Diana Sherling, founder, Lily Flo Jewellery, shares her thoughts on the art of marketing to today’s hybrid consumer… What is the hybrid consumer? Over the years the customer has dramatically changed. Technology has given the customer access to information to inform and inspire themselves with brands that they often have never heard of. Yet, for […]

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Anglo-American plc, releasing its Q4 2017 production report, said that production of rough diamonds by De Beers rose 5% during the quarter to 8.1 million carats and by 22% during the whole year to 33.5 million carats as the new Gahcho Kué mine in Canada began operating at nameplate capacity since Q2 2017. The mining […]

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Amongst the retailers of the US, there is uniform agreement that sales for Season 2017 surpassed expectations and brought resounding cheer all around. The National Retail Federation of the US, the apex body of retailers in that country, putting out its review of Season 2017 (the period from November 1 through December 31) performance said […]

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ALROSA Group’s total diamond sales for December 2017 amounted to US$ 237.8 million. Of this revenue for rough diamonds amounted to US$ 228.3 million; while sales for polished diamond stood at US$ 9.5 million. The Company also announced the Group’s preliminary figures for rough and polished diamond sales for the year 2017. ALROSA’a total revenue […]

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Samantha Dover, a retail analyst at award-winning market research provider Mintel, reveals key insights from the latest Jewellery and Watches Retailing report, and unpacks what the next 12 months will look like for UK jewellers… The UK jewellery and watch market looks set to become increasingly challenging. Prices are rising and domestic demand is softening […]

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Lucapa Diamond Company Limited announced the recovery of yet more large diamonds from its Lulo Diamond Project in Angola. “The latest recoveries include diamonds weighing 103 carats and 83 carats, both of which were recovered from Mining Block 8,” the Company reported. “The 103 carat light brown diamond and 83 carat Type IIa diamond continue […]

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The Indian Institute of Gems and Jewellery Jaipur (IIGJJ) has received provisional affiliation to the Rajasthan ILD Skills University (RISU) to commence Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes from July 2018. The official announcement was made by Dr. Lalit K. Panwar [IAS- (R)], Vice Chancellor, RISU during a recent visit to IIGJ Jaipur and a Certificate […]

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The World Diamond Council (WDC) in a press release issued yesterday mooted an open discussion regarding reforms to the Kimberley Process. The KP Plenary meeting is scheduled to be held in Brisbane, Australia from December 9-14, 2017. “As the voice of the diamond industry, the WDC is calling for all KP participants to join together […]

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Online jewellery retailers have reported a spike in searches for three stone rings since Prince Harry announced his engagement to Meghan Markle last Monday (Nov 27). The Diamond Store has noticed an increase in consumers looking for three-stone rings, while 77 Diamonds has already had a bespoke meeting with a client looking for a ring […]

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University students in Newcastle are turning their backs on independent brands in favour of ‘cult-jewellery’ in a bid to impress followers on Instagram, independent jewellers. The Northumberland city, which is home to two universities and almost 30,000 students, offers a mix of multiples, such as Pandora and Thomas Sabo, as well as historic independents, such […]

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