Remembered for being witty and energetic, Morel was one of the founders of RJO and a vice president of Retail Jewelers of America.
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Bonhams will offer the Harry Winston piece totaling 66 carats at its Dec. 4 sale in New York.

And six more points from The Knot’s 2017 Jewelry & Engagement Study.

The 2018 edition of the show will have between 600-700 exhibitors, down from 1,300 this year.

Ariel Ellis joins the marketing company from car dealership chain Taylor Automotive Family.
‘Tis the season for distraction thefts and mental mistakes by tired employees and owners.

The two companies say their alliance will provide a more seamless experience for jewelers and customers.

These were the most popular stories on National Jeweler last week, according to Google Analytics.

National Jeweler tags along on a tour of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, one of the recipients of the money raised by Jewelers for Children.

The retailer just debuted the redesigned fourth floor of its flagship store, which now includes an all-day café.

In the third quarter, Pandora’s U.S. sales declined 2 percent in Danish krone and they are down 3 percent so far this year.
Police in Phoenix are searching for the man they believe shot and killed the 56-year-old employee of a gold buying store.

Yoram Dvash will serve another three years as head of the Israel Diamond Exchange.

Lisa Bridge is now the company’s president and chief operating officer.

The private jeweler has joined the Diamond Council of America as director of the Jewelry Career Readiness Initiative.

Jewelers of America is one of 10 retail trade associations urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider its 25-year-old ruling on sales tax collection.

Altr is rolling out a new brand campaign encouraging women to “shine brighter,” in its man-made diamonds, of course.

The department store is underlining the importance of brick-and-mortar with its new fine jewelry and watch offerings.

The Victor open-pit diamond mine will cease operations in early 2019, leaving only Gahcho Kué.

Bryan Morgan was Signet Jewelers’ COO but resigned back in June for unspecified “violations of company policy.”
The conference will take place in Houston, and the buying group will donate money to the food bank there.
In the U.S., 146 jewelers ceased operations in the third quarter, down from 313 in the same period last year.

Surprise, surprise: It’s all about the cable, the material that made the sculptor-cum-jewelry designer famous.

The bank’s desire to exit reportedly comes in the aftermath of the gold smuggling scandal surrounding one of the refineries to which it lent money, Elemetal.

In the first nine months of 2017, production has totaled 29.5 million carats of rough diamonds, compared with 27.9 million in the same period last year.