Consumers Widely Accept Lab-Grown Diamonds, Even If Fewer Prefer Them

A substantial majority of U.S. consumers are willing to buy lab-grown diamonds, although fewer of those consumers than in the past consider lab-grown...

Michael Schechter Joins Tech Provider Jocalio

Jocalio, a tech company providing data-driven solutions to independent jewelers, has hired Michael Schechter as vice president of digital services....

Sissy’s Log Cabin Opens Seventh Store, in Northwest Arkansas

Sissy’s Log Cabin, the Mid-South’s largest family-owned and -operated jewelry chain, has expanded to a seventh retail location, in Fort Smith,...

MAD About Jewelry Celebrates 25 Years of Jewelry as Art

MAD About Jewelry is prepped for its silver anniversary, kicking off May 3 with its 25th annual benefit preview. The selling exhibition at New York's...

Cece Jewellery to Collectors: “Welcome to the Dollhouse”

If you are a dreamer, come in. I’m reminded of that first line in the opening poem of Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends, the iconic...

ShopHQ Is Apparently Shutting Down

ShopHQ, the 35-year-old home shopping channel and site formerly known as ShopNBC and ValueVision, seems to be shutting down, according to a...

Golconda Blue Withdrawn From Auction

The 23.24 ct. Golconda Blue, an ultra-rare blue diamond that Christie’s had hoped to sell for as much as $50 million at its May 14 Magnificent...

How I Got Here: Adina Reyter on Why ‘Friends’ Changed Her Life

To succeed in life or jewelry, it helps to have supportive parents, great ambition, and lots of talent—but it also helps if you can get your...

Jewels From My Inbox: April 2025 Edition

Despite a slow start to the year (thanks much to Old Man Winter), April felt as if it just floated on by, with roller-coaster weather and a few...

Trésor’s New Symphony Collection Is a Gemmy Masterpiece

A dramatic gold necklace that curves like a question mark, its finial ends capped by rich blue gumdrops of aquamarine. A pair of blue sapphire and...