Where Does De Beers Go From Here? Having experienced various acquisitions and restructurings at places where I've worked, I have considerable sympathy for De Beers’ 20,000 employees...
May 17 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup This week: Jewelry advertised with AI. How Rolex became king. And a Harvard law professor on "engagement ring laws." All below. Anglo...
May 10 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup Hi, I hope you all heard the podcast we released this week with De Beers CEO Al Cook. I also appeared on Paul Zimnisky’s podcast a few weeks ago,...
May 3 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup This week: China’s fake gold problem. Luxury brands look to conquer Hollywood. And why employees don’t like Nordstorm’s return policy. All...
April 26 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup This week: You can buy gold bars at Korean convenience stores. The fake-Rolex epidemic. And Melania Trump gets into the jewelry business. All...
U.K. Lab-Grown Diamond Ruling Shows Why Words Matter Last week, the U.K.’s Advertising Standards Agency (ASA), in response to a complaint from the Natural Diamond Council (NDC), ruled that U.K....
April 19 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup This week: De Beers gets high-powered lobbyist. Rolex shouldn't dismiss Watches and Wonders "pirates." And Amazon put up secret company to get intel...
April 12 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup Hi, everyone. I will be appearing on a panel at the AGS Conclave in Austin, Texas, next week—“360 Degree View of 2024: Industry Market Outlook,...
April 5 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup This week: Is one out of every two lab-grown diamonds produced in China? Retail and the death of the middle class. And Taylor Swift really loves...
March 29 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup This week: How high will gold go? Is there a slowdown at Tiffany? And Drake gets diamond tooth removed, after people mistook it for food. All...