Jewelry Industry Blog

Las Vegas—Leading Jewelers of the World (LJW) introduced a new, multi-tiered brand-positioning program for the association last week during the JCK jewelry show in Las Vegas.
Core elements of the program include a redesigned Trustmark Corporation, titled “The Mark of Distinction,” a new LJW Pledge to be adopted by each current and future LJW Honoree and [...]

Hipsters beware: That naval piercing or nose ring may be hazardous to your health. In rare cases, seizures, organ failure and even death can occur.
That is the message from the California Department of Toxic Substance Control, which is enforcing a new state law that regulates lead in jewelry, especially piercing jewelry.
That law went into effect [...]

Environmentalists want you to buy organic roses, and human rights groups tout conflict-free diamonds.
Now, just in time for Valentine’s Day, jewelry retailers are stepping up a campaign that aims to discourage the mining and sale of “dirty gold.”
A group of prominent jewelers including Tiffany & Co., Helzberg Diamonds and Fortunoff will announce today that it [...]

Dallas—Richard Breeden’s foothold in Zale Corp. increased again on Thursday when he and his business partner were appointed to the company’s board of directors. Zale announced the appointment of Breeden and another new member, James M. Cotter, on Friday. The appointments increased the size of the Zale board from six to eight members.

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