Why the U.S. Reopening Is Looking Choppy—and What to Do About It

Many states, as well as many jewelers, are reopening. That’s good news. Or at least, it would seem to be good news. Not everyone is cheering....

May 22 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

Hope you're all is staying healthy and safe. Wishing the best to everyone. Our podcast guest this week is probably someone all of have heard of,...

May 15 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup  

Hope you're all staying healthy and safe. Wishing the best to everyone during this crazy time. This week: How retail is changing during...

Should Jewelers Require Consumers to Wear Masks?

In April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that everyone wear face masks in public settings, citing studies that show...

May 8 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

Hope everyone is staying healthy and safe. Wishing the best to all. You may not know the guest on our latest podcast, Rhett Outten, owner...

One Jeweler’s Harrowing Experience With COVID-19

In mid-March, just as the world was realizing that COVID-19 had turned into a global pandemic, Raju Mehta noticed his brother, Atul, had developed a...

Swarovski Now Has a Captain for Its Crystal Ship

It was a strange fact about Swarovski: For years, one of the world's biggest jewelry brands had no chief executive officer. Until recently, the...

May 1 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

Hope everyone is staying healthy and safe. Wishing all of you the best. This week in Diamond Shavings: The one group that can reopen the economy....

How Dominion Diamond Was Bled Canada-Dry

What do you do when you have $180 million in diamonds and can’t sell them? That’s the problem facing Dominion Diamond Mines, according to an...

April 24 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

Hope everyone is staying healthy and safe, hanging on and hanging in. I wish the best to all my readers and their families during this difficult...