The fifth annual Bench Jewelers Passion Award Design Competition will be held in conjunction with the Bench Jewelers Conference April 23 – 25, in St. Louis. The Deadline for Entries is March 20.

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New York–Jewelers of America (JA) says the economic stimulus act contains several measures that will benefit jewelers, including small business provisions that will benefit the industry, and tax relief measures that will help pry open consumer wallets.

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Miami-Merit Diamond Corp. and the two chain retailers that it sued over diamond jewelry designs have all agreed to dismiss the suit, court records show.

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Washington–Anxious for cash, Americans expecting a refund from their tax return will be filing early this year and the majority will use the refund money to pay down debt, according to the latest survey released by the National Retail Federation (NRF).

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Englewood, Colo.–Multichannel retailer QVC experienced only a slight drop in sales in 2008, despite a difficult fourth quarter and slipping jewelry sales.

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Amsterdam–Gucci Group has announced that it has signed an agreement to sell Swiss watch brand Bedat and Co. to Luxury Concepts Watches and Jewellery, a Malaysia-based brand management company.

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Gemfields Resources Plc, unveiled its Zambian emeralds in Mumbai as part of its international mine to market strategy that the mining company has been working on for more than a year.

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New York–Jewelry retailer Finlay Enterprises revealed details of a “strategic plan” Thursday that includes pulling out of the department store business and focusing solely on running standalone jewelry stores.

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Jewelry and home furnishings retailer Fortunoff Holdings LLC, which has been in operation for more than 87 years, will conduct a court-ordered bankruptcy liquidation sale beginning Sept. 26, according to a statement issued by The Gordon Co., one of a group of seven liquidation companies that won an auction to manage the liquidation.

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Jewelry and home furnishings retailer Fortunoff Holdings LLC, which has been in operation for more than 87 years, will conduct a court-ordered bankruptcy liquidation sale beginning Thursday, according to a statement issued by The Gordon Co., one of a group of seven liquidation companies that won an auction to manage the liquidation.

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