Jeweller axes all 14 stores in move that leaves staff ‘shocked’
Fashion jewellery retailer Pia has closed all of its shops to focus on online and mail order activity.
Starting in the first week of December, Pia Jewellery, which used to trade in high streets and...
Lab-Grown Diamond Line Shutters First Store
Los Angeles--Less than six months after opening, fine jewelry line Vrai & Oro has shuttered its first brick-and-mortar retail location.
The brand began in 2014 as an online-only venture, marketing itself as a company that...
DEF’s List of Honorees for its 2018 Awards Include Bruce Cleaver, Government of NWT...
The Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F.) announcing the recipients of its 2018 ‘Diamonds Do Good’ Awards, to be presented at the D.E.F. annual gala on May 31 at the Four Seasons Ballroom in Las Vegas,...
Lulo Continues to Recover Large Diamonds
Lucapa Diamond Company Limited today announced the recovery of yet more large diamonds from the Lulo Diamond Project in Angola.
The two notable diamonds amongst the latest recoveries are a 116 carat low-quality diamond; and...
IJL launches KickStart initiative for 2018
Trade show International Jewellery London has announced that it is officially open for applications for its ninth annual KickStart mentoring programme ahead of this year’s event.
The KickStart initiative is supported by the National Association...
Massive gem-quality diamond unearthed in Lesotho
Gem Diamonds Ltd has recovered a 910-carat, D-colour, Type IIA rough diamond of "exceptional" quality from the Letšeng mine in Lesotho, the company announced recently.
The diamond, the most sizeable stone so far mined...
De Beers’ Takes Further Steps on its Diamond Blockchain Initiative
De Beers Group, which had earlier announced its resolve to develop a blockchain for the diamond industry, yesterday said that “it is progressing development of the first blockchain technology initiative to span the...
India’s Polished Diamond Exports Up 8% in December
India’s overall exports from the gem and jewellery sector during the month of December registered a marginal year-on-year drop of 0.98% at US$ 2.96 billion, with polished diamond exports rising by 7.68% and jewellery...
Jewellery & Watch swaps catwalk for interactive showcase
Birmingham-based trade show Jewellery & Watch has swapped the traditional catwalk for a new digital showcase initiative.
Dubbed the ‘Atelier Showcase’, the new area at Jewellery & Watch will feature big screen videos to show...
Female jewellery pioneers unite on social media with #NoGlassCeiling campaign
The Women’s Jewellery Network, the UK’s only dedicated organisation supporting women in the UK jewellery industry, has launched a viral social media campaign to celebrate the ambition and drive of both the organisation and...
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