the diamond jewelry industry.
Longtime board member Gabriella Forte will head the company, taking over for David Yurman, who has been serving as an interim CEO since February 2014.
Understanding how millennials work can help retailers reach them, and one seminar at AGS Conclave 2015 helped to identify just who these consumers are.
Stocking bridal merchandise by style instead of vendor and looking like the store you want to become are two ways retailers can increase revenues, an author and consultant said in an education session held Wednesday at AGS Conclave 2015.

The huge gem-quality piece of rough came out of Karowe, the same mine that yielded two 200-carat-plus pieces of rough last year.

Pat Henneberry loves Pinterest, the photo sharing site that has garnered more than 70 million users over the last five years. Here’s why salespeople should too.

The Diamond Empowerment Fund has developed materials that can be used by retailers in their stores and online for its “Diamonds Do Good” initiative.
The diamond company plans to open the facility in the Big Apple by year’s end and has signed a licensing agreement with Cal Tech University for “nano prisms.”
A half-dozen individuals who might be linked to a Detroit-based robbery crew were arrested earlier this month after smashing showcases and stealing jewelry from a Jared store near South Bend, Ind.

In Designer’s Diary, a new column for National Jeweler, Salt + Stone’s Jacqueline Stone will detail her ups and downs as an emerging jewelry designer. Her first column describes a typical day in the life.

Discovered in the tailings plant of the Superkolong mine in South Africa, the 30.80-carat rough diamond has “exquisite gemological characteristics.”
The brand’s U.S. e-store opened for business today, offering the full range of Pandora jewelry direct to consumers in the market.
A former Israeli Defense expert who now heads a jewelry-focused security firm runs down the main missteps exhibitors make that lead to losses.
Lower retail price points, more marketing and commodity prices nearing parity were all factors in the metal’s success in the U.S. market.
Here are the top five stories posted on NationalJeweler.com between March 29 and April 4, according to Google Analytics.

The mining company found the Type IIa stone at the Lulo Diamond Concession, an alluvial mining operation.

The Italian jewelry company’s new 400-square-foot boutique is located in Miami’s Design District, which also is home to Tiffany, Cartier, Harry Winston and Hublot, among others.
A jeweler who pawned a diamond he reported stolen and was found with a stockpile of weapons in his Alabama home will spend the next several years behind bars.