Rapaport Magazine Shifts Focus to the Holidays

The September issue of Rapaport Magazine, out now in print and online, shines a spotlight on the upcoming holiday season, including which styles and trends will be popular, and how spending has changed over the last five years.

Contributor Kate Matthams seeks advice from experts on how to run successful campaigns for the all-important selling season, while Suzanne Watkin takes a look at whether birthstones are still popular with today’s consumers. The JCK and Couture shows generally give retailers a good idea of what products to stock for Christmas, and Jennifer Heebner lays out the top five trends from these events.

Black-and-white jewelry has become one of the latest hits to appear on shelves. Francesca Fearon highlights some of the most striking uses of this monochromatic look, with collections employing materials like onyx, black enamel, diamonds, and pearls. She also explores catwalk trends and their influence on jewelry sales.

Elsewhere in the magazine, Jacklyn Pellegrino writes about how some retailers prepare for the holidays, and industry execs reveal the best holiday gifts they ever got. Columbia Gem House’s Eric Braunwart talks about the gemstones and colors that are trending for the upcoming season, and Jewelers Security Alliance (JSA) president Jennifer Mulvihill offers retailers a guide to preventing cyberattacks on their stores.

This issue also provides a slew of data on consumers’ spending habits since 2020, tracking the shifts in where, what and how they buy, as well as how much they’re laying out.

Read the September 2026 edition of Rapaport Magazine here.

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