COVID-19 Archives

Should You Apply for Business Interruption Insurance?

Steven Merdinger, an accountant with many clients in the jewelry industry, has told them they should file business interruption claims with their...

How She’s Managing: Jewelry PR Pro Francesca Simons

It's not only retailers, manufacturers, and designers whose lives (and livelihoods) have been upended by the COVID-19 crisis in the jewelry industry....

NYC Jewelry Week’s “Checking In” Series Is What We All Need Now

Last week, the founders of NYC Jewelry Week announced an Instagram series called “Checking In” that invites jewelry pros and enthusiasts to join...

Couture, AGTA GemFair, Antique Jewelry Show Cancel Las Vegas Events

The 2020 editions of the Couture show, the Las Vegas Antique Jewelry & Watch Show, and the American Gem Trade Association’s GemFair Las...

Connecticut Jeweler’s Death Shows Crime Continues During COVID-19

On Saturday, Mark Vuono (pictured), 69, owner of Marco Jewelers in Stamford, Conn., was shot and killed during an armed robbery at his store,...

Jewelry Industry Cancellations, Closings, Reschedulings, Reopenings

Updated April 2, 1 p.m. EDT The spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused the cancellation, rescheduling, and temporary closures of many...

What You Need to Know About the Paycheck Protection Program

As part of the $2 trillion CARES Act that was signed into law Friday, the Small Business Administration (SBA) is backing $350 billion in emergency...

COVID-19 Layoffs Begin as Retailers Strive to Ride Out the Pandemic

"This is the most difficult moment this business, built with such care and love, has ever faced," Rony Vardi, cofounder of Catbird wrote on the...

The GIA Website Has an Education Section for Kids (and Their Jewelry-Pro Parents)

There are a lot of helpful resources being thrown at parents of school-age children in this time of pandemic weirdness. I know for a fact that there...