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Sixteen men and three women will stand trial in connection with the huge diamond heist pulled off on the runway of the Brussels Airport back in 2013.
A survey from MasterCard shows that a last-minute surge in spending by consumers helped retail sales finish 8 percent up over last year.
Our Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff shares the three stories she thinks had the greatest impact on the jewelry industry in 2015.
The Securities and Exchange Commission said it is now “necessary and appropriate” to institute a public administrative proceeding against Lazare Kaplan that could result in the revocation of the company’s registration.

National Jeweler recaps five stories from the week of Dec. 21 to 26 that jewelers might have missed in the midst of the holiday rush.

The New York Times just ran a short feature on the 9-pound, 10-ounce garnet discovered in a New York City sewer and given a very polite, if somewhat misleading, moniker.
The gemstone miner’s recent Singapore auction of higher- and medium-quality rough rubies from its Montepuez mine achieved an average per-carat price of $317.92.

A number of women and children in need will be having a brighter holiday season this year thanks to donations from staff and students at the Gemological Institute of America’s headquarters.
The Albuquerque-based jewelry supply company recently was named one of the best large companies to work at in New Mexico by a local publication.

What did National Jeweler’s readers click on the most this year? It turns out they found stories about the past and the future equally enthralling.
Patrick McClymont will be stepping down from the role next week following activist investors’ calls for changes in senior management.
The opening of the center marks a major milestone in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign to promote India as a major global diamond trading hub.
MJSA’s “Be a Jeweler” initiative, launched earlier this year, has new web and social media sites to help attract people to a career in jewelry.

Columnist Jan Brassem pens another pop quiz, this one testing readers’ knowledge of the times, which he acknowledges are a-changin’.
Bill Longnecker of Longnecker Jewelry in McCook, Neb. came up with a clever, albeit creepy, way to remind customers that Christmas is coming soon.
As part of the trillion-dollar spending bill passed Friday, Congress made permanent legislation that allows retailers to write off store improvements over a 15-year period.
Blue Nile took a swipe a brick-and-mortar retailers with one of the advertisements it’s circulating online this fall. But Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff doesn’t think they should be offended.
A 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.
Members 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.
He will lead the Indian Diamond and Colorstone Association in 2016, alongside Vice President Rakesh Barmecha of Niru NY Ltd.
A 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.
During 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.
Designer 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.
Accessing the brand’s inventory without a login and the ability to make trade show appointments online are among the tools the new website offers.















