Midwest Jewelers Hit by String of Smash-and-Grabs

The Jewelers’ Security Alliance (JSA) is warning Midwest jewelers about a string of smash-and-grabs that have happened in the last month in...

South Carolina Jeweler Arrested for Not Having Secondhand License

A jeweler in Columbia, S.C., has been arrested for allegedly buying merchandise without a proper secondhand permit. Gregory Wayne Gibson, owner of...

James Allen Hasn’t Changed Sales Tax Policies

Following the announcement of Signet’s purchase of James Allen, I wrote that James Allen’s sales tax advantage may soon disappear. After all, a...

Brilliant Earth Settles Suit With Internet Critic

Brilliant Earth has ended its three-month-old defamation suit against Jacob Avital, who produced a series of videos casting doubt on the company’s...

How an SEO Battle Landed a Jewelry E-tailer in a Lot of Trouble

Last month, JCK reported on a case involving Michael Arnstein, CEO of Natural Sapphire Co. In September, Arnstein pled guilty to one count of forging...

KBC Seeks to Dismiss Exelco’s Chapter 11 Filing

KBC Bank, former owner of now-defunct Antwerp Diamond Bank, is seeking to have Exelco’s Chapter 11 filing dismissed, arguing the proceeding...

Kendra Scott Sues Evereve Over Similar Mark

Austin, Texas–based Kendra Scott is suing Minneapolis retail chain Evereve over its use of a jewelry design that it claims is too close for...

Cultured Pearls Increasingly Being Described as Natural, CIBJO Says

CIBJO World Jewellery Federation has noted a “worrying trend” of cultured pearls being inaccurately described online as natural. In a special...

FTC May Soon Start Cracking Down on Social Media Influencers

In September, the Federal Trade Commission took a milestone action—it filed its first-ever complaint against two social media influencers for...

Canadian Jewellers Association Appoints General Manager

Canadian retail veteran Brian C. Land has been appointed general manager of the Canadian Jewellers Association. Land has more than 20 years of...