In the wake of the news that another major retailer saw its customers’ credit card numbers fall into the hands of hackers, National Jeweler offers six tips for preventing a data breach.
Celida Hidalgo, co-founder of the Hidalgo Jewelry brand and mother of designer Silvio Hidalgo, died this summer. She was 95 years old.
A few weeks ago, the prologue to the über-popular podcast This American Life featured the story of an 11-year-old girl from west Detroit named Asia Newson who owns her own company, SuperBusinessGirl, and is known as the city’s youngest entrepreneur.
The settlement of one lawsuit regarding EGL International reports and two jewelers facing charges were among the site’s most popular stories last week.
J.C. Penney Co. Inc.’s board of directors announced Monday the appointment of Marvin Ellison to president and CEO-designee, effective Nov. 1.
MJSA has announced the dates for its third annual ConFab conference, which offers presentations on business skills that help jewelry makers and designers succeed.
PricewaterhouseCoopers U.S. said it expects holiday spending to decrease by 7 percent this year but offered retailers a number of strategies to drive sales and remain competitive this November and December.
Simon G. has unveiled a redesigned website, timed to coincide with the launch of its new advertising campaign, “Reclaim.”
The Rapaport Diamond Trading Network announced that it will launch an updated version of its mobile application for the iPhone Sunday to allow RapNet members to more easily do business on the go.
What are the most recognizable and revered brands around the globe? Cartier and Tiffany are two of them.
Citing “people familiar with the plans,” The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that Amazon.com Inc. is opening a facility in Manhattan that will be a place for customers to return and exchange merchandise and pick up their orders.
Two FBI agents recently took the time to talk with National Jeweler about security during the holiday season, a time when jewelers get busy and lapses could happen.
Online jeweler Blue Nile has launched a new mobile shopping application that includes the addition of augmented reality to its “Dream Box” feature, allowing consumers to see what a Blue Nile ring will look like on their hand.
One of the “Fantasy Gifts” in the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book this year is a custom-made locket designed in collaboration with Monica Rich Kosann, a present with a $100,000 price tag attached.
The fine jewelry section of its stores is one area J.C. Penney, which just gave its Modern Bride line a makeover, expects to contribute to growth over the next couple years.
Forevermark’s new advertising campaign, called “Promise,” will run both digitally and in print, targeting affluent men and women who already are married or in the market to do so.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback and four-time Super Bowl champion Terry Bradshaw will be the opening keynote speaker at the American Gem Society’s 2015 Conclave, the organization announced Tuesday.
Paul Blarr, the jeweler charged earlier this year with selling simulants that he misrepresented as real diamonds and plated gold as karat gold, pleaded guilty to four new charges Monday after hundreds more victims were uncovered, the Erie County (N.Y.) District Attorney’s Office said.
Next month, members of the Israel Diamond Exchange will return to New York for another week-long trading event, bringing back with them their “Natural Is Real” campaign emphasizing the Israeli diamond industry’s commitment to mined, not lab-grown, stones.
The most recent holiday sales forecast, released Tuesday by the National Retail Federation, predicts that consumers will spend 4 percent more this November and December than they did last year.
Last week another laboratory, EGL Platinum, issued a statement speaking out against the over-grading of diamonds while seeking to separate themselves from the EGL labs associated with this practice, a statement issued in the wake of the Rapaport Group’s move to quit listing diamonds graded by any EGL lab on RapNet.
One of the lawsuits filed by consumers against Nashville jeweler Genesis Diamonds for selling diamonds allegedly over-graded by EGL International has been settled while three others remain open.
Associate Editor Brecken Branstrator explores why a new line of customizable jewelry appeals to her and her friends, all of whom are in their 20s.
The top five stories on NationalJeweler.com last week include a history lesson on Georgian-era mourning jewelry and a story about the sinking price of gold.
A former jewelry store owner in Alabama faces money laundering charges for pawning a 3-carat diamond that was among a cache of jewels he said were taken during a robbery and collected $2.6 million in insurance for, federal officials said.
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