In a column for the 2026 State of the Majors issue, Golan spells out how the growing economic divide in the U.S. is reshaping the market.

Edahn Golan

The jewelry industry is reassessing its positioning as Gen Z reshapes the retail landscape and lab grown continues to gain market share.

Avi Krawitz

Peter Smith gives tips on leading meetings, developing marketing, and making trade show appointments in the age of short attention spans.

Peter Smith

From Gen Z’s view of luxury to “doom spending,” these are the six consumer trends to note this year.

Lenore Fedow

Respondents were concerned about the Middle East conflict and how it will impact their finances.

Lenore Fedow

Smith uses a comment he overheard in the grocery store to remind retailers that their job is to inspire buying behavior, not just sell.

Peter Smith

Emmanuel Raheb says jewelers need to start marketing early and make it easy for customers to pick a gift for mom.

Emmanuel Raheb

NRF’s annual survey found that 45 percent of consumers plan to purchase jewelry for a loved one this Mother’s Day.

Lenore Fedow

Sally Morrison and Mark Klein discuss De Beers’ first beacon in 16 years and the mistake the industry made with lab-grown diamonds.

The top-performing watch models may be surprising, with Rolex and several popular pandemic-era picks notably absent from the top 20.

Lenore Fedow

Jewelers who misinterpret the state of the jewelry market risk employing the wrong retail strategy, cautions columnist Sherry Smith.

Sherry Smith

The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index edged up, with optimism about the present outweighing worries about the future.

Michelle Graff

These customer behavior patterns say a lot about how successful your jewelry store is going to be this year, Emmanuel Raheb writes.

Emmanuel Raheb

From a weaker labor market to inflation, NRF Chief Economist Mark Mathews gave insight on what retailers can expect this year.

Lenore Fedow

Consumers were somewhat less worried about the future, though concerns about rising prices and politics remained.

Lenore Fedow

Are arm bands poised to make a comeback? Has red-carpet jewelry become boring? Find out on the second episode of the “My Next Question” podcast.

Jewelry is expected to be the No. 1 gift this year in terms of dollars spent.

Lenore Fedow

From tech platforms to candy companies, here’s how some of the highest-ranking brands earned their spot on the list.

Lenore Fedow

The index fell to its lowest level since May 2014 amid concerns about the present and the future.

Lenore Fedow

National Jeweler and Jewelers of America’s popular webinar series is evolving in 2026.

In a market defined by more selective consumers, Sherry Smith shares why execution will be independent jewelers’ key to growth this year.

Sherry Smith

The credit card companies’ surveys examined where consumers shopped, what they bought, and what they valued this holiday season.

Lenore Fedow

“Bridgerton” actresses Hannah Dodd and Claudia Jessie star in the brand’s “Rules to Love By” campaign.

Lenore Fedow

The jewelry manufacturer and supplier is going with a fiery shade it says symbolizes power and transformation.

Michelle Graff

Consumers shared concerns about prices, inflation, tariffs, trade, and politics in the survey’s write-in response section.

Lenore Fedow