Swiss watch exports dropped in October as orders from the US normalized following a tariff-induced bump earlier this year. Shipments of luxury timepieces fell 4.4% to CHF 2.2 billion ($2.73 billion) ...
Sean Dunn has stepped into the role of president at his family’s Florida retail business, J.R. Dunn Jewelers, succeeding his mother, Ann Marie Dunn. The move was “just something that made sense so the ...
Hong Kong-based jeweler Tse Sui Luen (TSL) saw revenue drop in the first fiscal half as a rise in the gold price compounded China’s already challenging conditions. Sales fell 15% year on year to HKD ...
The Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) has launched an in-depth online training course for retailers to guide them toward successful colored-diamond sales. The “Winning Strategies for Color ...
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has tapped Purvi Shah for the role of executive director, which has been open since Melanie Grant stepped down in January. Shah will join the organization on ...
The US has agreed to limit import duties on Swiss goods to 15%, down from the current rate of 39%, the Donald Trump administration announced Friday. The provisional deal is an important concession for ...
Jewelry designer Jessica McCormack sees a “huge” opportunity in the US for her self-titled brand. “We know just from our small group of [existing] American clients [that there’s an] appetite for it, ...
Last year, British jeweler Boodles inked a deal with Rio Tinto to gain direct access to diamonds from the latter’s Diavik mine in Canada, as well as to the remaining pink diamonds from the miner’s now ...
Debswana Diamond Company is looking to global capital markets to finance the $6 billion underground expansion of its flagship Jwaneng mine. Speaking at The Future of Mining Summit on Monday, managing ...
Garrard recently reported that it was selling lots of brooches again, to both men and women. The red carpet has been influential in this revival, with male celebrities adding some sparkle to their ...
De Beers has earmarked its highest category-marketing spend in 10 years to promote natural diamonds and drive demand. The miner did not specify the amount, but it noted in a letter to shareholders ...
The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) has suspended its membership in the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), citing the global trade group’s “recent actions,” including its response to the US ...