This week: De Beers hopes (industrial) lab-growns will boost its sale value. Gen Z’s return to the malls. And the buzz about Selena Gomez’s engagement ring. All below.
IGI aims to go public on Dec. 20
Sightholders face De Beers dilemma: Buy or lose sight
De Beers hopes lab-grown industrial applications will polish IPO appeal
– Australian government invests in local diamond foundry
– Scientists solve puzzle of turning graphite into diamond
Signet wants to use lab-growns for fashion (video)
(Indicted) Indian mogul Adani calls lab-grown diamonds a “disrupter”
India artisans hit by job loss and reduced earnings
– Surat customs officials kind of bored
Rapaport podcast talks to heads of Antwerp World Diamond Centre
Amazon tribe turns to diamond mining
U.S. Treasury sanctions gold-smuggling network
– Illegal gold mining brings both jobs and environmental grief in Ghana
– Time: “The dark side of gifting gold”
Criminals increasingly targeting gold jewelry, JSA says
Gold rally may slow down in 2025, says World Gold Council
– ING sees bright outlook
– China resumed gold purchases last month as prices soared
Luxury brands shift focus from China to India
Gen Zers are big fans of in-person shopping
Macy’s says employee hid $151 million in expenses
– Activist firm demands Macy’s consider options for Bloomingdale’s
Pre-owned watch e-tailer Chronext acquired
Saks owner Hudson’s Bay is selling junk bonds for Neiman deal
– Interview with retailer consultant (video)
Charles & Colvard receives interim award in arbitration
Is a watch brand’s route to the wrist through the stomach?
Tiffany is “banking on its bird”
Mark Henry appoints Carrie Forman sales director
De Beers Jewellers hires Tiffany vet as chief marketing officer
Brandee Dallow becomes president-elect of Ethical Metalsmiths
Chris Jennings, who helped discover Diavik, dies
Florida jeweler accused of selling cocaine from store
Bulgari office dragged into family feud (subscription)
Tom Brady’s watches sell for $4.6 million at auction
Selena Gomez’s engagement ring has people talking
Eric Adams’ campaign expenses include jewelry store purchases
Bernard Arnault squares off with filmmaker in Paris court
– How he turned one-franc deal into luxury empire
Amsterdam hotel unveils Cartier-themed room
Woman realizes her sister has a fake diamond
A look at the history of wedding rings
From the Podcast
The Jewelry District, Episode 136: Holiday Outlook, Botswana and De Beers, Horology’s Oscars
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