SurveysDec 15, 2017
NRF Says Nov. Retail Sales Up 6% Year-Over-YearIt’s an “impressive” start to the holiday season.
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MajorsDec 15, 2017
Jennifer Heebner Named Executive Director of CPAAThe longtime industry journalist will become the organization’s part-time executive director on Jan. 1.
EditorsDec 14, 2017
And the Survey Says … What a recent study tells us about optimism in the industry, where people are buying jewelry and how much of it they are buying for themselves.
SourcingDec 14, 2017
Exelco Case Should Be Heard in Belgium, Judge RulesThe ruling is a victory for lender KBC Group NV, which has argued all along that the case doesn’t belong in the U.S.
MajorsDec 14, 2017
Riva Launches 3-D Printing for the Industry The company can print a piece in a timeframe ranging from same-day to three weeks.
MajorsDec 13, 2017
Swarovski Sued for Copyright Infringement in USGalatea claims the crystal company copied its “Two in One Heart” design.
SourcingDec 13, 2017
Exelco Int’l Follows N. America Subsidiary into Chapter 11The diamond company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week in Delaware.
SourcingDec 13, 2017
Year-Over-Year Sales Up Slightly for De BeersThe diamond miner and marketer sold $450 million in rough in its final sales cycle of the year, compared with $422 million in the same period last year.
MajorsDec 12, 2017
Charming Charlie Goes Chapter 11The Houston-headquartered chain of costume jewelry stores filed bankruptcy Monday.
MajorsDec 11, 2017
Revere Academy to CloseThe last day of classes for the San Francisco jewelry-making school will be this Friday.
AuctionsDec 11, 2017
Joe DiMaggio’s Patek Philippe Sells for $281K The baseball legend owned the Ref. 130 for more than 50 years.
EditorsDec 08, 2017
The Woman Working to Profile 100 Female Jewelry DesignersLinda Kozloff-Turner also aims to do a museum exhibition to accompany her book.
CrimeDec 07, 2017
Smash-and-Grabs Spread to the Northwest Jewelry stores in both Oregon and Washington have been targeted.
SourcingDec 07, 2017
Ahead of KP Plenary, the WDC Calls for Productive DialogueKimberley Process participants need to start talking about broadening the scope of the process, the World Diamond Council’s acting president said.
SourcingDec 06, 2017
2 Top Executives Fired Following Fatal Mine AccidentThe accident happened at Alrosa’s Mir mine in August and killed eight workers.
MajorsDec 05, 2017
Signet In-Store Credit Practices Being Investigated Both the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the New York state attorney general are looking into them.
SourcingDec 05, 2017
KBC Moves to Block Exelco Sale to SimplexDiamIt’s the latest twist in a bankruptcy case the presiding judge has described as “a mess.”
SourcingDec 04, 2017
Alrosa’s Biggest ‘Dynasty’ Diamond Fails to SellBut the other four diamonds in the collection found buyers.
SurveysDec 04, 2017
What You Might Have MissedThese were the five most-read stories on National Jeweler last week, according to Google Analytics.
EditorsNov 30, 2017
3 Holiday Commercials That Get It RightEditor-in-Chief Michelle Graff looks at how the new “Real is Rare” ads stack up against spots from Apple, the New York Lottery and Kay Jewelers.
SourcingNov 29, 2017
De Beers Looking for Buyer for VoorspoedIt’s an open-pit mine in South Africa known for producing large white and fancy color diamonds.
SourcingNov 28, 2017
Gem Recovers 202-Carat Type IIa DiamondIt’s the seventh piece of rough that’s 100 carats or larger found by the mining company this year.
MajorsNov 27, 2017
Birks Reports 10% Drop in Same-Store SalesThe retail chain blamed it on weak retail sales in Canada and renovations to two flagship stores.
IndependentsNov 27, 2017
Jewelry Industry Veteran Albert Solomon Dies at 86 He opened his first store in the 1950s and thereafter dedicated his entire life to jewelry.
CrimeNov 22, 2017
Man Found Guilty of Ordering 2004 Murder of Diamond Dealer Federal authorities say Hector Rivera paid two men $30,000 to kill diamond dealer Eduard Nektalov.
