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
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