92NY Selects 2022 Artist In Residence
The Jewelry Center of the 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) has selected German goldsmith Alexander Blank (pictured) as its fourth artist in...
What a Retailer Wants: Nicole Hurdle on JCK Las Vegas 2022
For the past 75 years, Hurdle’s Jewelry in Boulder, Colo., has epitomized the notion of a family jeweler. Family-owned and -operated since 1947,...
Solving New Trends in the New Normal
2020 has seen explosive growth in two disruptive areas: online shopping and lab-grown diamonds.
From electronics to jewelry, the way consumers...
Jewelry Stocks Sink Along With Overall Market
Like the overall stock market, the jewelry industry recently enjoyed a few record-breaking years, which clearly benefited the handful of publicly...
C.D. Peacock Appoints Olivier Stip Chief Development Officer
Chicago-based jeweler C.D. Peacock has enlisted industry veteran Olivier Stip (pictured) as chief development officer, a newly created role within...
Tiffany’s Responsible Sourcing Director Moves To Mejuri
Holly McHugh (pictured), who served as Tiffany & Co.’s director of responsible sourcing for four years, has moved to Mejuri as the jewelry...
Belk CEO Leaves Company After Less Than A Year
Nir Patel (pictured), who became CEO of Belk department store chain in July 2021, has left the company after less than a year on the job.
Current...
J.C. Penney Appoints New Chief Marketing Officer
John Aylward (pictured), the former chief marketing officer for CARE, the anti-poverty nonprofit, is joining J.C. Penney as the department store...
Brilliant Earth Delivers Good Quarter, But Lowered Guidance Spooks Markets
Brilliant Earth Group reported strong results for its first quarter of 2022, but its stock declined steeply after the company announced it was...
Engagement Ring E-Tailer Appears On ‘Shark Tank’
Krish Himmatramka (pictured), founder of Houston-based engagement ring e-tailer Do Amore, scored a $600,000 investment for his company on the March...
AGS Elects Lisa Bridge To Be Its New President
On April 27, at the membership breakfast at its Conclave in Oklahoma City, the American Gem Society elected Lisa Bridge (pictured), CEO of Ben Bridge...