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nationaljeweler.com | Lenore Fedow |Michelle Graff |Natalie Francisco |Lauren McLemore
New York—Rocksbox is ready to move into physical retail, with plans to open seven stores this year.The Signet Jewelers-owned company started out as a subscription service for fashion jewelry , but made the transition to online retail last summer.Now, Rocksbox is opening physical stores in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and its hometown of San Francisco, with three open so far and four more to follow.The move comes at a time when parent company Signet Jewelers is looking to downsize its...
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2 days ago | 
nationaljeweler.com | Lenore Fedow |Lauren McLemore |Michelle Graff |Natalie Francisco
TJS organizers are inviting experts in jewelry manufacturing and technology to submit proposals for presentations. The event, TJS 2026 will be held May 16-19 at the Detroit Marriott Troy. TJS attendees are interested in topics like manufacturing, technology, research, best business practices, safety, history, bench work, gemstones, metals, sustainability, and sourcing of skilled labor, said organizers.
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nationaljeweler.com | Lauren McLemore |Natalie Francisco |Lenore Fedow |Michelle Graff
Chicago— Panorea “Penny” Ruston, an industry veteran and founder of the Chicago chapter of the Woman’s Jewelry Association (WJA), died June 20.She was 80.Ruston died peacefully at her home in Pensacola, Florida, surrounded by friends and family, according to an online obituary She was born Sept.
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2 days ago | 
nationaljeweler.com | Natalie Francisco |Lauren McLemore |Lenore Fedow |Michelle Graff
For “Playlist: Electric Dreams,” the designers looked to Jimi Hendrix and Electric Lady Studios—the famous recording studio in New York City commissioned by the artist in 1968—as the muse of its new pendants, charms, necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and rings. The collection focuses on Hendrix’s song It “captures the raw energy, ethereal beauty, and boundless creativity that defined an era of musical revolution,” said the brand.
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nationaljeweler.com | Michelle Graff |Natalie Francisco |Lauren McLemore |Lenore Fedow
The Conference Board said Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index stood at 93 in June, down 5.4 points from an upwardly revised 98.4 in May. The baseline for the index is 100. The Conference Board said the decline in consumer confidence was consistent across all age groups, almost all income groups, and all political affiliations, with the largest decline in confidence recorded among Republicans.
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3 days ago | 
nationaljeweler.com | Natalie Francisco |Lauren McLemore |Michelle Graff |Lenore Fedow
Modeled after the 12 characters in “The Big Splash Circus,” a children’s book Choudhrie wrote and illustrated in 2020, the collection features miniature charm sculptures inspired by the troupe of performers in the story. The characters range from seahorses to jellyfish, dolphins, and turtles—all sea creatures that formed a whimsical travelling circus in the ocean.
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3 days ago | 
nationaljeweler.com | Lauren McLemore |Natalie Francisco |Michelle Graff |Lenore Fedow
New York—Jewelers of America (JA) has announced the recipients of its inaugural Impact Initiative funding program.Six jewelry trade associations were selected.
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nationaljeweler.com | Lauren McLemore |Natalie Francisco |Michelle Graff |Lenore Fedow
Dallas—The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) announced it is accepting entries for the 2025 AGTA Spectrum & Cutting Edge awards.The annual contest, created in 1984, recognizes design excellence in the world of colored gemstones and cultured pearls.The winners of the awards set the standard for beauty and innovation, launch trends, and earn worldwide recognition, said AGTA.They will receive mentions in the press and on social media and be recognized at the Spectrum & Cutting Edge awards...
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nationaljeweler.com | Michelle Graff |Lenore Fedow |Natalie Francisco |Lauren McLemore
The seizures, which totaled 2,193 items in all, come just two months after customs agents in Texas On Monday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Louisville reported that last Thursday and Friday, officers intercepted a total of five shipments of counterfeit Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry as well as fake Cartier bracelets. The shipments all originated from China or Hong Kong, CBP said, and the jewelry would have been worth $25 million if genuine. The first shipment arrived in Louisville on Thursday.
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nationaljeweler.com | Lenore Fedow |Lauren McLemore |Natalie Francisco |Michelle Graff
Nantucket, Mass.—Marissa Collections is set to open its new store on Nantucket as it continues its legal battle with fellow jewelry retailer The Vault. Katherine Jetter, a jewelry designer and owner of The Vault in Nantucket, Massachusetts, filed a lawsuit against Boutique Tere Inc., d/b/a Marissa Collections, and its owners—Jay, Marissa, and Burt Hartington—on May 19. It was first filed in a Nantucket court and later moved to a Massachusetts District Court.
