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On May 31, 2018 the Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F) hosted its annual Diamonds Do Good Awards in Las Vegas. The organisation described this year’s awards as the “most successful to-date”. The funds...

The billionaire jeweller is in London trying to claim asylum from what he calls “political persecution”, the Financial Times reported. Nirav Modi, the billionaire jeweller at the heart of a more than ₹13,578-crore Punjab National...

Message from the Editor Information is now readily accessible, a far cry from centuries or even just decades ago when the Internet and mobile phones were beyond imagination. Consumers nowadays can get almost all the...

Ethical jewellery brand Hargreaves Stockholm has launched Empowerment, a meaningful collection designed to reflect modern society. Crafted in Fairtrade ecological gold and silver, the Empowerment collection comprises earrings and pendants inspired by symbols derived from...

The customs department has relaxed a rule that required compulsory scrutinising of imports and exports of diamonds between related parties, a regulation that was followed strictly after the Nirav Modi scam. In the past...

Signet Jewelers reported total sales were $1.5 billion, up 5.5%, in the 13 weeks ended May 5, its fiscal 2019 first quarter. Total same store sales performance was down 0.1% versus the prior year...

The report said, during the first quarter of 2018, sales of platinum jewellery logged 25 per cent retail sales growth in India. The Platinum Guild India is expecting about 25 per cent growth in platinum...

London-based contemporary jewellery designer Maya Magal will be opening a third store in October 2018 at London’s King’s Cross. This news comes one month after Maya Magal opened the doors to a second boutique in...

Building on its success in 2017, Tiffany & Co is bringing back its diamond academy in Hong Kong and organising a comprehensive five-week workshop until July 15 at Tiffany Landmark Concept Salon in Central. Tiffany’s...

House of Fraser announced yesterday that it intends to close 31 out of its 59 shops as part of an extensive rescue plan. If the plan is approved, 2,000 House of Fraser employees will be...