Swarovski Names New GM for North America Kolja Kiofsky (pictured) has been named Swarovski’s general manager for North America. Kiofsky will be based in New York City. His priorities...
JVC, JSA Hand Out Annual Awards At Luncheons Last weekend, the Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC) and Jewelers’ Security Alliance (JSA) handed out honors to industry members who fulfill the...
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...
Longtime Borsheims Employee Jennifer Johnson Retires After 36 Years After 36 years, Jennifer Johnson, vice president of human resources and retail operations for Borsheims, is retiring from the Omaha, Neb.–based...
Signet’s Comps Fall Amid “Challenging” Environment Signet’s comp sales fell 9.1% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 (ended Jan. 23)—as America’s largest jewelry retailer coped with a jittery...
Brilliant Earth Sales See Small Fourth-Quarter Drop Brilliant Earth saw a slight drop in sales for the fourth quarter of 2022 (ended Dec. 31), as a record number of orders was undercut by a drop in...
How I Got Here: Camille Zarsky On How Jewelry Has Become Her Bag It could be argued that Camille Zarsky hit the parental lottery: Her dad was a builder with an interest in antique jewelry and her mom was a curator...
The 5 Love Languages of Lab-Grown Diamonds As the LGD category transitions from newfangled outlier to popular (and necessary) alternative, the value proposition has evolved—as have the...
Tapper’s Jewelry Fulfills Family Dream with New Standalone Store With the opening of its new Metro Detroit standalone store, Tapper’s Jewelry has become Michigan’s largest jewelry store, fulfilling its pledge...
9 Pairs of Lab-Grown Diamond Hoop Earrings for All the Sparkle Hoop earrings are a staple, both in jewelry boxes and in jewelry stores. From huggie to huge, glistening with gems or detailed metalwork, a...
Longtime Jewelers Bensons, Hutchinson, and Manoli’s Close Their Doors Three venerable jewelry stores—Bensons Jewelers, Manoli’s Jewelers, and Hutchinson Jewelers—are the latest round of industry long timers to...