Looking Back on Jewelry Retail in 2025, and Ahead for 2026

Inflation, tariffs, and gold-price spikes reshape entry-level price points—while lab-grown diamonds and natural-stone nostalgia pull the industry...

Signet’s Sales Rise Despite Tariffs (Up), Traffic (Down), and Gold (Way Up)

Signet’s third-quarter comps rose 3% over last year, with comps at its three “core banners”—Kay, Zales, and Jared—up 6%. (more…)

Helzberg Introduces “Luxury Experience” at Two Stores

Helzberg has premiered a store format designed to offer an “elevated luxury experience” that's different from other mall jewelers. (more…)

No Joke! Chloe Fineman Tells Holiday Shoppers to Gift Zales Jewelry and “Not Another Candle”

Saturday Night Live cast member Chloe Fineman is taking aim at the panic-inducing part of holiday gifting with a fresh, funny advertising campaign...

How Robbins Brothers Is Winning Over Gen Z

On a rainy January day in 2024, Marc Friedant, the CEO of Robbins Brothers, a 14-store fine jewelry retailer with headquarters in Southern...

Sean Dunn Becomes President of J.R. Dunn

Sean Dunn has been appointed president of J.R. Dunn, the Lighthouse Point, Fla.–based jeweler. (more…)

Robbins Brothers Looks to Future With Pasadena Flagship in a Historic Building

With its grand chandeliers, ornate 28-foot-high ceiling, and original 1928 murals, a historic landmark of Pasadena, Calif., has gotten a new shine as...

Lugano Diamonds Files for Chapter 11

Lugano Diamonds & Jewelry, the high-end chain whose financial statements were questioned earlier this year by its private equity owner, filed for...

Art Ring 2025 Opens at Tomfoolery London

For Tomfoolery's 2025 Art Ring exhibition—opening tomorrow at the London store—the theme is seasons. (more…)

Cadar Welcomes New York City Into Its Garden-Inspired Boutique

Cadar founder and creative director Michal Kadar has fabricated what she calls a "secret garden" in her brand's first boutique, simulating that...