The National Association of Jewelry Appraisers (NAJA) is pleased to announce that it will award an ACE© It Appraisal Conference Scholarship to a deserving gemology student. NAJA invites GIA, FGA, FGAA, FGG, FCGmA, RGA students to apply for this scholarship for the 53rd Annual ACE© It Winter Educational Conference scheduled on February 2 - 3, 2020 in Tucson AZ.
Diamond buyers reimbursed for flights to Israel
(RAMAT Gan, Israel) - Based on the success of last year’s ‘Fly to Buy’ campaign, the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) has announced that the second ‘Fly to Buy’ event is underway and will be held through December 2019. The promotion is being held in collaboration with the Israel Ministry of Economy.
Participating jewelers will receive a free customized benchmarking analysis report
(NEW YORK) - Jewelers of America (JA) and Jewelers Board of Trade (JBT) have partnered to launch the Retail Jewelers Benchmarking Study. The Retail Jewelers Benchmarking Study, formerly known as the Cost of Doing Business Survey, is a financial benchmarking tool that allows retail jewelers to easily input their key data and run dynamic reports in an online platform powered by Dynamic Benchmarking.
Shipping! Greg Smith, executive vice president at Berkley Asset Protection, said the number of shipping claims outpaced burglary, robbery, theft, travel, water damage, wind and any other cause of loss for jewelry businesses in 2018 through August 2019.
(NEENAH, Wis.) - Jewelers Mutual is known in the jewelry industry for offering protection for jewelry businesses with policies that can be scaled as jewelers grow as well as protecting customers’ personal jewelry. The company dedicated to insuring jewelry businesses for more than 100 years also wants jewelry business owners to know this: Jewelers Mutual is more than just insurance.
(THE VILLAGES, Fla.) - Dorothy (Dot) Wesdorp, co-founder of Jewel-Craft, Inc. from 1950 - 1985, passed away on July 15, 2019. Dot’s two sons, Gary (Co-President and CFO) and Benet (Co-President and COO), reminisced about Jewel-Craft’s early years and remembered how hard their parents worked and they were always impressed by their love and respect for each other.
Polished prices soften in July
(LAS VEGAS) - Rapaport has reported diamond market sentiment was weak in July due to tight profits and liquidity. The pressures facing cutters and dealers resulted from high rough supply at inflated prices during 2017 and 2018, even as polished prices were softening.
