For all who celebrate, here’s hoping for a happy and healthy new year.
This week in Diamond Shavings: Pandora’s stock is not doing rotten in Denmark. A scandal hits Alaska’s Pebble Mine. And the secret Seinfeld jewelry safe. All below.
Tiffany, LVMH butt heads at first court hearing
– The two sides say they don’t want to talk
– LVMH will be watching Tiffany—closely (subscription required)
– French foreign minister calls LVMH a liar
– Battle’s greatest zingers (subscription required)
– Tiffany/LVMH’s breakup playlist
– Tiffany aims for 100% traceability
Pandora has best-performing stock in Denmark
More thefts committed by people wearing masks
Watches of Switzerland acquires Analog Shift, vintage e-tailer
Jewelry resale market booms as divorces soar
The RealReal faces shareholder suit over authentication procedures
The Guardian: Fashion rental is still hot
Chinese luxury spend to jump 30% this year
COVID-19 driving the industry to digital
Luxury sales expert Kathleen Cutler’s top tips for holiday
Los Angeles Business Journal: Local jewelers hanging in
Fink’s Jewelers acquires Rone Regency in Chattanooga
Retailers paying rent, but still fighting with landlords
Small businesses turning increasingly pessimistic
Saks CEO lays out plan to save department stores
Neiman Marcus plans “substantial” store layoffs
– How the retailer is plotting a comeback
Diamond miner Dominion is selling diamonds again
Diamond price list hopes to be industry-wide resource
Surat tries to lure Mumbai businessmen
Miami Jewelry District building getting makeover
Can COVID-19 spread on jewelry?
How the FinCEN leaks might affect the jewelry industry
– U.S. Treasury abandoned case against Dubai gold company
Alrosa appoints new head of Belgium office
Bonhams promotes Roskind to head of jewelry, Hong Kong
Pebble Mine’s CEO resigns after boasting of connections to GOP officials
Lawmakers call Amazon warehouse unsafe after surprise visit
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s collars spoke volumes
– How she used jewelry
Jared to livestream show about jewelry
Kendra Scott to guest-star on Shark Tank
Kyle Richards saw stolen jewelry on Diane Keaton’s Instagram page
Celebrities with ridiculously expensive engagement rings
Megan Thee Stallion flashes rings with words we don’t say on JCK
Seinfeld has safe for Elaine Benes’ jewelry
Back-to-school jewelry reads
Guy finds 9 ct. diamond at Arkansas park
Media Watch
The Wall Street Journal wonders if natural diamond engagement rings are on the “way out”
From the Blog
How the FinCEN Leaks May Affect the Jewelry Business
From the Podcast
The Jewelry District, Episode 27: Art Deco, Department Stores, And Virtual Styling
Have a safe and healthy weekend and new year.
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