This week: Diamond business may be turning the corner. Is Cartier’s CEO on the way out? And Taylor Swift makes a Missouri jeweler rich.
I will be on vacation next week, so this feature will not run. Wishing a merry Christmas to all who celebrate and a happy and healthy new year to all.
Holiday shopping numbers setting records
– Shoppers coming out in droves
– Inflation leads to spending cutbacks
– “Subdued” jewelry sales in the second week of December
France fines Rolex $100 million over online sales ban
G7 sanctions may require blockchain tracking of all diamonds
– Russia sanctions will cover jewelry, watches, lab-grown
– U.S. executive order contains few specifics
– India urges delay
– But also expects minimal trade disruption
– Namibian minister of mines doesn’t like “single node”
– Antwerp gears up
– Russia says it will circumvent ban
– Ukraine praises new sanctions
– Washington Post infographic
Diamond business slowly picks up
– De Beers sees market recovery
– Sales at Ekati grow stronger
– De Beers’ final rough sales down 37%
Avi Krawitz: “A new dawn for the Botswana diamond industry”
Modi says new bourse will create 150,000 jobs
– Will India’s diamond industry move to Surat? (video)
Financial Times profiles De Beers CEO Al Cook
Miss Tweed: Cartier CEO on way out
French jeweler Messika looks for new stakeholder
Farfetch purchased by South Korean e-tailer
– What’s next for Yoox Net-a-Porter?
Mall owner files for bankruptcy for second time in three years
WD Lab Grown bankruptcy trustee finds assets
Report: Diamond Foundry wanted space in Peter Thiel-backed city
– Maintains its commitment to Spanish factory
– Says it’s willing to change tower plan in medium or long term
– Citizens group vows to stop installation
Report: Walmart outpacing Macy’s, Target in holiday shopping
Still no answers in killing of Colorado jeweler
Alleged Hamas funder holds stake in company that mines Egyptian gold
Costco says it’s sold over $100 million in gold bars
Black in Jewelry names new president, board
Pandora turns parking lot into “lab-grown diamond district”
Jeweler sculpts temple-themed necklace with 5,000 diamonds
Taylor Swift makes Missouri jeweler “filthy stinking rich”
– Swift fans convinced Travis Kelce gave her a huge ring
Suki Waterhouse fuels rumors of Robert Pattinson engagement by flashing diamond ring
Giuliani spotted shopping for luxury jewelry in Manhattan
Ja Morant offended when lawyer asks him if diamonds are real
New research says diamonds can be used as data storage devices
– Diamonds could revolutionize semiconductor technology
Artificial intelligence helps reunite travelers with lost jewelry, watches
4.87 carater found at Crater of Diamonds in Arkansas
Media Watch
The Times and CBC on lab-grown diamonds
From the Blog
The Seven Weirdest Jewelry Stories of 2023
From the Podcast
The Jewelry District, Episode 111: Guest Tom Chatham
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