Retail

Only seven months till Christmas 2020! Popular jewelry chain Pandora, known for its keepsake charms, is starting the all-important retail countdown by reopening half of its 375 stores in North America with an eye toward...

Industry podcaster and consultant Rod Worley has released A Time to Chant: Jewelry Trade Edition, a new book meant to help independent jewelers increase their traffic, particularly among millennials. The book details Whorley’s “Actively Involved Marketing” program, where jewelers...

The Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) has appointed Peter Meeus, an experienced international diamond consultant, as a Special Adviser, the Minister of Mines and Geology Leopold MboliFatr anannounced in Brussels recently. The appointment...

Overall demand for gold rose by 4% in Q3 2018 to an estimated 1,010 tonnes on the back of weaker prices, despite continued large outflows from the ETF sector, the GFMS team at Refinitiv...

Russia’s AGD Diamonds (formerly known as JSC Arkhangelskgeoldobycha) said yesterday that it had recently sold US$ 14.1 million of specials (diamonds of 10.8+) at an auction held through the online platform of Grib Diamonds...

The All India Gem and Jewellery Council’s Preferred Manufacturers of India show, being held in Jaipur from November 26-28, 2018, was inaugurated yesterday by Chief Guests Smt Rolee Agarwal ­- Income Tax Commissioner and...

Goldsmiths has re-opened its showroom in Birmingham’s Bullring shopping centre following a £1 million investment. The redesign sees the store get a summer makeover and introduce a dedicated luxury watch showroom. The Birmingham boutique offers an...

The average cost couples in the UK will spend on an engagement ring is £1,650, new research reveals. As we head into the most popular time of the year to get engaged, jewellery retailer Diamond...

WB The Creative Jewellery Group (WBTCJG) prides itself on its focus on ethical jewellery manufacture and supply chains, but what sits behind this focus and success? And why is it important? Fiona Pluck, WBTCJG’s head...

Russian mining giant Alrosa raised a total of US$2.9 million from the sale of about 370 carats of polished diamonds in Israel, the company announced recently. The diamond auction saw the participation of buyers from...