Jewelry Industry Blog

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 [...]

Foundation and leading fashion and home designers unveiled their commitment to coral conservation today at the launch of Too Precious to Wear, a program of the ocean conservation organization SeaWeb. The fashion and design world have long looked to corals and the ocean as a source of inspiration and imagination, yet these beautiful animals and [...]

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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Geneva—Swiss luxury group Richemont has reported an 8 percent increase in sales at actual exchange rates to 1.673 billion euros (about $2.438 billion) for the three-month period ended Dec. 31, 2007, compared with 1.552 billion euros (about $2.262 billion) for the same period in 2006. Sales at constant exchange rates increased 14 percent for [...]