Change of Guard at Ministry of Commerce & Industry, GoI
The recent Cabinet reshuffle by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has seen a change of guard at the Ministry of Commerce & Industry (MoC&I). It was this ministry which set up The...
Rembrandt Charms Offers Housing to Jewelers Hit by Harvey
Williamsville, N.Y.--Rembrandt Charms is reaching out to retail jewelers affected by Hurricane Harvey.
The New York state-headquartered company is offering temporary housing and work for those displaced by the deadly storm that devastated parts of...
Macau reports solid growth in Q2 jewellery sales
Macau’s retail sales of watches, clocks and jewellery registered a strong year-on-year growth of 25.1 percent in the second quarter of 2017, reaching MOP 3.19 billion (around US$395.42 million), the Statistics and Census Service...
HRD Antwerp Detects Another Set of Rough Diamond Imitation Stones
HRD Antwerp has reported that it recently came across two rough stones weighing 7.14 and 5.01 carats respectively, with a slight greenish colour, that had been cut to resemble rough diamonds. The lab said...
ALROSA President Sergey Ivanov Inducted onto Board of DPA
ALROSA President Sergey Ivanov has joined the Board of the Diamond Producers Association (DPA).
An association formed by the coming together of seven leading diamond mining companies, the DPA’s avowed purpose is “to promote...
Pandora Unveils AW17 Campaign Celebrating Everyday Milestones
Jewellery giant Pandora has launched its AW17 collection which features a campaign that celebrates everyday women.
The new range of jewellery is inspired by several key trends including mixed metals and geometric shapes. The collection also...
ALROSA H1 2017 Results Hit by Weak Markets, Ruble Appreciation, Lower Priced Mix
PJSC ALROSA, announcing IFRS financial results for H1 2017, reported that the Company’s revenue in the sixx month period amounted to RUB 155,550 million, falling by almost 16.7% as compared to a revenue of...
Signet to Acquire JamesAllen.com Owner for $328M
Signet Jewelers is buying R2Net, the owner of millennial-targeting diamond e-tailer James Allen, for $328 million in an all-cash transaction.
R2Net also owns Segoma Imaging Technologies, which provides the digital images for the James Allen...
Macy’s Names Senior eBay Executive As President
Hal Lawton, a former vice president of eBay, has been named the new president of Macy’s.
Lawton, who was most recently senior vice president of eBay North America, will oversee Macy’s merchandising, marketing, stores, operations,...
ICEX Sees Brisk Trading in Mock Session For Diamond Futures
Reports in the Indian media say that ICEX, which had recently got SEBI permission to trade in Diamond Futures contracts, has completed a week of mock trading in a run up to opening up...
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