The JA New York Summer Show opened its doors on Sunday morning at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, with brisk foot traffic, optimistic exhibitors and timely, on-point educational sessions helping to bring a palpable sense of energy to the show floor.

Jewelers attending the JA New York Summer Show's opening day keynote speech Sunday got some answers on a topic of tantamount importance to jewelers today: How to reel in the ultra plugged-in, Internet-savvy and often elusive Generation Y consumer for those ever-important bridal sales.

Zale Corp. must cough up yet a little more money if it wants to avoid seeing its private-label credit card program end early next year, Zale's latest Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing shows.

Jewelers should take some cues from online shoe retailer Zappos, writes marketing expert Ellen Fructhman, whose latest marketing column explains how the company "sets the bar in customer service, selection and HR superiority in a way most other companies could only dream of."

The diamond market has come back to life, with De Beers' recent announcement of a 74.1 percent sales increase the latest in a series of positive signs. But will diamond jewelry perform for U.S. retailers at the counter come holiday time?

De Beers Chief Executive Officer Gareth Penny will step down this fall after five years at the helm of the world's largest diamond mining company, a tenure that included guiding De Beers through one of the worst financial crises in history. 

With the price of gold continuing to be a hurdle at the sales counter, more jewelry manufacturers that once worked solely in gold and platinum have been moving into the silver market.

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced plans to host a career fair in Carlsbad, Calif., headquarters in October, and is also inviting the gemological community to attend a lecture on the much buzzed-about Melo pearl in Bangkok, Thailand, next week.

After launching areas on its Web site to recognize silver jewelry designers, products and services, the Silver Promotion Service (SPS) is turning to silver jewelry manufacturers, announcing on Thursday that it will introduce a a "SilverMark Manufacturer" section on its "Savor Silver" Web site.

A federal bankruptcy court judge has ruled that Russell Cohen, a member of the family that founded the Carlyle and Co. retail chain, is off the hook when it comes to buying back his family's former business.