
This week: Brands are already making money in the metaverse. What are possible uses for that 555 ct. black diamond? And Megan Fox’s engagement is apparently made of thorns. All below.
Signet holiday sales soar 30.4% to hit new record
– 90% of jewelers saw sales growth over the holiday
Retail bankruptcies are on the decline
Longtime De Beers exec Stephen Lussier retires
De Beers institutes price increase
– Avi Krawitz: The “vicious rough cycle”
– Israeli diamond exports hit record after decade of decline
– Alrosa sales hit $4.2 billion in 2021
Sotheby’s to sell 555 ct. black diamond, largest cut stone ever auctioned
– It’s accepting bitcoin
– The Cut tries to figure out what to do with it
Jewelry leads sales growth at Richemont
Van Cleef tries to teach a new generation how to make jewelry
Some luxury brands are already making money in the metaverse
– Fashion brands see it as a way to test new products
– Inside the “new metaverse economy”
Jewelry brands take aim at Indian high-end jewelry business
Generation Z fuels patriotic jewelry boom in China
Heritage jeweler Oscar Massin being revived with lab-grown gems
Will banks now finance the diamond business?
The United Arab Emirates scrambles to stay off FATF “watch list”
Kentucky UPS workers stole $11,000 in jewelry
Are Apple AirTags a security risk for jewelers?
Counterfeit designer jewelry from China discovered in Indianapolis
Inhorgenta Munich postponed two months
Watches & Wonders to go ahead as scheduled
– Return to the watch fair will bring on much “rejoicing”
Are watches too hard to buy?
Robbins Brothers appoints Ann-Marie Patton VP of stores
Lagos named new VP of public relations
WJA elects Susan Chandler new president
The Surat bourse has angered the Bharat bourse
Jewelry designer goes viral after saying engagement rings shouldn’t be a surprise
Jeweler reimagines bank vault into an elegant space
Kentucky woman’s clay jewelry brings her worldwide fame
Pandora says TikTok cleaning hack may damage your jewelry
New York Times writer quit Amazon Prime “and survived”
Designer turns rapid testing kits into jewelry
Moneybagg Yo shows off new diamond-encrusted teeth
Kim Kardashian mocked for new Tiffany campaign
Kendall Jenner is the new face of Messika
Megan Fox’s engagement ring is full of thorns
How Marilyn Monroe decided “diamonds are a girl’s best friend”
Media Watch
Alabama TV station worries if pandemic is damaging jewelry (video)
From the Blog
Are Apple AirTags a Security Risk for Jewelers?
From the Podcast
The Jewelry District, Episode 61: Holiday Sales, Ben Bridge, Pandora, Robbins Brothers, and Tucson
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