While a class-action arbitration case involving hundreds of female workers against Sterling Jewelers is slated to go to trial this fall, the company has settled federal civil charges accusing it of sexual bias against female employees. [More]
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Owner Of Zales, Jared, And Kay Jewelers Settles Charges It Discriminated Against Female Workers
By 5.5.17 — Updated: 5.10.17
Shareholders Say Parent Company Of Jared & Kay Jewelers Hid Sexual Harassment Allegations
By 4.4.17 — Updated: 5.10.17
Even though hundreds of employees at Signet Jewelers — the jewelry giant that owns the Zales, Jared, and Kay retail brands — have alleged they were victims of sexual harassment and discrimination for years, these claims were only recently brought to light. Now, some Signet shareholders are suing the company, saying it hid these allegations from them. [More]
Kay Jewelers Parent Company Denies Allegations Of Systematic Gemstone Switcharoos
By 6.3.16
Kay Jewelers wants everyone to know something after a particularly damning report yesterday in an influential tip sheet for investors: the company says that it is not systematically and intentionally swapping stones out when customers bring in diamond jewelry for repairs. Instead, the company says that the “allegations on social media” have been “republished and grossly amplified.” [More]
Investor Tipsheet Warns Kay Jewelers Parent That More Trouble Could Be Coming
By 6.2.16
Signet Jewelers isn’t a household name, but you’re probably familiar with its brands if you watch TV: the British company owns the chains Kay Jewelers, Zales, and Jared, along with Piercing Pagoda and some regional brands. Today, a report from an influential investors’ tipsheet led to a drop in Signet’s stock price… though possible problems that would be dire for investors would benefit consumers in the long run. [More]
More Customers Say Kay Jewelers Swapped Out Their Diamonds For Fake Or Worse Ones
By 5.25.16
At Kay Jewelers, a popular mall chain and part of global mediocre jewelry corporate Voltron Signet Jewelers, owners of expensive diamond or gemstone jewelry can get a lifetime diamond or color gemstone guarantee, as long as they bring their jewelry for inspection every six months. Yet some brides who have tried to invoke the guarantee say that their stones were switched out during repairs, when they were in Kay’s possession. [More]
