Blogs: Cutting Remarks / Diamonds / Industry
This week: Cartier plans U.S. expansion. Indian dealers at odds with the banks. And a high school kid causes chaos with diamond tester. All below.
Consumers keep spending, despite “mild” recession threat: NRF
– CNN: Don’t expect big jewelry discounts
– Why even a down Christmas could be an industry win
U.S. watch, jewelry sales growth in April hits two-year low
Jewelers cleaning up, helping out after Hurricane Ian hits
Interview with Helzberg CEO Brad Hampton
Lab-grown diamonds now 10% of U.S. engagement ring market
– The rise of synthetics in bridal
Kay says lab-created earrings “may include natural diamonds”
Lab-grown producer Adamas One seeks $23 million IPO
Big pink is now second most valuable diamond ever auctioned
De Beers sees steady demand in eighth sales cycle
– Petra Diamonds resumes paying dividends
European Union won’t include diamonds in sanctions package
– Haaretz on Russia’s “dirty diamonds” (subscription required)
– FT: Indian jewelers “staying clear” of Russian diamonds
– Ukraine skeptical of Belarus bid to become KP chair
How Jagersfontein diamond mine could have avoided the dam wall collapse
– Police search for missing residents
– Lack of coordination between government departments could hamper progress
– Jagersfontein was “an avoidable catastrophe”
Summary of IPIS report on Angola diamond mine leak
Indian diamond companies tussle with banks
Diamond Standard CEO says diamonds are “untapped…resource” (video)
Cartier CEO plans U.S. store expansion
Breitling CEO wants to make private equity deals
Ulysse Nardin boss vows not to be “mainstream”
Wempe fetes U.S. president, Ruediger Albers
Profile of Yianni Melas, “modern-day Indiana Jones of gems”
Diamond millionaire hopes to rock Lesotho vote
Pandora expands communications, sustainability departments
Former Atlas Jewellery CEO M.M. Ramachandran dies at 80
The Clear Cut plans to grow using TikTok
British online jewelry retailer Chloe Polo launching subscription service
Poshmark acquired by “South Korea’s Google” for $1.2 billion
Lugano Diamonds opens up in Washington, D.C.
Shane Co. pays customers to watch Disney movies
J.C. Penney using online quizzes to build loyalty
De Beers’ first gender-neutral jewelry collection
Darius is Bergdorf’s first collection created by a transgender jewelry designer
The “strange case of the pope’s blessed diamond”
How to “greenwash like a pro”
Two-tone watches “leave the past behind”
Collectors warm up to obscure presentation watches
Best of Betty White’s jewelry sold at auction
Did Cartier secure Blackpink’s Jisoo by doubling Dior’s offer?
TikToker creates jewelry from bacteria
Science creates diamonds out of bottle plastic
Poker player denies ruby ring was used to cheat
Pennsylvania man finds pearl in clam meal
High school kid tests diamonds, sparks chaos
The Guardian on lab-grown diamonds
Kay Says Lab-Created Earrings “May Include Natural Diamonds”
Interview With Helzberg CEO Brad Hampton
The Jewelry District, Episode 79: Antwerp Diamond Conference, Visiting Cartier, The JA Show
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