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...

4 New Questions for the Lab-Grown Diamond Market

A few weeks back, the founder of Plasmability told me the lab-grown diamond business is in a “Wild West” phase. It sure feels like it. There are...

Midwest Jewelers Battle in Court Over Social Media Review

Two Midwest jewelers are suing each other in federal court, with one claiming the other trashed its store using a customer’s Facebook...

Signet to Pay $11 Million Penalty in Credit Case

Signet Jewelers has agreed to pay an $11 million combined civil penalty to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the New York State...

Colorado Jeweler Stole Items from Clients, Police Say

David Aaron Kushnir (pictured), the former owner of D&D Fine Jewelry in Thornton, Colo., has been arrested and charged with stealing jewelry and...

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,...

How a Long-Ago Agreement Came Back to Haunt a Sightholder

On Nov. 28, the England and Wales Court of Appeal ruled that Antwerp, Belgium, sightholder Pluczenik must pay $3.3 million to its former broker W...

Debate Rages After Jeweler Shoots Fleeing Robber

There is little disagreement as to the terrible events that occurred on Dec. 13 at a Sunrise Beach, Fla., jewelry store, but opinions vary about what...

Alex and Ani Brings Up Pandora in Suit With Sterling

In a Dec. 7 filing in Ohio federal court, Alex and Ani asked Judge Sara Lioi to let it seek evidence to determine whether rival charm brand Pandora...

Retail Group Happy About Pause in Trump Trade War

The National Retail Federation has expressed relief that President Donald Trump has decided to delay an increase in tariffs on Chinese goods that was...