Summertime brings more than spring showers. The season’s lightning strikes and sometimes-downed power lines can lead to surges. Jeweler Mutual’s David Sexton shares 5 tips for ensuring a power surge doesn’t knock out your store.
The Rolex given to former President Dwight D. Eisenhower for his achievements as a general during World War II, including the planning of D-Day, is expected to garner as much as $1 million at auction.
Omega just produced a new television commercial for national distribution starring Irish golfer and brand ambassador Rory McIlroy with music by another act from Ireland, alternative rock bank The Script.
The International Gemological Institute showcased its latest services and offerings, including a new mobile application and the opening of a Jaipur location, at the India International Jewellery Show in Mumbai last week.
Sales and production increased in the first half of the year for De Beers and the company expects global demand for diamond jewelry to increase 4 to 5 percent this year, driven by the United States and China.
Same-store sales of watches and jewelry rose slightly in the first half for LVMH, with the company noting that the retailers that carry its brands remain cautious when purchasing.
Steven Singer Jewelers is providing its customers the chance to see a rare diamond up close and in person, displaying a rare 10-carat radiant-cut diamond for viewing at its store Sunday.
In this new monthly feature, National Jeweler editors delve into the when, where and why of antique jewelry. July’s focus is on Mizpah pieces, which first became popular in the Victorian era.
Govind Dholakia, founder and chairman of Shree Ramkrishna Exports, has won the 2014 lifetime achievement award presented by Retail Jeweller India for his contributions to the diamond industry over the last 50 years.
JA New York organizers have moved the 2015 winter show from March to January in order to avoid overlap with other industry trade shows.
After a harsh winter that hampered retail sales, the National Retail Federation has revised its retail sales forecast downward for the full year 2014, though it does expect sales to pick up in the second half of the year.
It was fitting that Monday’s story about the retirement of Tiffany & Co. CEO Mike Kowalski ran directly ahead of my latest piece about the Pebble Mine in Alaska, the proposed open-pit copper and gold mine that would sit at the headwaters of the pristine eco-system that surrounds beautiful Bristol Bay.
Eight students currently studying jewelry and metalsmithing at various colleges across the country and abroad have been awarded scholarships from the Women’s Jewelry Association.
Though operating profit and net income declined for the Swatch Group in the first half of the year, net sales increased.
National Jeweler is guest hosting an upcoming episode of the jeweler-targeted podcast “Inside the Jewelry Trade” and will be recording segments from retailers, manufacturers and suppliers at the upcoming JA New York Summer show. Find out how to get involved.
KGK Jewellery Manufacturing now exclusively will handle the wholesale business of Judith Ripka, including manufacturing, sourcing, sales and distribution of the brand’s fine, diamond and bridal jewelry.
A federal judge has ruled that a case of “bungled bangle banditry,” in which jewelry brand Alex and Ani is suing BJ’s Wholesale Club and a group of distributors, can move forward.
More than 100 vendors are set to exhibit at the upcoming New York Antique Jewelry & Watch show, which is scheduled to take place Friday through Monday at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan.
Columnist Ellen Fruchtman shares five facts about Millennial consumers so retailers understand how, when and where to reach them for bridal sales.
Although the lineup still is coming together, organizers of the Portland Jewelry Symposium have revealed the speakers and topics for their seventh annual custom jewelry-focused event, scheduled for Oct. 5 and 6.
Alrosa reported a 13 percent increase in revenue from rough diamond sales in the first half of the year in a “positive” market where it said rough prices rose about 6 percent.
Production for diamond miner De Beers increased both year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter in the period ended June 30, parent company Anglo American reported.
The EPA said that constructing a copper and gold mine at the headwaters of Bristol Bay would produce enough waste to fill at least 880 football stadiums and have “unacceptable” adverse impacts on the ecosystem.
Tiffany & Co. announced Monday that longtime leader Michael Kowalski, who joined the company 31 years ago and has been CEO since 1999, will retire in March 2015.
Synthetic diamond disclosure, website traffic and trend forecasting are among the topics that will be covered at JA New York Summer Show’s Educational Conference, which will take place Sunday, July 27 and Monday, July 28.
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