Chow Tai Fook picks online sales partner
Chow Tai Fook has joined forces with Chinese online retail giant JD.com, which will become the jeweler’s preferred internet sales channel.
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Pleading Signet’s CSR case
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you would do things differently.” — Warren Buffett.
De Beers Group returned $5 billion to its partners last year
De Beers increased returns to governments, communities, supply chain partners and its joint venture partners by 26 percent to $5 billion in 2016, according to its latest Report to Society, published today.
De Beers aims for carbon-neutral mining
De Beers is looking to make some of its mines carbon-neutral within half a decade by storing carbon dioxide inside kimberlite rocks.
GIA sees blue diamond that’s synthetic-natural composite
The Gemological Institute of America reports that a mined white diamond with an extremely thin layer of blue lab-grown diamond on top was submitted to its New York laboratory recently.
De Beers Canada receives two top national safety awards
De Beers Canada received two prestigious national safety awards at the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) annual convention awards gala on May 1.
GJEPC makes presentation at ‘Special Forum on Diamond Equity’ during KP intersessional meet
GJEPC’s Diamond Panel Convener Sanjay Shah made a presentation at the ‘Special Forum on Diamond Equity’ held during the Kimberly Process Intersessional Meet in Perth which focused on boosting consumer demand for diamonds.
Manufacturing should be in line with market demand
Ernie Blom, the President of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) for the third term, has served on a range of industry bodies as an executive as well as chairman for many years, including Chairman, Diamond Dealers Club of South Africa; Chairman, Rough Diamond Dealers Association; Chairman, Master Diamond Cutters Association; Chairman, Jewellery Council […]
Apple wearables on par with Fortune 500
Apple Watch sales almost doubled in the last fiscal quarter, the technology company said this week, dropping its biggest hint yet about the size of its wearables business.
Cartier gives Net-A-Porter first crack at new watch line
Cartier is selling its new Panthère collection over e-tailer Net-A-Porter before it even comes to its own stores and retailers.
China gives swiss watchmakers timely relief
The Swiss watch industry enjoyed its first month of growth in nearly two years during March, signaling a recovery in China’s and Hong Kong’s watch and jewelry markets.
IIDGR launches world-first synthetic diamond detection training course
The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR), part of De Beers Group, today announced the launch of a world-first synthetic diamond detection training course which will be the first in a series of education services to be rolled out during 2017.