Katherine Bodoh is leaving Jewelers Mutual to join the American Gem Society, where she’ll be second in command behind Ruth Batson.

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Rapaport Group said optimism in the U.S. market ahead of the holiday season lifted prices.

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Clients can now submit round D to Z melee-size diamonds for analysis and color sorting to the Gemological Institute of America.

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Partnership Africa Canada alleges in a new report that conflict diamonds from the Central African Republic are reaching international markets via Cameroon.

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Sally Morrison has been named managing director of jewelry for the World Gold Council and now will be responsible for the organization’s jewelry operations worldwide. 

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Patrick Dorsey, who has been the general counsel and secretary at Tiffany & Co. for the past 29 years, is retiring. His last day will be May 22. 

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Signet Jewelers Ltd. has promoted Denise Shaffer to the newly created role of treasurer, the company announced Tuesday. 

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The owners of Long Island’s Mayfair Jewelers are leasing a 3,000-square-foot space near their store for private appointments and extra-special events. Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff reports.

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From gems to sales, here’s a collection of books you can gift to your boss, staff or jewelry industry friends, specially curated for you by National Jeweler.

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It is the company’s first non-cruise-related store in the contiguous United States.

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Year-to-date, nearly 900 retailers in the U.S. and Canada have closed up shop, along with 178 wholesalers and 104 manufacturers.

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The steep drop in demand for Swiss watches is forcing the owner of brands like Officine Panerai and Vacheron Constantin to cut staff.

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But the jeweler’s overall outlook remains cautious and it acknowledged that post-election activity around Trump Tower is impacting foot traffic at its flagship store.

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Randy Abalkhad, the former owner of Romano’s Jewelers stores, pleaded guilty to charges of identity theft and fraud.

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L.J. West Diamonds is partnering with the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County on an exhibition of natural colored diamonds called “Diamonds: Rare Brilliance.”

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Last year, JCK’s Industry Fund awarded more than $293,000 to groups that better the jewelry industry.

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The organization will hold a series of education sessions during the upcoming American Gem Trade Association GemFair.

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The Kimberley Process chair touted the passage of two “historic” agreements but others are saying that’s actually not what happened at the meeting.

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Both diamond miners continue to characterize diamond sales as being positive.

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Custom jewelry is a category that’s growing, the majority of jewelers who took our latest survey said.

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The luxury jewelry retailer will close the doors on its only Oregon store following a liquidation sale that starts Thursday.  

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Whether it’s coming from the internet, the big-box store down the street or other luxury categories, competition is jewelers’ biggest challenge right now.

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The charity organization has a total of 14 new directors, all of whom assumed their roles on Oct. 1.

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Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff shares what she learned at the recent forum on lab-grown diamonds held in New York.

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National Jeweler’s most-read stories last week included an article on the company that placed the winning bid for the 2.83-carat “Argyle Violet” diamond.

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