Industry

Yakut scientists, supported by ALROSA, continue their work to assess the state of wild reindeer populations and to protect and restore the number of animals. In September, specialists from the Institute for Biological Problems of...

Digital initiatives created by suppliers during the pandemic to support retailer sell-through have greatly increased the industry’s chances of bouncing back from the challenges it currently faces, according to buying group Houlden. Chief executive Helen Haddow...

Jewellery & Gem World (JGW) 2020, previously slated to take place in person in November, has now shifted to an October online-only exhibition instead due to the ongoing pandemic. Organisers have reassured the industry that...

The GJEPC team, led by its Chairman Colin Shah, visited Mrs. Rupa Dutta, Economic Advisor, MoC&I on 26th August, 2020, to bid her farewell and thank her for her immense contribution towards the gem...

Tiffany & Co is to provide unprecedented detail on the provenance of its diamonds, by telling customers exactly where each stone was mined, sorted, graded, cut, and set. The New York-based jeweler says it will...

Jewellery giant Signet has expressed its delight at last weekend’s easing of restrictions around weddings, adding that it expects a boom in wedding jewellery sales to continue right the way through next year. Signet Jewelers...

Pandora posted a second-quarter loss of $27.9m and warned that recent surges in COVID-19 infections would continue to stall its recovery. By contrast, the Danish jewelry retail giant, best known for its charm bracelets, made...

Net-a-Porter and Gemfields have both released their own sustainable capsule collections in support of international conservation charity Space for Giants. The charity’s new ‘Walk for Giants’ campaign is setting out with the goal of fundraising...

Sales of custom-made jewelry have spiked since COVID-19 lockdown, says a cutting and polishing firm in South Africa. Nungu Diamonds has experienced unprecedented demand for engagement and wedding rings since restrictions were imposed in March,...

The Danish jeweler Pandora is to launch a range of Star Wars-themed charm bracelets and other items of jewelry. It's working with Lucasfilm to launch a capsule collection inspired by the 1977 blockbuster and its...