The money, granted Sept. 25 just before the academy’s Student Indaba took place, is meant to help support the next generation of leaders in Africa through access to higher education.

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We talked with seven Generation Y shoppers about where, when, why and how they shop for jewelry. Their answers are in our next digital magazine.

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The latest in National Jeweler’s The History Behind series explores one of the most popular and influential periods in jewelry design, the Art Deco era.

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The casting company just debuted a new 140-page catalog showing its newest mounting styles, in both classic and modern designs.

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Here are the top five stories on NationalJeweler.com from Sept. 27 to Oct. 3, according to Google Analytics.

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In part two of a two-part diary entry, Jacqueline Stone gives budding designers guidance on photographers, consultants, manufacturers and more. 

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The smartwatch will be available in select stores beginning this week, on Target.com on Oct. 18 and in all the retailer’s stores by Oct. 25.

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In response to retailers’ requests for more advertising, Hearts On Fire is providing jewelers with more than 25 commercials to choose from this holiday season.

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Jewelers of America announced Wednesday that WatchTime Editor-in-Chief Joe Thompson will be the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the upcoming Gem Awards.

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De Beers’ new Forevermark commercials, which include the iconic tagline “A Diamond is Forever,” will begin airing in the U.S. early next month. Watch it here.

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Peter Smith says the answer is no if a store isn’t open enough, doesn’t respond to customers’ emails or voicemails, and doesn’t have merchandise that tells a cohesive story.

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Here are the top five stories published on NationalJeweler.com last week, according to Google Analytics.

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The Florida jeweler is giving its local Humane Society a boost by a sponsoring pet adoptions and sharing a photo of one animal in need of a good home on its Facebook page every week.

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U.S. Antique Shows announced that the March 2016 edition of Lueur will be held at New York’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center at the same time as both the JA New York Spring and MJSA Expo shows.

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Texas retailer Thomas Markle Jewelers took home the title at the diamond brand’s recently concluded Hearts On Fire University event in Las Vegas.

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Praveenshankar Pandya now is chairperson of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council, while Rosy Blue’s Russell Mehta was elected GJEPC vice chairperson.

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Here are the top five stories published on NationalJeweler.com last week, according to Google Analytics.

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Hearts On Fire has promoted Chief Marketing Officer Caryl Capeci to president while Chief Financial Officer Tom Carlo is taking on the additional role of chief operating officer.

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Columnist Jan Brassem tests readers’ knowledge of the current luxury landscape with a nine-question pop quiz.

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The brick-and-mortar location is slated to open this summer at the Washington Square Mall in Portland and will be the e-tailer’s fourth physical location.

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Dominion Diamond Corp. is bringing on industry product and sales trainer Debbie Hiss to provide consulting services on its CanadaMark program. 

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The diamond miner and marketer said the reduction is a reflection of “current trading conditions,” while competitor Alrosa also noted that diamond sales continue to be sluggish.

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Stuart Lee of Signet Jewelers and Dennis Ulrich of the Richline Group will be Jewelers for Children’s guests of honor at its Facets of Hope event in Las Vegas next June.

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Here are the top five stories published on NationalJeweler.com between Oct. 18 and 24, according to Google Analytics.

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The Russian mining company recovered the stone, which weighed 102.85 carats to be exact, from its Jubilee kimberlite pipe. 

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