TechnologyDec 17, 2015
Amazon Increasingly Used for Search, Survey SaysA vast majority of U.S. shoppers will visit Amazon.com this holiday season but it’s not just to order those few perfect gifts, a new survey shows.
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CrimeDec 17, 2015
3 Tips for Avoiding Shipping ScamsMembers of the jewelry industry need to be on alert for individuals posing as principals of established companies in order to con others out of cash or merchandise, particularly during the most wonderful time of the year.
SourcingDec 16, 2015
Pioneer Gems’ Sancheti Elected IDCA PresidentHe will lead the Indian Diamond and Colorstone Association in 2016, alongside Vice President Rakesh Barmecha of Niru NY Ltd.
Events & AwardsDec 16, 2015
JCK Revamping Design Center for 2016A non-linear floor plan with a “community feel” and a tiered model for exhibitors are two elements that will be new to the Design Center at JCK Las Vegas next year.
OtherDec 14, 2015
JSA to Honor Sexton, Liscinsky at LuncheonDuring its annual event in January, the Jewelers Security Alliance will give awards to Jewelers Mutual’s David Sexton and Senior Special Agent James Liscinsky of the ATF.
EditorsDec 10, 2015
A Fresh Concept, UnleashedDesigner Kara Ross has launched Diamonds Unleashed, a new company that aims to change the conversation around who buys diamonds for whom, and why, while emphasizing women’s empowerment.
TechnologyDec 09, 2015
Dilamani Website Rolls Out with New FeaturesAccessing the brand’s inventory without a login and the ability to make trade show appointments online are among the tools the new website offers.
SourcingDec 08, 2015
After 6-Month Slump, 1-Carat Diamond Prices RisePrices for 1-carat stones rose for the first time in six months during November, buoyed by supply shortages in select categories and holiday demand.
TechnologyDec 02, 2015
ComScore: Online Spending Up Across the BoardThis year’s Cyber Monday sales surpassed $3 billion, making it the heaving online spending day in history and helping to boost numbers for the holiday shopping season to date.
OtherNov 19, 2015
JA certifies 133 jewelers in 2015Jewelers of America announced Thursday that it has certified 133 professionals in the sales, management and bench professional areas this year, more than double the amount it certified last year.
MajorsNov 19, 2015
Richemont creates post for celebrity placementsThe company’s new “director of entertainment,” Mike Tschida, will advise Richemont’s brands on how to get their products on TV, in the movies and on the red carpet.
EditorsNov 19, 2015
Demographic drop-offEditor-in-Chief Michelle Graff looks at the reasons why people are getting out of, and not getting into, the jewelry industry.
SourcingNov 12, 2015
Anglo American shuffles management teamDe Beers parent company announced a number of management changes this week that are designed to aid in the company’s marketing and turnaround strategy, changes that bring a De Beers executive into a top position.
MajorsNov 11, 2015
Costco denied appeal in Tiffany trademark caseA federal appeals court shot down Costco’s request for a mid-case appeal of the September ruling that it infringed on the Tiffany & Co. trademark by selling rings labeled as Tiffany that were not, in fact, made by Tiffany.
TechnologyNov 11, 2015
Webinar: Using social media to increase holiday salesNational Jeweler is teaming up with Likeable Local next week to present a webinar titled “5 Ways to Use Social Media to Increase Holiday Sales” next week.
SourcingNov 10, 2015
DEF’s Vegas event to include Good AwardsThe Diamond Empowerment Fund is reformatting its Las Vegas gala to encompass the Good Awards, which previously were presented at a separate event in New York.
OtherNov 09, 2015
Open house aims to recruit future jewelersMJSA is teaming up with a Boston-based trade school to offer a two-day event that will promote the Be a Jeweler initiative.
OtherNov 09, 2015
NCDIA Executive Director Gino Di Geso steps downAfter nearly a decade with the association, Di Geso will transition out of his role as executive director of the Natural Color Diamond Association at the end of the month.
FinancialsNov 08, 2015
Jewelry now a third of Richemont’s salesThe category continues to increase in importance for the luxury goods conglomerate, which saw sales at Cartier, Van Cleef and Giampiero Bodino grow 18 percent in the first half of the year.
MajorsNov 05, 2015
Cartier CEO Quercize steps downStanislas de Quercize has resigned as head of the Richemont-owned brand for “personal reasons,” the company said Friday.
SourcingNov 04, 2015
RapNet: 1-ct. diamond prices down 1 percentThe RapNet Diamond Index for October shows continued softness in polished diamond prices, with trading improved but sales still below last year’s levels.
EditorsNov 04, 2015
Where diamond advertising needs to goShinola has become a popular brand by emphasizing a made-in-the-USA, aiding-Detroit ethos. Diamond advertisements should go the same direction, Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff writes.
OtherNov 03, 2015
Longtime watch executive Mort Gershman diesMortimer “Mort” Gershman, whose career in the watch and jewelry industry spanned more than 40 years, died Monday at the age of 89.
MajorsOct 27, 2015
Sterling petitions for full review in EEOC caseSterling Jewelers Inc. is asking a federal appeals court for an en banc review of the decision that revived the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s gender discrimination lawsuit against it.
GradingOct 26, 2015
GIA issues update on invalidated reports caseTwo former employees of Tata Consultancy Services are in custody and the GIA has made public the client accounts connected to the 1,042 diamonds whose grading reports were altered.
