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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · By Sam Cooley | September 30, 2026

    "Sunlit and Sentimental": The Gold Jewels Driving Holiday 2026 - JCK (opens the original)

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    With the holiday season fast approaching, JCK checked in with a New York City retailer, a Dallas luxury jeweler, and a digital strategist who works exclusively with jewelers to see where gold jewelry demand is headed. Leigh Batnick Plessner, chief creative officer of Brooklyn-based Catbird, says the company has built a loyal following on delicate, everyday gold. “Holiday always feels like the perfect opportunity to lean into a little magic,” she says. At Catbird, that magic often translates into

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Sam Cooley

    Signal Jammers Silence Store Alarms Ahead of Holidays, Security Experts Say - JCK (opens the original)

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    It was the Tuesday after Memorial Day weekend in 2025 when Manail Bidrussian arrived outside his family’s jewelry shop in Glendale, Calif. All he had to do was glance at the storefront. Something was seriously wrong. He knew it. Getting out of the car, he saw the lights were on. They were never left on. The door between his showroom and the back office was closed, and that door was never closed. “Those were the two signs of—it’s game over, my life is ruined,” he says. As he approached the store,

  3. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Sam Cooley

    Botswana’s President Makes the Case for Natural Diamonds (opens the original)

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    Botswana’s president has a pitch for the industry: Buy natural, and you’re helping protect a critical African river system. Speaking Wednesday, Sept. 23, in New York City at a De Beers and National Geographic Society event, President Duma Boko presented responsibly sourced natural diamonds as a driver for economic growth, community livelihoods, and conservation financing across southern Africa. His presence in New York—celebrating the fifth year of the 10-year Okavango Eternal partnership betwee

  4. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · By Sam Cooley | September 23, 2026

    Jewelers Plan for Holiday Priced in Volatile Gold - JCK (opens the original)

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    Gold is $1,300 off its January high and its price won’t stand still. With the holidays a little over two months out, the volatility, for jewelry retailers, is almost worse than the soaring price. “This year has not been better than last year, because of the gold price,” says Samer Kirolos of Sam’s Jewels NYC on W. 47th Street. Then he corrects himself. “It’s the fluctuation. The prices are not stable.” Spot gold hit an all-time high of nearly $5,600 an ounce in January, before slumping back down

  5. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · By Sam Cooley | September 16, 2026

    JVC and the Plumb Club Form Strategic Alliance (opens the original)

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    The Plumb Club wants a hand in shaping the next set of federal rules for the U.S. jewelry trade, including how lab-grown diamonds may be labeled. The supplier group of about 53 companies formed an alliance with the Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC), the industry’s legal and compliance watchdog, the two organizations announced Tuesday. In addition to continuing their existing partnership, The Plumb Club will join in JVC’s advocacy work with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and with lawmakers o

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