Mastercard SpendingPulse: U.S. Retail Sales Grew 3.4 Percent This Holiday Season
According to Mastercard SpendingPulseTM, holiday retail sales increased 3.4 percent (ex auto) with online sales growing 18.8 percent compared to 2018
Retailers have much to cheer about this holiday...
IDWI 2018 highlights role of technology in diamond sector
The 7th International Diamond Week in Israel (IDWI), scheduled for February 5 to 7, 2018, will showcase innovative technologies aimed at taking the diamond industry to the next level.
Event organiser Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE)...
Instagram reveals how jewellers can use Stories to bolster business
Social media platform, Instagram, has launched a step-by-step guide for creating engaging and interactive Instagram Stories.
With Christmas fast approaching, the social channel’s top tips could help a jeweller...
Stargems Signs up for Sarine’s AutoScan Plus
Stargems has become the first tender house to sign up for traceability technology by Sarine that quickly registers large parcels of diamonds.
The Dubai-based business is using the AutoScan Plus software, which inegrates with Sarine's...
NAJ to showcase best in technology and security
The NAJ has partnered with leading security and technology providers across the industry to host a technology and security showcase at the Goldsmiths Centre.
The showcase will feature industry-leading providers that will show machinery in...
Forthcoming Apple Watch Series 4 May Have a New Look
The generally streamlined shape, sizes, and look of the Apple Watch have become as familiar to us as those of the iPhone. The watch’s design has changed very little over the years. But the...
De Beers is offering their online Diamond Foundation Course for free
De Beers Group Institute of Diamonds has taken the decision to offer their Diamond Foundation Course for free (normally $250) to the diamond industry.
At De Beers Group Institute of Diamonds, they understand the current...
5 Kids Wearables That Are Cute and Useful
Some of the best-looking wearables on the market aren’t for us “growns”—they’re made expressly for kids.
We wrote about the digital color explosion that is the Omate x Nanoblock GPS kids watch earlier this year....
IIDGR’s SYNTHdetect Device Wins JNA Industry Innovation Award
The SYNTHdetect synthetic diamond screening device, made by the International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR), a member of the De Beers Group, won the Industry Innovation of the Year awards at the...
Sif Jakobs Jewellery gears up for growth with new CEO
Danish fashion brand Sif Jakobs Jewellery has appointed a new chief executive officer to help drive ambitious growth and build the brand in today’s market.
Now in its 10th year of trading in Europe and...
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