09/07/2021
• Arabella Roden • Editor
ARABELLA RODEN explores the reasons for Baselworld’s unexpected return – and why it wasn’t so unexpected after all.
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01/06/2021
• Arabella Roden • Editor
The recent auction of the Sakura Diamond at Christie’s was reported to be both ‘disappointing’ and ‘record-breaking’ – so which was it? ARABELLA RODEN explores the complex factors that determine value.
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07/05/2021
• Angela Han
Recognising root rot is the first step towards saving a plant or tree, and just like gardening, a ‘dying’ business can often be saved by a repot and a solid prune. ANGELA HAN shares her experiences.
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19/04/2021
• Angela Han
Problems can sometimes appear bigger than they really are, but solutions are often right before our eyes. ANGELA HAN reveals how diamonds can teach us multifaceted solutions to multifaceted problems.
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04/03/2021
• Angela Han
As the world went into lockdown, businesses were forced to move trading from the street to the cloud. With the convenience and savings afforded to us by technology, are we looking at a digital-only future? ANGELA HAN reviews the state of affairs, one year on.
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03/02/2021
• Angela Han
After a year that’s felt much like a tumultuous trek through the Himalayas, ANGELA HAN sits on a summit to take in the view and ponder the lessons learned.
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07/12/2020
• Angela Han
What happens when the Australian jewellery industry undergoes an intense medical examination? ANGELA HAN checks the vitals and shares her findings.
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08/10/2020
• Angela Han
Is the industry resilient because jewellery is an irrational purchase, or is the industry robust because consumers are irrational about jewellery? ANGELA HAN explores.
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07/04/2020
• Angela Han
The search for creative solutions to save your business amid the pandemic panic begins with understanding consumers. ANGELA HAN explores business forecasts to help jewellers recalibrate.
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11/03/2020
• Angela Han
Before heading off in search of supplies to survive in an underground bunker, ANGELA HAN quickly revisited history for some perspective.
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11/02/2020
• Coleby Nicholson
Has Pandora’s management finally admitted that the company’s arrogance was the wrong approach? COLEBY NICHOLSON explores.
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05/12/2019
• Coleby Nicholson
A lot has happened since our last Great Diamond Debate. The continuing brouhaha concerning natural versus lab-grown diamonds is nothing but a latter-day ‘land grab’, in this case for the hearts and minds of consumers.
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04/11/2019
• Coleby Nicholson
I can’t recall a time of greater change in the jewellery industry. Nothing and nobody seems immune. A case in point: the recent news that one of the greatest names in jewellery history could change hands, with iconic US company Tiffany & Co. to become French if a takeover offer by LVMH is successful.
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03/10/2019
• Coleby Nicholson
Does anyone have the answer to rectify the current malaise in the diamond industry? Before you can fix something you need to know the exact cause of the problem.
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15/08/2019
• Coleby Nicholson
What is going on? I don’t think I have ever seen a more confusing economic climate than the one in which we find ourselves today. Are we in a recession? No, technically Australia is not in a recession. In fact, we have had the longest run of economic growth in history... of all countries.
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