17/12/2019
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
US research and management-consulting firm Bain & Co. has released the 2019 edition of its Global Diamond Report, commissioned by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre.
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17/12/2019
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Nationwide Jewellers has confirmed US-based social media marketing expert Crystal Vilkaitis will be the keynote speaker at the buying group’s annual conference, scheduled for June 2020.
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17/12/2019
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
A Queensland court has awarded $270,439 in damages to a former salesperson at jewellery retail chain Michael Hill, who was left with psychiatric problems following an attempted robbery.
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16/12/2019
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Casio has reportedly withdrawn from the 2020 edition of Baselworld, one month after Seiko also confirmed it would not be taking part in the trade show.
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12/12/2019
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
A female employee was injured in an armed robbery at a jewellery store in the Gold Coast suburb of Ashmore on Wednesday 11 December.
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12/12/2019
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
The organiser of the International Jewellery & Watch Fair (IJWF), Expertise Events, has acquired the Sydney September Gift Fair, and will run both events concurrently in 2020.
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06/12/2019
A lot has happened since our first Great Diamond Debate - Round I. In the past 12-months, the continuing brouhaha concerning natural versus lab-grown diamonds has become complex, turning into a latter-day ‘land grab’ for the hearts and minds of consumers. Read updates from industry leaders around the world weigh in on the debate.
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05/12/2019
• Jonathan Kendall
In this report I wish to reiterate how absolutely critical it is that all of us understand Gen Z and the implications that this enormous consumer group holds for our industry and individual businesses.
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05/12/2019
• Alan Bronstein
Of all the challenges to the diamond industry over the past four decades, today we are presented with the greatest rival to threaten natural diamond desire: synthetic diamonds.
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05/12/2019
• Mehul N. Shah
When it comes to the debate about synthetic diamonds, the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) has one goal: to protect our 5,000 members and ensure buyers purchase natural diamonds.
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05/12/2019
• Marty Hurwitz
When MVI Marketing first started researching consumer awareness and acceptance of lab-grown diamonds in 2004, most people in the industry thought we were crazy.
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05/12/2019
• Garry Holloway
There is a popular theory that synthetic diamonds are killing the natural, mined diamond business. That’s fake news! The natural diamond industry is doing a better job at harming itself than the manufactured diamond industry could ever hope to do.
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05/12/2019
• Dror Yehuda
It’s a myth that, when faced with danger, ostriches bury their heads in the sand. In fact, they usually face the threat head on.
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05/12/2019
• Martin Rapaport
Synthetic diamonds are a fundamental threat to the natural diamond industry. They are not just a competitive product like gems, pearls or gold jewellery – they are a replacement product.
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05/12/2019
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
In the 12 months since Jeweller’s first Great Diamond Debate, there has been more upheaval in both the natural and lab-grown categories. ARABELLA RODEN explores the implications for retailers, consumers, and the wider diamond industry
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