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These were the 5 most-read stories on National Jeweler last week, according to Google Analytics.

Liberty Interactive is acquiring the 62 percent of HSN Inc. that it doesn’t already own.
KBC is looking to recover some $29 million in unpaid loans from diamond company Exelco NV, which was co-founded by a member of the Tolkowsky family.
Movado Group has acquired UK-based JLB Brands, the owner of the Olivia Burton line of watches and fashion jewelry.

At 30 hours long, Prime Day will no longer be just a day, and is moving into three new countries too.
Jeffrey Rackover, a “jeweler to the stars” who operates out of New York’s Diamond District, is facing a civil suit for his alleged connection to a Manhattan murder.

Former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell will represent the brand, which makes glow-in-the-dark watches intended for outdoor use.
Andrey Polyakov is leaving his post as vice president of Alrosa and, subsequently, his role as president of the WDC.

If there are things you’d like lawmakers to do to help your business, then tell the people who were elected to represent you, Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff writes.
Meet the Press tackled the issue Sunday, as did The New York Times with a spotlight on the Western Pennsylvania city of Johnstown.
The perpetrators are mining information from company websites and Facebook in order to appear legitimate when placing fraudulent orders for high-end items, the JSA warns.

The iD100, which is used to identify lab-grown diamonds even when they’re set in jewelry, is available for $3,995--for now.

The online retailer of mostly handcrafted things faces increasing competition from the Handmade section of Amazon.com.

Discover Financial Services CFO R. Mark Graf joins the retailer as longtime board member Dale W. Hilpert retires.

A present from her brother-in-law, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis wore the engraved 18-karat gold Cartier timepiece for decades.

The diamond miner and marketer sold $530 million in rough diamonds in its fifth sales cycle of the year, down 6 percent when compared with the same period last year.

Retailers who utilize the Thinkspace website platform will be able to easily promote JFC to their customers.

It will take place July 24 at the Javits Center at the same time as the JA New York Summer show.

The longtime Tourneau executive joins the online pre-owned marketplace, effective immediately.

Through “Lovemonster,” Amish Shah wants to change the conversation the industry is having with consumers about lab-grown diamonds.

The grant from the Accredited Gemologists Association will help fund his cutting-edge work on origin of color in diamonds.

“Classic Parisienne” hoops and the self-stacking “Double Symphony” were among the pieces the Italian jewelry brand brought to Couture.

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

Fosun Gold has put in an offer for the company that tops the one made by the miner’s biggest investor, Pallinghurst Resources.















