This week: Gold has outperformed stocks this year. A Massachusetts jeweler pleads guilty to firearms trafficking. And how to tell your fiancé you hate his ring. All below.
New brand created from Watchbox merger with jewelry store chains
– Smashes walls between primary, secondary markets
– Will join Rolex certified pre-owned program
National Retail Federation predicts drop in holiday sales growth
Jewelry business closures rise, says JBT
Gold price surpasses $2,000 again
– Gold outperforms stocks
WD Lab Grown principals form new company
Stornoway Diamond Corp. files for creditor protection
Indian diamond industry plans to cut bank financing
Surat workers face “gloomy Diwali”
Webinar on the “diamond dilemma,” hosted by me (video)
Rapaport releases Russian diamond plan
Russian gems flagged in Antwerp
Russia says Kimberley Process being “politicized”
De Beers agrees to five-year wage deal with South African union
Researchers can now better tell where diamonds are buried (video)
Zimbabwe wants to tell its “positive diamond story”
Dana Al Alami Jewelry signs $120 million deal with Greenlab
Diamond Foundry says it wants to solve controversy over towers
– 120 residents protest
– Locals lash out at Leonardo DiCaprio
Diamond exchanges host “Stand with Israel” sale
United Arab Emirates poised to come off financial watchdog “gray list”
Neiman Marcus “confident” in exit options
Claire’s to expand in 700 Kohl’s stores
Saks’ Marc Metrick on luxury’s long game
Rolex trolls Omega by purchasing building with its flagship
Wells Fargo sued over customer’s missing jewelry
Oregon jeweler hit with additional “scam” allegations
Massachusetts jeweler pleads guilty to firearms trafficking
Canadian jewelery company fined by anti-money-laundering agency
Former president bids farewell to Jewellers Association of Australia
Hearts on Fire appoints general manager for China
Iconic Audrey Hepburn necklace up for sale at Christie’s
Tamar Braxton’s ex-husband Vince must pay $68,000 for blowing off jeweler’s lawsuit
Opal ring, tourmalines headline 2023 AGTA Spectrum Awards
How to clear “haunted” engagement rings of bad energy
Rhode Island jeweler makes keepsakes from cat whiskers, fur ashes (video)
How to tell your fiancé you don’t like the engagement ring
From the Podcast
The Jewelry District, Episode 107: Guest Edahn Golan
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