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.

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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.

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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?

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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As the Wall Street bill became law Wednesday in Washington, D.C., the New York-based Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC) issued a statement indicating that only public jewelry companies would be impacted by the law’s “conflict gold” provisions.

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Residual inventory from the bankruptcy of multimedia retailer Gems TV (USA) Ltd. will be available beginning next week at the JA New York Summer Show, National Jeweler has learned.

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Gregore Morin of Gregore Joailliers has been named the winner of the American Jewelry Design Council (AJDC)’s 2010 New Talent Contest.

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