Chinese retailer and manufacturer Chow Tai Fook is taking part in the Tracr pilot.
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Some of them are from National Jeweler, and some of them are not.
While overall jewelry crime continued to trend downward in 2014, there was a spike in the number of smash-and-grab robberies due primarily to two large gangs.
Lab-grown diamonds, engagement ring trends and a financial scandal that rocked the industry were among the most-clicked-upon by our readers.
Anglo American expects to mine more diamonds, as well as more copper and platinum.
The retailers dish on Yelp vs. Google, approaching customers and what to do when a customer gives you a bad review.
Patrick Evans was appointed to run the Canadian mining company after its acquisition a year ago.
National Jeweler’s editors have spent the past couple weeks visiting pop-ups and secret-shopping online. Now, we’re checking out a new brick-and-mortar concept store.
Catch up on last week’s news, starting with these five stories.
Manookian is the Tennessee attorney who was at the center of the diamond overgrading cases that roiled the industry a few years ago.
In reporting its third quarter results Thursday, the retailer said it is going to have to increase promotions to compete.
The company reported net sales were up 10 percent in the third quarter.
Alexandra Wheeler is the e-tailer’s new chief marketing officer.
Say these things instead, suggests National Jeweler guest columnist Sherry Smith.
The proverbial black box—a device that’s small, cheap and does everything—remains elusive, but there are options for jewelers that are scalable and affordable.
They include sticking to advertised opening and closing times and being wary when large groups enter the store.
At a pop-up shop in New York, De Beers is giving the public the chance to see its lab-grown line in person for the first time.
It’s at the Museum of Fine Arts and features pieces made in the city between 1900 and 1929.
The online shopping sites for all of its brands will be handled in-house by the first half of 2020.
It’s scheduled to take place right before the JA New York and MJSA jewelry trade shows.
Same-store sales rose 4 percent but losses increased for the retailer, which is sinking money into a five-year turnaround plan.
They totaled $440 million, compared with $466 million in the same period last year.
The most valuable diamond sold at this year’s tender, a 2.28-carat fancy purplish-red, toppled a record set just last year.
“Love Train” and “Now That We Found Love” are a couple of this group’s greatest hits.
There were a lot of big, beautiful jewels to love last week.