A legislative addendum that aims to regulate the gold industry to keep "conflict gold" out of the United States passed as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and is poised to become law.


 

The financial reform bill approved by Congress represents a "major victory" for retailers fed up with fees for debit-card transactions, the National Retail Federation (NRF) announced.

Nate Light, a jewelry industry veteran who gained prominence during his long tenure with Sterling Jewelers, has announced the opening of a new company, Legends Consulting Group, which will extend its wide range of consulting services to the jewelry industry.

From holding firm on discounting to pumping up the price of repairs, four members of National Jeweler's America's Best Jewelers (ABJ) program shared their strategies for maintaining margins.

An Ohio woman who says she stumbled upon a LeBron James diamond pendant that turned out to be valued at $10,000 at a yard sale may have run out of luck, according to media reports.

For the second year in a row, Southern California-based marketing, advertising and public relations firm Luxury Brand Group will handle event sponsorship development, execution and procurement for the Jewelry Information Center GEM Awards, with the ninth annual edition scheduled to take place in New York early next year.