Sep 12, 2025 | Jewelry
This week: CIBJO thinks all lab-growns should be called “synthetic.” Patek Philippe raises prices. New York Times crossword references famed jewelry slogan. All below. Diamonds, pearls, gemstones could be exempt from tariffs – Your tariff questions, answered –...
Sep 11, 2025 | Jewelry
Gold crossed the $3,600 mark on Monday—the second milestone it has hit this month. The new benchmark came less than a week after the yellow metal soared past $3,500. And for a moment Tuesday, it looked as if gold might zoom past the $3,700 mark as well. But after its...
Sep 10, 2025 | Jewelry
US consumer spending for the holiday season will see its slowest rise in six years, as consumers lay out more on necessities than nonessentials, including jewelry, a Bain survey found. Sales for the November-to-December period will increase 4% year on year to over...
Sep 8, 2025 | Jewelry
(PRESS RELEASE) ROSEMONT, IL — The INSTORE Jewelry Show 2025 kicks off its Saturday pre-show conference with a session designed to help jewelers turn video into one of their most powerful holiday traffic drivers. In “How to Use Video to Drive Holiday Traffic”...
Sep 8, 2025 | Jewelry
The US watch and jewelry market recorded a modest 1.0% sales increase in July, according to newly released data from the US Department of Commerce. The uptick, however, was less a reflection of consumer demand and more the result of exporters and retailers rushing to...
Sep 8, 2025 | Jewelry
Unset diamonds, gemstones, and natural pearls may be exempt from Trump administration tariffs, provided they are imported from countries that have signed trade deals with the United States, according to a new executive order issued Sept. 5. The products, previously...
Sep 5, 2025 | Jewelry
This week: Goldman Sachs says $5,000 gold is possible. Missing U.K. diamond dealer reportedly had staff pose as customers. And Taylor Swift’s jeweler speaks. All below. Signet exec talks tariffs, strategy, lab-grown – Company’s stock rises – Earnings call transcript...
Sep 5, 2025 | Jewelry
Several small foreign jewelry companies have halted sales to U.S. customers due to the new tariffs imposed by President Trump. Postal services in more than 20 countries have suspended shipments due to the end of the de minimis rule that allowed the duty-free import of...
Sep 4, 2025 | Jewelry
Lab-grown diamonds are in fashion at Signet Jewelers. (Yes, we’ve used that one before.) The US’s largest retailer of diamond jewelry reported better results than it expected for the second fiscal quarter, which ended August 2. Sales grew 3% year on year to $1.54...
Sep 4, 2025 | Jewelry
Macy’s has raised its forecast for the full year after stronger-than-expected sales in the second quarter, boosted in part by growth in its fine-jewelry offering. The retailer now expects net sales to reach between $21.15 billion and $21.45 billion, compared with the...
Sep 4, 2025 | Jewelry
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently renewed a general license that allows importers to bring older diamonds into the United States without running afoul of sanctions on Russian goods. The license permits the import of rough or polished...
Sep 4, 2025 | Jewelry
(PRESS RELEASE) ROSEMONT, IL — The INSTORE Jewelry Show is proud to present a special session on Sunday, Sept. 28 from 3:00 PM to 3:50 PM that brings the winners of two of the jewelry industry’s most coveted awards directly to the stage. Secrets of America’s Coolest...
Sep 3, 2025 | Jewelry
The price of gold broke through the $3,500 barrier on Sept. 2, notching yet another milestone in its shiny yellow belt. Gold had passed $3,500 briefly in April, hitting $3,509 an ounce, a then record. But it’s currently trading well above that; at press time, the spot...
Sep 3, 2025 | Jewelry
Signet Jewelers, owner of Zales and Jared, raised its full-year outlook after strong bridal jewelry sales—an encouraging signal for the upcoming engagement season from Thanksgiving through Valentine’s Day.Click here to view the full...
Aug 29, 2025 | Jewelry
Brand New Bridal Stuller has released its new Bridal 2025-2026 catalog! An excellent resource for both bridal classics and trends, this essential guide offers more than 700 new styles as well as expanded customization options, expanded educational tools, new sections,...
Aug 29, 2025 | Jewelry
A new court filing in the bankruptcy proceedings for Claire’s Holdings LLC (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) lists the 235 Claire’s and 56 sister brand Icing stores new owner Ames Watson plans to close – and also the 785 Claires and 45 Icing locales it plans to keep in...
Aug 28, 2025 | Jewelry
The US government has pushed off its original September 1 deadline for importing loose “grandfathered” Russian diamonds by a year. After the US imposed sanctions on Russian-origin diamonds in March 2024, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets...
Aug 28, 2025 | Jewelry
(PRESS RELEASE) While GN Diamond has long been known for classic diamond jewelry—like tennis bracelets, riviera necklaces, and five-stone wedding bands, nothing compares to the rapid growth we’re seeing in diamond stud earrings. According to Avi Lusana, Managing...
Aug 28, 2025 | Jewelry
(PRESS RELEASE) ROSEMONT, IL — Staying on top of the right trends can mean the difference between a record-breaking holiday season and missed opportunities. That’s why the INSTORE Jewelry Show 2025 is bringing in one of the industry’s leading voices to guide jewelers...
Aug 27, 2025 | Jewelry
The diamond and jewelry industry has been in turmoil since US President Donald Trump announced he was implementing reciprocal tariffs on imports from most major countries — and especially since his August 7 statement that levies on India would jump to 50% at the end...
