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By Holly Mui

Buying new software feels like progress. You identify a problem, evaluate platforms, watch demonstrations, and sign a contract. By the time implementation begins, it can feel as though the hardest decisions are behind you.

Often, that is when the real test begins.

A recent software transition within our own business provided ...


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A personal story about recognizing change, building what came next, and adapting before the market made the decision for us

By Tanya Nisguretsky, CEO and Co-Founder of VDB

For decades, my family operated a successful jewelry business on 47th Street in New York City.

We knew the industry from the inside. We understood r...


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Gold has always carried emotional weight in jewelry. It represents value, permanence, heritage, and luxury. But when gold prices rise sharply, that emotional value starts colliding with a very practical customer concern: price.

For jewelers, this creates a different kind of sales challenge. The issue is not simply that merchandise costs more. The bigge...


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Technology is becoming a larger part of how jewelry retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers operate. From jewelry websites and online marketplaces to ring builders, diamond search tools, virtual inventory, APIs, and in-store sales platforms, the industry is investing more heavily in digital solutions.

But the real value of jewelry technology is not simply having more...


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For most diamond shoppers, the experience begins with a familiar list of shapes.

Round. Oval. Cushion. Emerald. Pear. Marquise. Radiant. Princess.

Those classic shapes will always matter. They are the foundation of diamond buying and selling. But sometimes, a customer, designer, brand, or manufacturer wants to explore something that does not fit neatly in...


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