27/11/2012
• Jeff Salton • Assistant Editor
While there might be some conjecture surrounding Australia’s Miss
Universe entrant’s national costume, at least her diamond accessory gift
to the pageant will be raising eyebrows for the right reasons.
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27/11/2012
• Dean Millard • Staff Journalist
When times are tough, and during market corrections or periods of great economic change, savvy businesses can actually position themselves ahead of the competition and succeed not despite the current market conditions, but because of them. Dean Millard went in search of jewellery retailers who are taking advantage of opportunities and are thriving, not just surviving.
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21/11/2012
• Jeff Salton • Assistant Editor
In a tale resembling a Hollywood plot, a lesbian love triangle, involving blackmail and fraud, has robbed an Australian jewellery chain of $1.4 million and forced the closure of six of the company’s stores.
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21/11/2012
Bentley De Lisle announces a bold tanzanite ring.
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19/11/2012
• Dean Millard • Staff Journalist
Jewellery retailer Linneys has continued its use of celebrity
ambassadors by using Belgian Victoria’s Secret model Jessica Van Der
Steen for its 2013 collection, Gardens of Eden.
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19/11/2012
• Coleby Nicholson
Upmarket diamond jeweller Harry Winston has acquired BHP Billiton’s 80
per cent stake in the Canada-based Ekati mine while a Hong Kong retailer
has signed a two-year contract to source rough diamonds directly from
Russian producer Alrosa.
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09/11/2012
• Jeff Salton • Assistant Editor
In a daring smash and grab, axe-wielding thieves drove motorcycles into a multi-storey shopping centre to rob a luxury jewellery store. Watch video.
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09/11/2012
• Jeff Salton • Assistant Editor
Bahrain-based Investcorp, the company that has previously ramped up the fortunes of jewellery powerhouses, such as Gucci and Tiffany & Co, is adding Georg Jensen to its portfolio.
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05/11/2012
• Jeff Salton • Assistant Editor
The World Diamond Council (WDC) has launched iPhone and iPad
applications that provide jewellers mobile access to information
pertaining to the diamond industry.
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05/11/2012
• Dean Millard • Staff Journalist
While the race may only take three minutes to run, it requires more than
200 hours to craft the winner’s trophy – arguably Australia’s most
recognisable prize – the Melbourne Cup.
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