This week: A natural diamond ad proves controversial. Mother’s Day jewelry sales soar. And Bernard Arnault’s bankbook takes a big hit (though he’ll be fine). All below.
Tenoris: Mother’s Day jewelry sales soar 4.5%
– Paul Zimnisky: Despite tariffs, U.S. consumers prove “resilient”
Census/NRF: Overall retail sales slide
Big spenders “lose appetite for luxury”
– Six luxury firms in need of a turnaround
Miners, midstream agree to support Natural Diamond Council
– Leanne Kemp: it’s “economic survival”
Has natural diamond marketing jumped the shark?
– Long LinkedIn discussion on this (in which I participate)
Do consumers care about diamond origin?
John Jeffay: Desert Diamonds are like “chicken wings”
De Beers sale “complex headwind” for Anglo American
Debswana seeks financing options for Jwaneng underground project
Russia’s Gokhran planning to buy Alrosa diamonds this year
Younger diamantaires grapple with industry’s future
WFDB meeting takeaways from Joshua Freedman and Avi Krawitz (video)
Can China rescue lab-grown?
– NDTV: Is lab-grown era over?
Jewelry brand Daphine is closing down
Chow Tai Fook plans big bond sale
Kering taps car executive as new CEO
– An “audacious but necessary move”
– What this change signals
– Company faces “metaphysical challenge”
Kering veteran takes over De Beers London
JA names Amanda Gizzi head of corporate affairs
Alex Doak joins WatchPro as editor
Profile of Steven Wood, fund manager challenging Swatch
Rolex watchmaker Georges Dubois dies at 104
Seven charged in America’s largest jewelry theft
– Photos show stolen loot
Mehul Choksi claims India “abducted him” to gain confession
Kendra Scott CEO Tom Nolan on the gold price (video)
Interview with Annie Wong, COO of Chow Tai Fook group
Q&A with Caryl Capeci, SVP of Starboard
Interview with founders of Caitlyn Minimalist (audio)
Sheila Khama podcast with Nature’s Wealth’s Cristina Villegas (audio)
Extensive look at South Africa’s diamond diggers (article and video)
Eight Mennonite families leave Angola for Mexico, in deal with diamond company
Israel doesn’t want Qatar running Kimberley Process
Signet’s Rocksbox stores will sell, not rent, jewelry
The 1916 Company opens first branded showroom
Cartier exhibition shows jewels that redefined jewelry
How Indian diamond influencer educates consumers
How Kyle Chan made himself into Bravo’s best-known jeweler
Bernard Arnault takes €24 billion financial hit
Slick Rick says you can’t “wear gold without diamonds”
What happened to Lucille Ball’s ring from Desi Arnaz?
Pink diamond belonging to Marie Antoinette’s daughter sells for $14 million
Sotheby’s hits $31.4 million in top sale; Phillips withdraws top lot
Pittsburgh airport workers find diamond that fell from traveler’s ring
JCK, Luxury shows “reinvigorate the industry”
“Touching” viral video: Elderly man tries to buy jewelry for wife
From the Blog
Do Consumers Really Care About Diamond Origin?
From the Podcast
The Jewelry District: Live From the 2025 JCK Show
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