Itw Edahn Golan – part 1: 2014 was a very unusual year for the diamond industry
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Rough price correction
Rough diamond prices are expected to soften in January with a high level of refusals anticipated at next week’s De Beers and ALROSA sales.
Cartier, Van Cleef drive growth for Richemont
Geneva – Sales growth in the U.S. outpaced that of other regions in the third quarter for luxury goods conglomerate Richemont, with jewelry and upscale e-commerce site Net-a-Porter turning in the strongest performances.
DEF honors Jane Seymour and David Rocha at 4th annual GOOD Awards
The Diamond Empowerment Fund (DEF) honored Jane Seymour and her Open Hearts Foundation together with David Rocha and Jewelers for Children for their commitment to giving back to the community.
A U.S.-driven diamond market
The United States is set to become an even more dominant market for the diamond industry in 2015. In a reversal of trends that have characterized the industry in the past few years,
Generic marketing: A million dollar question?
The World Diamond Mark Foundation’s generic marketing initiative, an attempt to bring all in the diamond pipeline to collaborate on marketing was a topic widely touched up by all at the World Diamond Conference in Delhi recently.
The 3 biggest stories of 2014
Earlier this year, it would have been hard to believe that anything could top the consolidation of the industry’s two largest players, Zale Corp. and Signet Jewelers Ltd., in terms of news for 2014.
A happier year ahead?
Diamantaires were happy to see the back of 2014. After all, it was a tough year in which polished diamond prices declined, accelerating the general downtrend evident since mid-2011.
Jewelry, watch brands that are digital ‘Geniuses’
Digitally savvy jewelry brands are improving their web and mobile presences as the gap between them and those that are digitally deficient widens, a recent study by L2 shows.
The diamond story of 2014
The reduction of bank credit available to the diamond industry is a game changer that will influence the market for many years to come. Therefore, this column has chosen bank credit as its most important story of 2014, rising above other strong candidates for the title.
Normalizing the diamond trade : five things we learned in New Delhi
The World Diamond Conference that took place last week in New Delhi, India, created a buzz in the industry that, frankly, needed a bit of a pick-up considering the state of the market.
Sightholders reject goods at $600M De Beers sight
De Beers December sight closed with an estimated value of $600 million. Minor adjustments to prices and assortment qualities were reported in different categories, but no significant changes were noted.