Diamonds to share Oscar-night limelight
DPA to run ads during Academy Award Ceremony. Amid the glitz and glamor of the Oscar red carpet, diamonds will also grace our screens during ad breaks
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Diamond Empowerment Fund elects new president Anna Martin
Press release – At the Diamond Empowerment Fund’s annual board meeting held last month, Anna Martin was elected President of the D.E.F. Board of Directors. Martin is Senior Vice President Global Development and Beneficiation for Gemological Institute of America (GIA).
The film that should be on the industry’s radar
I’d like to start out this blog post by saying that the following is not meant to be a movie review because I am not a movie reviewer. I don’t have any experience in the genre and don’t fancy myself an expert on acting, directing, cinematography or costumes.
ALROSA to start branded diamond marketing
ALROSA is planning to launch marketing programs promoting Russian-mined diamonds, chief executive officer Andrey Zharkov said Monday.
India’s jewelry market shows signs of recovery
Jewelry orders improved at this week’s Signature India International Jewellery Show (IIJS), following a government demonetization program that had frozen activity since November.
WFDB setting up financial taskforce as follow up to finance seminar
Press release – The WFDB will be creating a financial taskforce to follow up on the finance seminar held during the 2017 Presidents Meeting
Kering jewelry sales gain in 2016
Luxury group Kering reported a 2-percent rise in jewelry sales for 2016, attributing growth in its mid- and lower-range products.
NRF predicts retail sales will grow 4% this year
The National Retail Federation has predicted that retail sales will increase between 3.7 percent and 4.2 percent in 2017.
Rolex, Cartier, Tiffany, Chow Tai Fook all land on most valuable brands list
Rolex is the No. 1 brand in the industry, at least according to Brand Finance’s annual list of the world’s most valuable brands.
DPA to scrutinize synthetic detection sachines
The Diamond Producers Association (DPA) plans to audit synthetics detectors to help the industry navigate its way around the broad choice of machines available on the market.
2017 : a calmer year for the diamond industry ?
So here it is, 2017 is already one month old, we have got over our end of year excesses, we are beginning to come to terms with the winter cold and… we are setting our sights on the year ahead.
Tiffany CEO Frederic Cumenal is out
Before its first Super Bowl ad aired Sunday, Tiffany & Co. made another major announcement : its CEO Frederic Cumenal has stepped down, effective immediately.