The deal includes the Silpada brand name, designs, and all the company’s sterling silver and fashion jewelry inventory.
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California retailer Robbins Brothers is using the hashtag #MakeLoveNotCoffee on Facebook and Instagram to engage the public in conversation about Starbucks’ new jewelry rules for baristas.

The Gemological Institute of America discussed two large lab-grown diamonds recently examined in Hong Kong and a number of industry events came to a close.

The $25 bauble is one of two items in the “Optimist and Pessimist” gift set in Neiman Marcus’ 2016 Christmas Book, paired with a mattress with a built-in vault.

Many will hire about the same amount as last year, but will relegate more holiday employees to e-commerce-related positions.

The Olympian and record-setting world champion will speak at the general session breakfast on Friday, April 7.

Robin Aagaard, the son of the brand’s founders, will now head the market and has relocated to its N.A. headquarters in Princeton, N.J.

The partnership, which brings 40 pieces from the “Princess Flower” collection to Ritani, also includes the opportunity for an “in-store preview.”

Tara Hutchinson, founder of Tara Hutch Fine Jewelry and an Iraq veteran, is trying to raise $12,000 on a crowdfunding site to produce a 10-piece line.

Senior Editor Brecken Branstrator takes the 10 hot hues of autumn, as predicted by Pantone, and coordinates them with a variety of colored gemstones.

The jewelry manufacturer plans to relocate from Bergenfield, N.J. to a much larger facility in Northvale early next year.

The “Sky Blue Diamond,” a fancy vivid blue, will headline Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels sale Nov. 16 in Geneva.
The announcement came right as U.S. industry leaders traveled to the country to discuss bilateral trade between it and the United States.

One El Paso store is holding an event that will include the exhibition and sale of reproduction jewelry from the collection of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

A jadeite bangle predicted to go for up to $9 million didn’t sell at the Oct. 4 auction, just two weeks after a headlining piece in New York also failed to meet its reserve price.

The sale, which offered emerald and amethyst from Zambia, indicated a softening in demand for lower-quality gemstones in some markets.
The freelancer, who worked for a number of jewelers in Manhattan, was one of two men found dead after their boat capsized in the Long Island Sound this week.

Kim Kardashian made headlines this week, which usually isn’t news, except this time it’s because she was robbed of more than $10 million in jewels in Paris.

The team at J.R. Dunn Jewelers has taken a number of precautions to secure the store before the storm makes landfall, learning from its past experiences.
A robbery suspect was shot and killed at Jeff’s Jewelry store in Conroe, Texas, while police continue to search for three others wanted in the case.

It follows the process of the former Vogue creative director as she worked to pull together the company’s first celebrity ad campaign.

Senior Editor Brecken Branstrator highlights the two stones that step into the spotlight this month: tourmaline and opal.
The man who headed the North American market for the high-end jeweler is said to be in talks to acquire the Marina B. brand.

This year, Jewelers for Children has set aside $50,000 for independent jewelers to donate to the local organizations of their choosing.
A wholesale jeweler with access to a supplier’s vault admitted to stealing precious metals and replacing them with scrap metals.