Illinois Luxury Tax Bill is Dropped
The Illinois General Assembly will not be moving forward with a bill that would have imposed a 5 percent luxury tax on fine jewelry purchases and...
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Report: Gold Jewelry Demand Continues to Fall
Fabrication demand for gold in 2008—which consists mostly of jewelry as well as electronics, dental, medical, and other uses—declined to 77.4...
Branded Ritual
How can jewelry companies take their brands to the next level and make their branded market positions be perceived as the ultimate state for...
Life for Man in Mich. Jewelry Store Slayings
One of two brothers convicted of killing two persons during the robbery of a Grand Haven, Mich., jewelry store has been given a mandatory life prison...
Live Coverage: Rebecca Jewelry in Florence, Italy
Buongiorno! Rebecca officials took a group of about 22 retailers and journalists on a tour of their beautiful new factory in Empoli, near...
Dubai Pearl Tender Raises More Than $1 Million
The recent tender by the Dubai Pearl Exchange generated sales of more than $1 million wholesale value, with some single pieces achieving over $50,000...
Seven Exhibitors Join Prime Jewelry Group
The Prime Jewelry Group said that seven new supplier firms have joined the group and will be exhibiting in the organization’s 2009 buying events....
Paragon Lake Launches New Web site
Jewelry technology company Paragon Lake has launched a newly designed and overhauled company Web site: www.paragonlake.com.
“Our new website is...
Tiffany Q4 Sales Down 20%
Tiffany & Co. said Monday that net sales in the fourth quarter declined 20 percent year-over-year to $841.2 million.
On a...
Christie’s Auction to Feature an Elephant
Christie’s New York Jewels Sale on April 22 will offer a selection of diamonds, colored gems, and signed jewels including antique, Belle Époque,...