JA in the News

New York, NY – Jewelers of America (JA), the national trade association for businesses serving the fine jewelry marketplace, has announced Get Diamonds, the world’s largest B2B online diamond marketplace that is backed and supported by the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), as a Member Benefit Partner. Through this offer, JA Members now have access to a VIP enrollment experiences as well as discounted subscription services.

New York, NY – Jewelers of America (JA), the national trade association for businesses serving the fine jewelry marketplace, has announced the winners of its 30^th annual CASE Awards jewelry design competition. The CASE Awards, JA’s national design competition, recognizes JA Members who exhibit creativity, artistry, style and excellence in jewelry design. Winners were announced live during the Jewelers of America Virtual National Convention on May 28, 2020.

New York, NY – Jewelers of America (JA), the national trade association for businesses serving the fine jewelry marketplace, has announced their second annual Jewelers of America National Convention, an education-focused executive forum open to jewelry professionals, will be held virtually. The JA Virtual National Convention will take place on May 26-28, 2020.

New York, NY – Jewelers of America (JA), the national trade association for businesses serving the fine jewelry marketplace, has announced their certification program is now available online. Jewelers of America is striving to provide the jewelry industry with the resources they need during this difficult time. With unprecedented numbers of jewelry professionals working remotely, many are looking to prepare for the future. 

Jewelers of America, the Jewelers Vigilance Committee and the Women’s Jewelry Association joined 90 other retail industry trade groups in signing a National Retail Federation letter to the White House urging the Trump Administration to protect public health and minimize the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Other similar communications have also been sent to the Department of the Treasury and Congress.

New York, NY – Jewelers of America (JA), the national trade association for businesses serving the fine jewelry marketplace, has announced the addition of new webinars in its series geared to overcoming the business challenges presented by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Jewelers of America is dedicated to serving members and the jewelry industry at large with the tools and educational resources they need to help their business as they navigate this difficult time.

New York, NY – Jewelers of America (JA), the national trade association for businesses serving the fine jewelry marketplace, and Jewelers Board of Trade (JBT), the member-owned association that delivers commercial credit information and unbiased data on thousands of jewelers, have released the 2019 Retail Jewelers Benchmarking Study, a financial benchmarking tool. The data, based on 2018 financial information, was collected from retail jewelers across the United States using an online survey platform powered by Dynamic Benchmarking.

New York, NY – Jewelers of America (JA), the national trade association for businesses serving the fine jewelry marketplace, announced the results from the consumer marketing test-campaign that ran in Los Angeles, CA, from September 23, 2019 – November 3, 2019. “Another Piece of Your Story” was an industry-wide collaboration to increase consumer desire for jewelry by connecting consumers to the emotional aspects of jewelry ownership. Over 3,000,000 unique consumers were reached during the short, six week test campaign.

New York, NY – Jewelers of America (JA), the national trade association for businesses serving the fine jewelry marketplace, has announced it will host the second annual Jewelers of America National Convention at the InterContinental New York Barclay July 26-28, 2020, during a week when the industry will descend on New York for galas and board meetings. The Convention, with a theme of 2020: Envision, unites Jewelers of America members for impactful presentations and discussions that look to the future of the jewelry retail marketplace.

New York, NY – Jewelers of America (JA), the national trade association for businesses serving the fine jewelry marketplace, held the Jewelers of America National Convention, an education-focused executive forum open to jewelry professionals, on July 28-29, 2019, at the InterContinental New York Barclay in New York City. The Convention featured four dynamic keynote speakers, thought provoking breakout sessions, an informative Diamond Detection Lab and interactive Retail Innovation Lab. Attendees came from across the country and around the globe to take part in the inaugural event.