How’s everyone holding up?
This week: Is the diamond decline here? Will Kohl’s be sold? And the very strange mystery surrounding a Met Gala necklace. All below.
Quality Gold acquires IBGoodman
GIA reports to go all digital. Here’s how it will work
– GIA to close Antwerp branch
Signet reports “strong” first-quarter results, reaffirms guidance
– Settles gender discrimination suit for $175 million
– Stock surges as guidance, profits impress
– Analysts still “cautious”
– Releases sustainability report
De Beers increases small diamond price amid shortage
– Rapaport says shortages are likely
– Will smaller diamond miners get re-rated?
– Avi Krawitz on how the Russian conflict has changed the industry (video)
Edahn Golan: “The decline is here”
Pravay Narvekar and Chaim Even-Zohar: How natural diamonds were hit by lab-grown
Brilliant Earth president leaves company
– Glossy interviews Beth Gerstein
RealReal founder and CEO Julie Wainwright resigns
Carl F. Bucherer CEO Moreli steps down
New owner of de Grisogono talks with Bloomberg (video)
How high jewelry houses blossomed in Asia during COVID-19
High-end jewelers double down on new merchandise
De Beers Jewelers’ Céline Assimon talks diamonds and democracy
Constell Group expanding diamond operations in Botswana (subscription required)
Rio Tinto launches program to protect Argyle pinks
Natural Diamond Council expands into Dubai
Industry remembers “irreplaceable” Steven Kaiser
Man arrested in murder of Detroit jeweler
– Community mourns
Luxury goods, jewelry companies have average employee tenure of five years (subscription required)
Superfit hires Winston veteran
Tiffany & Co. boutique pops up in Paris
– Tiffany gets Harrods to turn blue for the first time in its history
Kohl’s talking with Vitamin Shoppe owner
– What could happen next
– Kohl’s sales talks could drag on for weeks or more
– Saga “could end in disappointment”
Three keys to a successful retailer-brand partnership
How counterfeit jewelry coming into Florida affects local jewelers
– Feds seize fake Rolex and Cartier watches
Ultrarare pearl necklace sells for over $833,000
Pop art icon debuts new works at Zadok Jewelers
Male celebrities are “leveling up” their Red Carpet jewelry
The mystery of the Patiala necklace that reappeared at the Met Gala
Bulgari’s Serpenti design gets new twist in fine jewelry collection
Disneyland Paris employee interrupts marriage proposal by snatching engagement ring
Jersey honeymooners reunited with lost wedding ring
This company wants to revamp medical ID jewelry
Diamond-studded Stradivarius from 1679 could fetch up to $11 million at auction
Media Watch
Popular Science on sustainable diamonds
From the Podcast
The Jewelry District, Episode 71: Steven Kaiser, Recycled Gold, And JCK Las Vegas
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