This week: De Beers and Botswana said to be close to an agreement. Tiffany and Nike aren’t winning fans in China. Plus: Neil Lane’s ketubahs. All below.
U.S. seeks to tighten rules on Russian diamonds
– Belgian prime minister calls them “blood diamonds”
– E.U. considers capping imports
– State Dept. engages with gold industry over sanctions
More U.S. jewelry stores opened, fewer closed in 2022
Tenoris: December jewelry sales fall
Nike x Tiffany & Co. shoe collab sets Internet on fire
– Gets “lukewarm reception” in China
– A sign of “luxury’s new direction”?
– Report: Tiffany creative director departing
Audemars Piguet plans certified pre-owned program
Gold hits nine-month high
Report: Brilliant Earth conducts layoffs
– Opens North Carolina showroom
De Beers, Botswana talks enter “last lap” (subscription)
Sales decline at De Beers’ first sight
– Anglo American expresses “cautious optimism” for diamond growth
Surat’s diamond sparkle fades as industry faces recession
– Diamond trade looks to lab-grown
India makes “sweeping reform” to promote lab-grown sector
– Government statement on lab-grown
– Some welcome this
– Some not so much
Ya’akov Almor on Rapaport and lab-grown
GIA introduces new lab-grown and light performance reports
Charles & Colvard’s sales and net income falls
GIA examines rare 126 ct. cat’s-eye emerald
Former AGTA president Bilgore sounds off on responsible sourcing
The RealReal names new CEO
Greenland Ruby appoints new CEO
Armenian Jewelers, WJA, DCA add directors
Jewelers for Children, JA, Edge announce new honorees
Kohl’s lays off 60 at corporate headquarters
Lowe’s is now selling jewelry
New Miami jewelry building set to open in first quarter
How Daniel’s Jewelers designs stores for Hispanic customers
A Burlington, Vt., jewelry store will sell once-stolen necklace
When resale companies go bankrupt, who is left holding the bag?
Can India survive Adani’s $100 billion collapse?
Six banks join Grant Thornton in case against Winsome’s Mehtas
Antwerp raids turn up 50 million euros worth of gems
Queens, N.Y., jeweler found guilty of money laundering
Tennessee jeweler pleads guilty in jewelry heist
Jewelers worry about fake Native American jewelry at gem show
Companies try to fight “scourge” of bogus online reviews
Bulgari sisters in “billion-dollar family feud” (subscription)
Take a tour of jewelry mogul Kendra Scott’s expansive (i.e., expensive) Texas home
Also, take a tour of Neil Lane’s home
– Lane designing ketubahs
Book pays tribute to the founder of Fred
Town & Country wonders: Does Kim Kardashian have good taste in jewelry?
Hailey Bieber pairs bikini top with over $350K worth of diamonds
In photo, Beyoncé goes naked except for diamonds
Woman is sick of family’s snide comments about engagement ring
Reality-show host “feeling heat” after selling engagement ring within days of splitting up with ex
Scientists use lasers to transform plastic into tiny diamonds
Subway is giving away a diamond-encrusted Super Bowl ring
University of Alberta finds new knowledge in “superdeep” diamond
Media Watch
Scripps: “Why do we put so much worth in diamonds?”
From the Blog
U.S. Seeks to Tighten Rules on Russian Diamonds
From the Podcast
The Jewelry District, Episode 88: VicenzaOro Recap, Sarine Acquiring GCAL, and Noncompetes
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