07/07/2020
• Jeweller Research
Updated: 26 Dec '21 – When the world’s largest luxury conglomerate, French-owned Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (LVMH), submitted an unsolicited bid to acquire iconic US jeweller Tiffany & Co. last October, many industry commentators expressed shock – even more so when LVMH’s $US16.2 billion offer was accepted the following month.
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30/06/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
With its annual Antwerp diamond buying trip cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nationwide Jewellers has developed a digital-based strategy for members to source high-quality stones from the city's diamantaires.
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30/06/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Karl Kachami, one of the defendants in the $3.9 million robbery of Collins Street gold dealer Melbourne Gold Company (MGC), has been granted bail, while fellow defendant Daniel Ede remains in custody.
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29/06/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Jewellers & Watchmakers of New Zealand (JWNZ) has announced its JWNZ Trade Fair has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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25/06/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Colombian-born gold dealer Alejandro ‘Alex’ Mendieta Blanco, 34, pleaded guilty to a single count of receiving stolen goods during a videolink appearance at the County Court of Victoria this week, after police dropped 449 charges against him.
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22/06/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Dominion Diamond Mines (Dominion) has filed a civil claim against a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, alleging it has breached the terms of a joint-venture agreement relating to the Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada's Northwest Territories.
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18/06/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Greek jewellery and accessories company FF Group has appointed Deloitte China to liquidate its Asian operations, with stores in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Japan and Australia affected.
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16/06/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
This year’s International Jewellery & Watch Fair (IJWF) will be supported by Nationwide Jewellers, Showcase Jewellers, and the country’s newest buying group Independent Jewellers Collective, organiser Expertise Events has confirmed.
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16/06/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Melbourne Magistrates’ Court has heard bail applications for Karl Kachami, 48, and Daniel Ede, 37, who are defendants in the $3.9 million armed robbery of gold dealer Melbourne Gold Company (MGC).
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15/06/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
ABC Refinery, part of the Pallion group of companies, has been accredited by global markets company CME Group, which will allow ABC Bullion to be traded on the New York Commodity Exchange (COMEX) – one of the world’s largest gold exchanges.
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12/06/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Duraflex Group Australia (DGA) is distributing a new device, capable of quickly sterilising jewellery and watches using ultraviolet rays, to retailers.
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12/06/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
A recent international webinar conducted by Cody Opals, in conjunction with the Guild Institute of Gemology ('Guild') in Shenzhen, had more than 7,400 participants.
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12/06/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
The New Zealand subsidiary of Daniel Wellington was liquidated on 28 May 2020 – less than two years after it was incorporated – due to the “unprecedented challenges” of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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10/06/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Chow Tai Fook, the largest jewellery retailer in China and the world's second largest by market value, has joined the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) as part of a push to expand the diamond organisation’s membership.
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02/06/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
A US judge has ruled that a lawsuit between lab-grown diamond companies can proceed, finding that there are valid grounds for litigation over methods of manufacturing and treating the stones.
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