Federal judge Jed S. Rakoff ruled that an arbitrator overstepped her bounds in including women who did not opt into the class.
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The body in charge of promoting the jewelry and gemstone industry in India has a new chairman and vice chairman.

While there were a few beautiful pairs set with white diamonds, our favorites came in color.
A 32-year-old man was shot and killed during an attempted robbery at his family’s jewelry and pawn shop in Highland, California.

It’s the largest gem-quality colored diamond recovered from the mine to date.

Our editor-in-chief takes a (very short) road trip to the Brooklyn Museum to meet with jewelry designer Marla Aaron and see her much-talked-about vending machine.

“Bridal” and “Diamonds and Gemstones” are both designed to help jewelers service customers who are getting engaged.

The high court has agreed to take up a petition to reconsider Quill, the 1992 ruling that governs how internet sales tax is collected today.
Yvonne Lynam comes to the jewelry brand from Louis Vuitton and also has worked at Asprey and Van Cleef & Arpels.

Shmuel Schnitzer is leaving the organization after a little less than two years.
Scott Burger served in the role for almost six years and had been with the jewelry brand for 10.
Alex and Ani went to Jared, and it didn’t go so well.

Kay and Jared stores turned in the worst performance, as the retailer continues to grapple with credit issues.

Rapaport said it’s the first step in a $5 million development project for the company.
She bought the Charlottesville, Virginia jewelry store in 1975 and ran it alongside her daughters.
She’ll retire next month and be replaced by Ralph Lauren executive Geoffroy van Raemdonck.

She ran one of America’s oldest jewelry stores for 70 years.

Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff says innovation will rule while tired practices and retailers will fall by the wayside.
The increases range from 35 cents to $1 per hour and are the result of legislation, ballot measures or adjusting for inflation.

These might have not been among the most-read articles of the year, but Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff thinks they are important nonetheless.

Reading these will be more fun than whatever you have planned for New Year’s Eve.

Our editor-in-chief recaps the recent Kimberley Process meeting and looks at where the process goes from here.
The three-day event, slated for Feb. 5 to 7, includes three free nights in a hotel for registered buyers.

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

Alrosa said the yellow-tinted stone was recovered from the Jubilee pipe.













