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.

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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.

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The wealthiest Americans will spend more on luxury items in 2010 than they did last year, a new survey finds, but high-end retailers wishing to capitalize on the surge must adapt to a new type of luxury consumer, one who is family oriented and shops when happy–instead of as a means of attaining happiness.

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It might not be priority one for jewelers grappling with the recession, but discussions on the traceability of gems and metals popped up in Las Vegas, nonetheless, and such issues seem poised to stick around long into the future.

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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.

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A Pennsylvania jeweler is issuing a warning to fellow retailers about a pair of distraction thieves that have hit at least two jewelers near Harrisburg, Pa.

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Retail jeweler Dan Gordon, who maintains a blog, two Facebook pages and a duo of feeds on Twitter, reveals his best practices for building a social-network-savvy brand.

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New York state’s chief economic development agency will make up to $100 million in loans available for diamond and gem companies that want to buy space in the new International Gem Tower.

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The number of jewelry crimes saw a slight increase last year, but the disturbing news for brick-and-mortar jewelers is that they were increasingly the prime target.

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Not many consumers walk into a jewelry store prepared to plunk down thousands of dollars in cash for an engagement ring–especially not these days.

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