'Sometimes an opportunity comes along and you just have to take it.' After 40 years in the jewelry business, Scott Ellison has closed the Evansville, IN, store he occupied since 1994 and...

By Bill Hutchinson

Four people have been arrested. A jewelry store owner in Knoxville, TN, recently received a call from a broker asking if he'd ordered $150,000 in diamonds. He hadn't. The owner told police,...

By INSTORE Staff

(PRESS RELEASE) NEW YORK – The Jewelers for Children board of directors held elections at its semi-annual meeting in Las Vegas in June. Ten new directors were elected to the board and the current...

By INSTORE Staff

It’s been called an 'icon in world of art and gems.' PINGDINGSHAN, CHINA -- China-based Yulong Eco-Materials...

By INSTORE Staff

(PRESS RELEASE) The MJSA Education Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing professional skills in jewelry making and design, recently awarded three students scholarships totaling...

By INSTORE Staff

Don't expect Asian retail jewelry giant Chow Tai Fook to start selling laboratory-grown diamonds any time soon. Chinese customers simply don't want the product, said Kent Wong, managing...

By INSTORE Staff

When the jewelry world calls a revival in a jewelry category, it seems it has everyone’s ears. Literally. The earring...

By Beth Bernstein

The firm is looking for a successor. Johan Dippenaar is stepping down as CEO of Petra Diamonds. The announcement comes as the company posts a net loss of $203 million for the year ended June...

By INSTORE Staff

In this episode of Jimmy DeGroot's satirical Gene the Jeweler series, Gene describes his store's typical bridal...

By INSTORE Staff

What I've Learned Retailers, jewelry makers and even a consultant or two sound off on what they know about wedding...

By Eileen McClelland

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