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May 24, 2013
By Daniel Ford, Web Editor
On May 24, JCK Events announced it had taken over the B2B G.L.D.A. Tucson Show with plans to transform it into a fine jewelry–centered event.The new JCK Tucson show will be held at the JW Marriott...
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May 24, 2013
By Rob Bates, Senior Editor
Arrests have been made in the April home invasion and robbery of a Connecticut jeweler that horrified the industry.
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May 24, 2013
By Stephanie Schaefer, Editorial Assistant
What the modern-day woman is looking for in a ring may surprise you. Men and women have adopted views on engagement rings that would confound previous generations of couples if the latest DDB...
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May 24, 2013
By Rob Bates, Senior Editor
Rio Tinto Diamonds has become the latest producer to embrace the auction model, launching a new sales method for some of the production from Canada’s Diavik mine.The new “proprietary sales mechanism...
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May 24, 2013
By Stephanie Schaefer, Editorial Assistant
Stuller Inc. has named Maren Rosen its executive director of jewelry and bridal. Rosen, who has spent the past two years at Stuller’s bridal division, previously worked as a global merchandiser at...
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May 24, 2013
By Jennifer Heebner, Senior Editor
The Diamond Empowerment Fund has come up with a new way to raise money for education initiatives in African diamond-producing nations: selling jewelry.
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May 23, 2013
By Rob Bates, Senior Editor
Signet Jewelers released what its CEO called “outstanding” financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2014, with same-store sales rising an impressive 6.4 percent.The results were led by huge...
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May 23, 2013
By Rob Bates, Senior Editor
Investment bank KKR has hatched a plan that would merge two of America’s most prominent upscale department stores—Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue—according to Bloomberg and The Wall Street...
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May 23, 2013
By Stephanie Schaefer, Editorial Assistant
Nagi Osta, owner of Nagi Jewelers in Stamford, Conn., has become a local star by raising the most money for Curtain Call’s sixth annual Dancing with the Stars fundraiser.The event, held at the Palace...
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May 23, 2013
By Stephanie Schaefer, Editorial Assistant
Ahh, to be rich, famous, and decorated in diamonds.Even if you aren’t planning on spending this Memorial Day weekend lounging on a yacht, dressed (and accessorized) to the nines, you can still live...