Net-a-Porter’s Net Sustain Debuts With Exclusive Wwake Pearl Collection
Luxury fashion retailer Net-a-Porter debuted an online platform this week, Net Sustain, that corrals fashion, jewelry, and accessories from...
What to Consider if You’re Contemplating a Proprietary App
I recently interviewed Rick Dunetz, a tech entrepreneur in the nonprofit space (and founder of the Side-Out Foundation), about how small business...
Interview With Watches of Switzerland CEO Brian Duffy
When a company goes from zero U.S. stores to nearly two dozen in less than two years, that’s something to pay attention to. And that’s what...
Ylang 23 Will Host a Shop-in-Shop at Hamptons Shop Joey Wölffer This Summer
Leading independent jewelry retailer Ylang 23—which operates stores in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, and does brisk business online—plans to open...
Day’s Jewelers Wins Family Business Award
On June 3, Day’s Jewelers, the eight-store jewelry chain based in Waterville, Maine, received the 2019 Renys Large Business Award from the...
Saks Owner Hudson’s Bay Co. Gets Bid to Go Private
A group of shareholders has submitted a CAD 1.74 billion (approximately $1.32 billion) bid to take Hudson's Bay Co. (HBC), the owner of Saks Fifth...
Erica Weiner Jewelry Closes Manhattan Store, Goes Appointment Only in Brooklyn
Erica Weiner jewelry is closing its shop in the Nolita neighborhood of Manhattan, and beginning July 1 will go appointment only at its Brooklyn...
Signet’s Comps Decline at All Stores (Except Piercing Pagoda)
Signet Jewelers registered lower comps but higher-than-expected profits in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 (ended May 4).
Except for Piercing...
U.K. Jeweler Monica Vinader Opens a Store on Madison Avenue
U.K.-based jewelry brand Monica Vinader has opened a boutique on Madison Avenue—its second ever in the U.S.—as part of a strategy designed to...
JCK’s 150th: Hamilton Jewelers President Hank B. Siegel on Growing Up With JCK
JCK magazine is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year! To commemorate that milestone, we’re talking to 150 veteran jewelry professionals...