Tiffany really, really wants to be cool
It’s not just enlisting Lady Gaga and speaking out on the Paris accords. Tiffany & Co. is doing all it can to elbow its way to the cool kids’ table.
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Beneficiation: a road worth traveling, but destination difficult to find
A conversation with the minerals and mining minister of an African diamond-producing company a couple of months ago really served to highlight the point at which beneficiation has arrived. And I am not sure that road traveled so far is particularly impressive.
Who prefers brick-and-mortar? The youngest and oldest
The 18-to-25 and 61-and-over demographics are the most committed brick-and-mortar shoppers, according to a new report, “The Future of Retail 2017,” by Walker Sands Communications.
Signet names Drosos CEO as Light retires
Signet Jewelers has appointed Virginia Drosos as CEO to replace Mark Light, who will retire at the end of the month.
Tiffany names former Bulgari exec as its new CEO
Tiffany & Co. announced Thursday morning that it has named Alessandro Bogliolo as the company’s next chief executive officer.
Price upon request: Paris high jewelry, part I
In the first of a two-part series, National Jeweler explores several storied jewelry maisons’ flirtations with the very heights of jewelry design in their high jewelry collections, presented last week alongside the haute couture showings in Paris.
Anglo American ‘to make Charterhouse St its new London HQ’
Anglo American Plc plans to redevelop the historic De Beers Charterhouse Street property and make the building its new London headquarters.
Louis Vuitton debuts a smartwatch
The wearable device industry is in a period of consolidation. Fitbit gobbled up Vector and Pebble this year, and it is planning to release its first smartwatch soon using the hardware know-how it acquired in the process.
The scary stuff nightmares are made of
For years the diamond industry’s outward attitude to lab-grown goods was that these stones were some sort of fake. Even the nickname given them expresses that disdain – “synthetics.”
WDC reaffirms commitment to CAR in preventing trade of conflict stones
The World Diamond Council (WDC) has reaffirmed its commitment to the Central African Republic (CAR), supporting its efforts in preventing trading in conflict diamonds originating from CAR
Dubai Diamond Exchange announces biennial conference taking place in October
The Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) has announced the third edition of its biennial two-day Dubai Diamond Conference 2017, with the theme ‘Destination Next – Shaping the future of an interconnected marketplace’.
India’s new GST: what you need to know
India’s much anticipated goods and services tax (GST) took effect on July 1, drawing both praise and criticism from the diamond and jewelry industry.