Mark Smelzer

JSA Offering Reward for Tip That Solves Guthrie Case

As the search for Nancy Guthrie enters its third week, the Jewelers’ Security Alliance (JSA) is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for any...

“Haunt Me, Then”: Why We Love the Wild ‘Wuthering Heights’ Jewelry

The jewelry associated with the new film adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic novel Wuthering Heights has been as bonkers as the movie itself, full...

Dye Lab x Pichulik Collab Is a Master Class in Color and Texture

The Dye Lab x Pichulik limited-edition capsule collection unites two women-led, African brands with jewelry that showcases the best of both with its...

Feb. 13 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Are champagne diamonds a "flex”? Dave & Buster's may have hidden some crucial info about their hidden diamonds. And a debunking of...

Jade Trau’s Spring 2026 Line Turns Up the Charm

I’ll never miss an opportunity to gush about Jade Trau’s latest designs—luxurious, wearable, and effortlessly cool. (more…)

QVC Group May File for Bankruptcy, Report Says

QVC Group is considering filing for Chapter 11 as it works with lenders to restructure $6.6 billion in outstanding debt, according to a...

What Does “the Next Generation of Jewelry Buyers” Want?

In addition to being a haven for discovering rarely seen high jewelry and the best Italian gold jewelry producers—and even sumptuous packaging...

New Brand Asserts Women’s Power Through Its Defiant Jewelry—and Name, Hysteria

Naming her new demi-fine jewelry brand Hysteria, Jackie Ansell wants to reclaim the mythology around that now-defunct medical term and turn what was...

Former NAJ President David Doyle Dies

David Doyle, the second-ever president of U.K. trade group the National Association of Jewellers (NAJ), died on Feb. 8. He was 64. (more…)

Birks Group CFO to Retire

Montreal-based jewelry retailer Birks Group announced that Katia Fontana (pictured), its vice president and chief financial officer for the past six...