Retail

A glittering selection of fine gems and one-of-a-kind jewellery pieces is taking centre stage at Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite auction scheduled for October 3 in Hong Kong. Headlining the sale are exceptional contemporary creations...

PC Jeweller became the first jewellery company in India to roll out of the country's first 'Augmented Reality Jewellery Buying Experience' in association with fashion tech start-up StyleDotMe, which has recently launched its Augmented...

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...

Swiss luxury goods group Richemont reported a 3 percent growth in sales for the year ended March 31, 2018 on the back of strong retail performances of jewellery and watches. It also cited an improved...

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...

World Diamond Council’s (WDC) Acting President Stephane Fischler; and Executive Director Marie-Chantal Kaninda, recently visited the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to meet with key stakeholders involved in the Kimberley Process (KP). In the course...

Designer jewellery retailer Fabulous has made its fashion week debut through virtual platforms. The cyber project, which is centred around the theme of Around the World in 8 Days, is focused on the international collections...

Luxury department store Harrods has welcomed fine jewellery designer and celebrity ear piercing expert, Maria Tash, to its fourth floor Fashion Lab. Capitalising on the growing trend for consumers to adorn their ears with multiple...

The retail value of the UK fine jewellery industry rose for the fourth successive year to a high of £3.2billion in 2017, with experts expecting sales to reach £3.3bn by the end of 2018. According...

For AW18, Thomas Sabo has launched a collection of sterling silver chains crafted in its hometown – Germany. After the launch of its Charm Club at the beginning of the year, for the new collection...