Signet faces challenges in acquisition of Zale
Signet faces two new challenges following its purchase of Zale, as the lawsuits weren’t able to halt the acquisition. According to Signet’s latest SEC...
IGI joins NCDIA as premier affiliate member
The International Gemological Institute has joined the non-profit Natural Color Diamond Association as its first premier affiliate member, as part of NCDIA’s work to...
House of Waris teams up with Forevermark at JCK
Designer Waris Ahluwalia of House of Waris launched his expanded Forevermark Diamond Collection at the private cocktail reception hosted by De Beers. The cocktail...
Comptoir des Cotonniers introduces virtual “fast shopping” concept
French fashion retailer Comptoir des Cotonniers has proven that it only takes a new mobile app to combine online and offline retailing. The retailer...
Edmonton police turn to social media in search of jewellery owners
The Edmonton Police Service is turning to the wide accessibility and scope of the Internet in order to find the owners of hundreds of...
Jewellers discuss trends, theft and security at annual round table in Toronto
The topics up for discussion at this year's Jewellers Security Executive Round Table included the criminal use of diamonds, trends and statistics of jewellery...
Canadian retailers set to drop prices
According to a recent survey, almost half of Canadian retailers expect to reduce their prices in an effort to increase the sales and spending...
Ritmo Time Group joins Indy500 to fight breast cancer
Ritmo Time Group has partnered up with the Susan G. Komen Foundation and Indy500 driver Pippa Mann of the Indy Racing League to raise...
Oris celebrates 101th anniversary with exhibition
Oris watches is celebrating its 110th anniversary, a milestone for the Switzerland company, with an exhibition in New York City’s Tourneau Time Machine. The...
Tiffany to launch Swiss watch division
Tiffany & Co. is in the works to produce Tiffany-branded watches, announced on March 22. The brand was previously involved in a joint venture...
JCK Show preregistration increases by 7 per cent
Preregistration for this year’s upcoming JCK Las Vegas show has trumped last year’s by seven per cent, according to show organizer ReedExpo. The difference...
Sears to shut down 80 stores
Sears announced plans to close 80 stores this year, possibly more. The news followed a previous announcement to sell its 51 per cent stake...
