Spartansburg, S.C.—Bench Media is holding a daylong seminar for retail jewelers on how to optimize Internet marketing efforts.

Antwerp, Belgium—The International Diamond Council (IDC) has released a new version of its diamond-grading rules and plans to make those rules available on the Internet within two weeks.

New York—Bejeweled babies are everywhere these days—including the covers of much-read tabloids—and many designers and manufacturers have seen a steady increase in sales of baubles for babies.

Paso Robles, Calif.—MVI Marketing Ltd. (MVI), through its Jewelry Consumer Opinion Council (JCOC) division, has launched a Desktop Product Assessment Platform (DPAP) to make consumer research easy and affordable for the industry.

Antwerp, Belgium—The International Diamond Council (IDC) has released a new version of its diamond-grading rules and plans to make those rules available on the Internet within two weeks.

Bentonville, Ark.—Net sales at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. increased 11.5 percent to $39.9 million for the five weeks ended July 4, 2008, and same-store U.S. sales without fuel increased 5.8 percent.

London—Signet Group PLC is recommending to shareholders that it move its listing from the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

Paso Robles, Calif.—MVI Marketing Ltd. (MVI), through its Jewelry Consumer Opinion Council (JCOC) division, has launched a Desktop Product Assessment Platform (DPAP) to make consumer research easy and affordable for the industry.

London—Signet Group PLC is recommending to shareholders that it move its listing from the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

Bentonville, Ark.—Net sales at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. increased 11.5 percent to $39.9 million for the five weeks ended July 4, 2008, and same-store U.S. sales without fuel increased 5.8 percent.