June 30 Diamond Shavings: Your Net Roundup
This week: Why watch manufacturers ought to go away promoting to precise retailers. Fugitive Jatin Mehta will get “outrageous” allowance. And a canine finds a girl’s lacking diamond. All under.
Glad Fourth of July to all who have fun!
U.S. economic system exhibits “surprising vigor”
On “D-day,” De Beers and Botswana keep principally mum
– De Beers/Botswana saga chronicled in The New York Times
– This has been the “most open debate” on Botswana’s diamonds
– Botswana’s diamonds celebrated in postal stamps
Is De Beers’ enterprise into engagement rings actually that shocking?
– Michelle Graff isn’t surprised
Federal Commerce Fee tells influencers: in the event that they pay, you gotta say
– Offers steerage in Q&A
– Company proposes new guidelines relating to product reviews
FTC sues Amazon over Prime cancellation insurance policies
– Amazon “poaches” former FTC officers amid antitrust lawsuit
Wagner Group advantages from gold commerce, U.S. says
– U.S. authorities’s “Africa gold advisory”
– How Wagner tried to seize Central African Republic
Kimberley Course of stats present no impact from Russian sanctions
– “Antwerp’s diamond dilemma”
Non-KP diamonds coming into Surat
State of the Artwork Jewellery Summit
– Jewellery trade should assist struggle local weather change
– “Greatest difficulty facing jewelry industry”
– Audio system focus on firm tradition and synthetic intelligence
– Cristina Villegas of PACT has more to say
Venetia mine turns into flagship in De Beers’ climate agenda
– De Beers a part of planet-healing kelp project
Tiffany units net-zero emissions target
Tiffany’s new NYC flagship catches hearth
– Day by day Mail has more photos
Tiffany, Cartier, Hermès sourcing diamonds from Armenia
Petra sees lab-grown diamonds turning into “separate product category”
CIBJO, Worldwide Grown Diamond Affiliation agree to collaborate
How a 7.5 ct. lab-grown ended up in Jill Biden’s hands
Fugitive Jatin Mehta will get “outrageous” dwelling allowance in London
Surat’s diamond trade has a “suicide problem”
– “Diamond metropolis in distress”
Surat diamond merchants kind new affiliation, ditch SDA
Alex and Ani closes 20 stores
– Vacating Rhode Island headquarters
Charles & Colvard renews credit agreement
What’s occurring with Swatch Group?
– Watch manufacturers ought to “leave retail to the experts”
Chanel recordsdata trademark lawsuit aimed at upcycled jewelry
– Marie Lichtenberg defies imitators with originality
JCK intervews gem supplier Dave Bindra
London Jewelers hires chief working officer
Swarovski names chief provide chain officer
Claire’s has new exec VP and chief merchandising officer
British jewellery group appoints new CEO
Jewellery chain apologizes for not accepting Puerto Rican license as U.S. ID
Princess Diana’s diamond and pearl public sale is called off
Taylor Swift followers inflicting trouble for Pandora
Now you can suggest with a Crocs engagement ring charm
Uncommon Cartier Chiech emerges “from the shadows”
Shopper makes “unbelievable discover” in $4 jewelry thrift bag
Canine finds girl’s diamond months after it went missing
Budding enterprise homeowners reopen jewellery and lemonade stand
Media Watch
Time columnist makes “case towards engagement rings”
Portuguese newspaper on natural versus lab-grown (translation)
Brides: the professionals and cons of GIA diamonds
From the Podcast
The Jewellery District, Episode 98: JCK Las Vegas Report, Lab-Grown Reset, Tracing Diamonds
Have an awesome weekend!
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