Jewelers of America Acquires National Jeweler
January 11, 15
(IDEX Online News) – Jewelers of America (JA), the national trade association for businesses serving the fine jewelry marketplace, has acquired National Jeweler from Emerald Expositions, which owns the JA New York shows and Couture. The acquisition will take effect later this month. JA and National Jeweler will remain and act independently of each other.
“I’m excited about the National Jeweler acquisition and Jewelers of America’s ability to both better serve its members and the industry,” said JA board chair Bill Farmer, Jr.
“This is an exciting day for Jewelers of America, as we expand into trade media and welcome National Jeweler to the JA family. National Jeweler is natural fit for our organization, as it shares our mission to be an informative resource to retail jewelry professionals,” said David J. Bonaparte, JA president and CEO.
“We look forward to taking advantage of the additional resources being part of the JA team offers us, but we remain focused on our mission: to objectively deliver the news that retail jewelers need to run their businesses on a daily basis,” said Michelle Graff, editor-in-chief of National Jeweler.