This week: We most likely gained’t have a recession, although the “rot financial system” lives on. Apple Watches driving 911 operators nuts. Plus: Who’re the “de-influencers”? All beneath.
Exit interview with De Beers CEO Bruce Cleaver
– Why Lightbox was “one of many scariest issues” he ever did
Diamond commerce sees “cautious” start to 2023
Exhibitors “upbeat” at Centurion show
Nationwide Retail Federation: Recession unlikely, growth ahead
– NRF’s insights into 2023 consumers
Jewelers say vacation sales were “off”
Is LVMH’s slowing progress an omen?
Personal fairness firms taking tougher line with retailers
Jeweler’s billboard tagline written with synthetic intelligence
“Sci-fi improvements taking jewellery into the stratosphere”
Is Tiffany transferring “too quick” toward Generation Z?
Good Earth lays off “fewer than 50” workers
Pandora to increase lab-grown diamond range
– Why lab-grown diamonds at the moment are important to Pandora
– Pandora “unsure” about future in China
No, lab-grown diamonds aren’t “mining-free”
Tough & Polished: lab-growns gaining “wider acceptance”
– Will “ultimately dominate the fashion markets”
– Pam Danziger unsurprisingly disagrees with Rapaport on lab-growns
Watches of Switzerland gross sales develop as watches become “investment assets”
– Shares fall on lower jewelry revenue
MoonSwatch helps Omega close gap with Rolex
Jacob & Co. gross sales greater than double in two years
Public sale home Bonhams up on the market: report
U.Okay. authorities probing Yoox Internet-a-Porter deal
WatchBox-owned De Bethune buys music-box maker Reuge
Petra Diamonds opens to M&A deals
World’s greatest gold miner makes $17 million acquisition bid
Angola to promote 5 to 10% stake in nationwide diamond miner Endiama
Letšeng diamond mine claims it’s not guilty of polluting rivers
Anjin mine fires 31 for diamond theft
New York Submit has extra on the Christie’s/pink diamond/fake psychic story
India’s PC Jeweller receives mortgage recall notices from banks
Jeweler charged with issuing faux gold purity certificates
Adani fallout may hurt Indian economy
– How Adani misplaced billions in a week
Prepare for the “great fraud reckoning”
We dwell within the “rot economy” (This and the above article aren’t particularly jewelry-related, however are value studying regardless.)
911 operators inundated with fake Apple Watch calls
What’s subsequent for secondhand Rolex market?
Ukraine jewellery turns into image of national identity
Contained in the Dubai manufacturing facility dealing with $100 million value of high-end diamonds
William Michaels, former proprietor of Michaels Jewelers, dies
Pat Ciner Hill, proprietor of Ciner, dies
Richard Marcus, final member of Neiman Marcus founding family, dies
9 artisanal gold miners killed in Burkina Faso
Kohl’s names new CEO, chief merchandising officer
Lengthy’s Jewelers appoints director of shops
Find out about Blue Nile’s onboarding process
Kendra Scott companions with Museum of Ice Cream
NYC restaurant Serendipity3 creates diamond and gold dessert in collab with Lorraine Schwartz
The “exceptional story” of Grace Kelly’s two engagement rings
Inside Justin Bieber’s luxury watch collection
New novel brings Suzanne Belperron’s bejeweled historical past to life
Steel detector hobbyist finds 500-year-old pendant linked to Henry VIII
Misplaced necklace results in profitable jewelry design business
“De-influencers” say assume twice earlier than buying that mascara
Media Watch
The Guardian on Nothing Lasts Forever. The reviewer may need to double-check Stephen Lussier’s title and retirement date.
Additional evaluations in Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal and The Times (all subscription)
GQ profiles U.Okay. diamond vendor Matthew Jones
The New York Instances on Alex Moss’ latest collection
From the Weblog
This Billboard Tagline Was Written by Synthetic Intelligence
No, Lab-Grown Diamonds Are Not “Mining-Free”
De Beers’ Cleaver: Lightbox Was “One of many Scariest Issues I’ve Ever Achieved”
Exit Interview with De Beers CEO Bruce Cleaver (Half 1)
From the Podcast
The Jewellery District, Episode 88: VicenzaOro Recap, Sarine Buying GCAL, and Noncompetes
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