Jewelry set for strong growth in 2019, Bain says
Jewelry is one of three categories in the luxury sector expected to see solid growth in 2019, as domestic consumption in China and the US increases, according to Bain & Company.
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Traditional watches are outselling smartwatches again
During last year’s holiday season, sales of smartwatches outpaced those of traditional watches in the United States for the first time ever, according to respected watch industry tracker the NPD Group.
Was Vegas worth the gamble? Five Lessons from the JCK Show
As rain fell for about five minutes on the typically sunbaked Las Vegas strip on the opening day of the JCK show, one couldn’t help but sense things might be a bit different this year.
De Beers’ Blockchain platform hopes to track every diamond
Tracr, the blockchain platform originally launched by De Beers, aims one day to track almost every natural diamond from the mine to the retail counter, chief executive officer Jim Duffy told at an interview during JCK Las Vegas.
Empowering women empowers the diamond industry
Press release – “Dear friends, In a business where the overwhelming majority of end-consumers are female, women in the diamond sector are remarkably under-represented
KP Intersessional Meeting in Mumbai: Considering an interdependent value chain
Press release – Ahead of the KP Intersessional Meeting in Mumbai: Considering an interdependent value chain, where risk is not equally distributed,
What we call man-made diamonds could ultimately determine their success
When Signet jewelers’ (NYSE: SIG) e-commerce subsidiary James Allen began offering man-made diamonds in May, the company added an additional search tab to the site: “Earth-created diamonds” or “Lab-created Diamonds.”
Las Vegas 2019: guts without glory
When hit, we instinctively flinch. Close our eyes for a moment, crunch, and maybe turn sideways a little. But in a fight, that is the wrong thing to do. You’ll get hit, suffer and lose.
This Year, Forevermark’s focused on bridal
Forevermark will put its marketing dollars behind bridal this year, running an ad campaign designed to reflect “modern” love and supplying jewelers with what they’ve asked for—a line of smaller, lower-priced engagement rings.
Mutual mass destruction will not serve anybody’s purposes
The recent moves by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), including its letters urging some companies to abide to the revised edition of FTC Jewelry Guides and the explanations from FTC attorney Robert Frisby posted on the FTC website were widely perceived as a game changer in promoting lab-grown and natural diamond goods in the […]
First Lady of Botswana speaks at JCK LUXURY
The First Lady of the Republic of Botswana, Mrs. Neo Jane Masisi, opened the Forevermark company’s annual breakfast held at JCK LUXURY, sharing the important role that diamonds have played in the story of her own life as well as for her country with Forevermark jeweler and manufacturing partners.
RapNet members reject idea of listing lab-grown diamonds
RapNet members overwhelmingly rejected the idea of the trading platform listing or providing pricing for lab-grown diamonds, it was revealed Sunday.