Two Top Execs Leave Alrosa, Including Deputy CEO
Two members of Alrosa's executive committee—a deputy CEO and the head of its legal department—are leaving the Russian diamond miner, it...
Power-Cut Burglaries Foiled by Alert Jewelers
Over the weekend, jewelers in two Florida towns responded quickly to getting their power cut and were able to prevent possible burglaries, says...
Charles & Colvard Plans New Stock Offering
Charles & Colvard, the created moissanite marketer and distributor currently listed on the Nasdaq exchange, intends to offer and sell newly...
Claire’s Piercing-Policy Complaint Goes Viral
A Facebook complaint from a former Claire’s employee has gone viral, sparking a debate about how employees should handle unhappy children who...
AGS Conclave 2019: Speaker Steve Gutzler on Influential Leadership
Nearing the end of day two of the American Gem Society's (AGS) annual Conclave event—this year in historic downtown Seattle—I've been in the...
Signet Jewelers Slashing Home Office Head Count
Signet Jewelers plans to slash the workforce at its Akron, Ohio, and Dallas corporate offices by offering employees there a “voluntary...
A Rash of Jewelry Store Robberies Hits Southern California
The Jewelers’ Security Alliance (JSA) has recorded eight smash-and-grab robberies at Southern California jewelry stores in the last 10 days, as...
19 States Have Raised Their Minimum Wage
On Jan. 1, 19 states and 21 cities and counties gave their workers a raise, with some jacking up their minimum wage to as high as $15 an hour,...
Evaluate Your Priorities, Schupak Tells Attendees
In a time of tremendous change, retailers who are growing older have to make hard decisions about what they want to do with their businesses, said...
Cybercrime Becoming a Growing Problem for Jewelry Industry
Over the last year, the jewelry industry saw a huge increase in cybercrime, according to the crime statistics for 2017 compiled by the Jewelers’...