Industry

As smartphone touch payments are beginning to replace credit cards, and shopping from an iPad gets easier and easier, there is no doubt that the industry is experiencing a digital retail revolution. However, while at...

Efforts to enhance quality assurance in online jewellery purchases could provide further impetus to China’s jewellery retail market, according to the World Gold Council (WGC). “Aiming to remain relevant to consumers (especially young...

Announcing changes to its Executive Committee, De Beers Group today noted altered roles/designations for three senior executives: Neil Ventura, currently Executive Vice-President, Auction Sales, will become Executive Vice-President,...

Winchester-based Jeremy France Jewellers continues to support the Murray Parish Trust with a diamond filled ice sculpture at its annual Christmas celebration. On Thursday November 30, Jeremy France Jewellers hosted its annual ‘Christmas Champagne Evening’....

The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) and The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) have announced they will join forces in rolling out an industry-wide Know-Your-Customer (KYC) exchange platform, MyKYCBank. “The MyKYCBank...

The 709-carat diamond recovered in March this year in Sierra Leone, has finally sold at auction in New York for a price of US$ 6.5 million – which might seem like a large sum...

Buckley London has strengthened its sales team with a new appointment. The British jewellery brand has announced the appointment of Craig Sutherland as international account manager. In this role, Sutherland will play a key part in...

Online jewellery retailers have reported a spike in searches for three stone rings since Prince Harry announced his engagement to Meghan Markle last Monday (Nov 27). The Diamond Store has noticed an increase in consumers...

The second half of the first day of the Gold & Jewellery Summit was focused on some of the key issues that face the gold and jewellery supply chain as it seeks to...

With Day One having defined the broad direction of change for the industry as it seeks to achieve its target of US$ 25 billion of jewellery exports by 2025, attention on Day Two moved...