Supplier News: Week of Feb. 10

By Brittany Siminitz | February 10, 2025

Arch Crown Releases 2025 Label Catalog

Arch Crown’s 2025 Tags & Labels catalog features over 100 styles of stock, preprinted, and custom retail labels, plus a full line of bar code technology products.

Arch Crown sells everything a retailer needs to print and scan labels using their own computers, including Data Tagger and BarTender label design software, the GoDEX GE300 printer, and the Honeywell Voyager single-line scanner (which provides reading of linear bar codes), with tech support available from factory-trained technicians.

The new 48-page catalog also showcases ring holder display cards, as well as folding bracelet and necklace cards—all customizable with retailer logos.

Order a free catalog and find more information at archcrown.com.

Jewel360 Collaborates With Luxsurance

Cloud-based point of sale software Jewel360 has announced a partnership with Luxsurance jewelry insurance offered by Jewelers Mutual.

The new integration is available to all Jewel360 customers and allows retailers to send a customer’s documents and transaction information digitally to the Luxsurance app, Lux Digital Vault. With this app—which is customizable and can be store-branded at no cost to jewelers—clients can easily manage their purchases and insure items on the spot.

“Jewelry insurance is essential for giving consumers peace of mind about their valuables, offering a reliable way to safeguard their assets against potential risks such as loss, theft, or damage,” said Nick Gurney, general manager of Jewel360, in a statement. “This new relationship with Luxsurance powered by Jewelers Mutual is a win-win for retailers and consumers as this platform creates a frictionless insurance buying experience and digital catalogue inside the store-branded app.”

Registration Open for Joint AGS/GIA Conference

Registration is now open for Converge 2025, a trade event presented by GIA and the American Gem Society (AGS) that will take place in Carlsbad, Calif., from Sept. 7 to 10.

“Converge brings together the best of AGS Conclave and GIA Symposium in an exciting, first-of-its-kind opportunity for education, professional development, and networking with leaders from every sector of the gem and jewelry industry,” said AGS CEO Katherine Bodoh in a statement.

Industry professionals can opt to register for full access to all Converge events ($1,425), for a single day ($525) or two days, or as a guest. Further program details will be released in the coming months. For registration and other key details, go to convergeevent.com.

IGI USA Debuts GemPass

IGI GemPass

At this month’s annual gem shows in Tucson—AGTA GemFair, GJX, and OJB (Out of the Jewel Box) Experience—the International Gemological Institute has been introducing GemPass, preferential pricing on IGI USA’s grading services.

GemPass holders can buy bundles of 50 or 100 reports from IGI for colored gemstone identification, grading, and analysis. Each report is priced at a discounted fee, regardless of carat weight or gem type, and bundles remain valid for 12 months from the purchase date. GemPass is available exclusively at IGI laboratories in New York City and Los Angeles.

“IGI USA’s new GemPass product combines efficiency and affordability while building on our decades of expertise in colored gemstone grading and analysis,” said Tiffany Stevens, chief business officer and head of sustainability at IGI USA in a statement. “We’re excited to introduce this solution where the colored gem world gathers, with a 30% Tucson-exclusive discount on new GemPass sign-ups.”