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June 24 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup  

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This week: Jennifer Fisher’s “ambitious store plan.” Will Kohl’s purchase be a “disaster”? And why did a bag of diamonds end up near a recycling plant? All below.

 

Swarovski’s new CEO comes from outside its family

 

More JCK Vegas Follow-Up

Podcast with interviews from show floor

– Panel on sustainability and ethics

– “Big trend energy”

– Nonprofits win big

National Jeweler editors wrap-up (video)

– Impressions of a first-time antique show attendee

 

What’s behind LVMH’s investment in a lab-grown company?

 

Lab-grown diamonds won’t fill melee shortage, panel says

– Lab-grown market shows “great potential”

– Avi Krawitz: Lab-grown diamonds are “increasingly gaining acceptance”

– Joshua Freedman: The “economics of lab-grown”

 

Kimberley Process takes no action against Russia

– China backs Russia at KP

Quartz looks at issue

– New call for “broader definition”

– KP speeches: World Diamond Council, Civil Society Coalition

– Ukraine envoy: “When you buy diamonds, think of Bucha”

 

Alrosa still plans to meet production targets

– “Business as usual” for Alrosa?

 

De Beers: Diamond demand continues to do well

– Bain sees luxury sales growing 5% this year

– Paul Zimnisky discusses diamond market with Avi Krawitz (audio)

 

De Beers Forevermark cuts loose, riling retailers

 

How two 100-carat-plus diamonds did at auction

 

Bloomberg on Alexandre Arnault and Tiffany

 

Retail industry could be facing “wave of bankruptcies”

 

Jennifer Fisher has “ambitious growth plans”

 

U.K. jeweler Astrid & Miyu opens in United States

 

Pandora buys store network in Portugal

 

Watch industry moving away from affordable timepieces

– Swiss watch numbers full of “warning signs”

 

Switzerland imported Russian gold in May

 

Gold trade still fuels violence in Congo, U.N. finds

 

New standard calls for greater gold tracing

 

Franchise Group considers lowering bid for Kohl’s

– Wants to keep management after sale

– “Disaster in the making”?

 

U.K. jeweler built her business through TikTok

 

New ownership at Alabama’s Goldstein’s Diamonds and Jewelry

 

Pennsylvania jeweler Tommy Glatz dies

 

Former De Beers executive John Lawrence dies

 

Martin Blank, longtime diamond dealer, dies

 

Maison Luxe appoints Aether Diamonds CEO Ryan Shearman to its board

 

Woman’s husband upgrades engagement ring every 10 years

 

Mariah Carey quietly sold her diamond ring from her ex

 

The jeweler behind Elvis’ iconic diamonds

 

NBA introduces diamond-bedecked basketball

 

Twitter users try to find engagement ring lost in store

 

How did a bag of diamonds end up in a recycling plant?

 

From the Blog

De Beers Forevermark Cuts Loose, Riling Retailers

What’s Behind LVMH’s Investment in a Lab-Grown Company?

 

From the Podcast   

The Jewelry District, Episode 72: JCK Show Takeaways and Interviews

 

Have a great relaxing weekend!

 

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By: Rob Bates

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