Here are the top five stories published on NationalJeweler.com for the week of March 6 to 12, according to Google Analytics.
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MJSA is calling for submissions to its 2016 Vision Awards, which recognize outstanding talent in jewelry design.
Morrison, the Diamond Producers Association’s managing director of marketing, will exit the organization in May to “pursue another professional opportunity.”

A trio of consumers took center stage Thursday afternoon at the WJA In the Know conference, answering questions about lab-grown diamonds and where, when, why and how they shop for jewelry.

An article published in The Washington Post this week about how bars are dealing with the deluge of requests to charge patrons’ smartphones brings up the larger question of, when is it OK to say “no” to a customer?
A former jewelry polisher has filed a collective action lawsuit against manufacturer Unique Settings of New York claiming that he put in 45- to 52-hour work weeks but wasn’t compensated at all for overtime.

Zalemark Holding Company is deepening its partnership with Super Bell, tapping the manufacturer to make all its jewelry and moving into the Super Bell offices in downtown Los Angeles.

The De Beers diamond brand has launched in Thailand, Hungary and South Korea, making it available in more than 1,700 outlets across 38 total markets.
The Jewelers’ Security Alliance’s annual report for 2015 shows that the total number of crimes against the industry decreased from 1,381 in 2014 to 1,177 last year.

One Florida jeweler recently donated a pair of wedding bands to a couple who’ve been married for nearly seven decades but never had a wedding, until now.

Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company got its start when a group of retailers bonded over a common problem: no companies wanted to insure their businesses.

Tiny pendants, little stud earrings and delicate bracelets have been appearing more frequently in the past month at jewelry trade shows, designer previews and on the wrists and fingers of celebrities.

October has been an eventful month in the jewelry industry.

Diamond brand Hearts on Fire held its motivational and educational seminar for sales associates.

Actress Jennifer Tilly was the guest of honor Tuesday night when Bulgari held a dinner at its flagship store on Fifth Avenue, paying tribute to all the glamorous women who have donned the Italian jewelry brand over the years.

The career of jewelry designer Joel Arthur Rosenthal, better known by the initials JAR, has spanned decades and resulted in the creation of thousands of pieces of jewelry donned by women worldwide.

What features 38,883 carats of diamonds, 4,753 grams of gold and took 30,000 man hours to create?

‘Tis the season for, among many other things, being altruistic.

It’s a January tradition that members of the jewelry industry flock to New York following the holiday season for a flurry of events.

“I have been extremely fortunate to have had so many rewarding years carrying forward the Weber Jewelers tradition,” jeweler Fred Weber said upon his retirement.

Mila Kunis joined Gemfields in New York this week to mark the launch of the colored gemstone miner’s second advertising campaign, themed “Beauty by nature.”

In New York City, the (fashion) shows went on, despite the snow.

The idea behind Laurence Bruyninckx’s bridal jewelry is to keep customers coming back for years to come.