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Carlos Torres, of Romano’s Jewelers, was charged in a scheme to defraud Marines by obtaining their personal information and then adding unauthorized charges to their store credit accounts.
The DPA, which works to boost mined diamond demand worldwide, has hired marketing expert Deborah Marquardt as its chief marketing officer.

The Seattle retailer got into the business in the late 1950s and opened his own store, Alvin Goldfarb Jeweler, in 1980.

The online jeweler recently opened its fourth “webroom,” in Portland, Ore., and said its fifth will be in Seattle.
The employment report released late last week by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the economy added 151,000 jobs in August, following gains in both June and July.
The jewelry manufacturer and distributor has hired Natalie Engravido as director of brand management for Triton.

The online education sessions will include presentations on having a successful holiday season and social media, plus an update on the upcoming election.

The Gemological Institute of America’s Carlsbad campus will open its doors to the public on Friday, Oct. 7.
In the wake of the crimes, the Jewelers’ Security Alliance is reminding jewelers to put merchandise in the safe at night whenever possible.
The educational outreach program will host an open house for potential students at the Portland Jewelry Academy.
Miya Owens joins the organization after working at Morgan Stanley and as a litigator at New York law firm Jacobs & Burleigh.

Jewelers of Louisiana created the fund for jewelers and their employees in the hard-hit state, and Stuller employees are in need of help too.

It’s called Jewellery Box and will take place in the same venue as the Las Vegas Antique Jewelry & Watch Show.

Here are the top five stories published on NationalJeweler.com for the week of Aug. 21 to 27, according to Google Analytics.

The Paramus, N.J.-based watch company’s net sales totaled $128.1 million, compared with $145.6 million in the same period last year.
The tours, which bring Stuller professionals to independent jewelers, will make stops in Minnesota, Washington and Louisiana in September and October.
A 51.75-carat fancy vivid yellow diamond flanked by two 6.15-carat triangle-shaped diamonds set in a platinum ring is expected to sell for as much as $3.5 million at Sotheby’s Dec. 11 auction.

Comps fell 2 percent, due mainly to sales weakness in states where the economy is dependent on the energy industry, the company’s CEO said.
The Australian jeweler is opening its first stores in New York and said it has secured a spot for another store in New Jersey.

For nearly 30 percent of jewelers who took National Jeweler’s latest poll, it’s the store owner who’s getting social.
Sterling Jewelers is converting some of the Ultra Diamond outlets it purchased in 2012 into Jared Vault stores, a chain of outlet stores that sell overstock from Jared the Galleria of Jewelry.
The retailer will open four Macy’s Backstage stores this fall in the New York City area that will sell marked-down merchandise, including jewelry.
After nearly a decade at the helm of the off-price leader, Carol Meyrowitz will vacate her post as chairman and CEO in January.
Hudson’s Bay Company will open the first Find @ Lord & Taylor off-price concept store in Paramus, N.J. next month and plans to open six more stores in the Northeast next year.