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Online Gold Jeweler Mene Sees Sales Jump
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Sales at Mene, an online retailer that prices its precious-metal jewelry based on weight, soared more than 60% last year as the up-and-coming company ramped up its operations.Revenue jumped 64% to CAD 21.4 million ($16.8 million)...
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Retail
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Jan 05, 2021
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Rapaport News
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The Keys to Dating a Diamond Ring
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Suzanne Martinez, co-owner of Lang Antiques in San Francisco, explains how to distinguish the real from the repro.How difficult is it to date diamond rings? As with all types of forensic work, one clue is not conclusive. It is not unusual...
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Polished Markets
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Dec 30, 2019
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Phyllis Schiller
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Platinum Sales Rise in US, India
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Platinum jewelry demand grew in India and the US in thefirst quarter due to tax reforms and positive economic conditions, PlatinumGuild International (PGI) reported. US purchases at PGI’s retail partners grew 12% for theperiod amid low...
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Retail
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Jun 19, 2018
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Rapaport News
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US Demand Drives Platinum Sales Jump
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Platinum demand grew 11% in the US last year amid strongbridal-jewelry sales, Platinum Guild International (PGI) reported. “The [US] economic recovery and bullish consumer sentimenthas benefited the [whole] jewelry industry, leading to the...
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Rough Markets
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May 27, 2018
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Rapaport News
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Rio Tinto Diamond Coins Have $1.4M Price Tag
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Rio Tinto has teamed up with the Perth Mint to release a$1.4 million (AUD 1.8 million) collection of coins featuring three coloreddiamonds from the Argyle mine.The “Australian Trilogy” comprises a trio of coins fromgold, platinum...
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Mining
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Jun 07, 2017
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Rapaport News
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JA Targets TV to Boost Wedding Jewelry Sales
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Jewelers of America (JA) said it willpromote silver and platinum wedding jewelry in more than 30 television shows inthe morning across the U.S. on Tuesday.The ‘JuneWedding Tour’ will showcase the work of 19 jewelrydesigners and aims to stimulate...
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Marketing
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Jun 19, 2016
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Rapaport News
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U.S. Jewelry Prices Rise 1% in September
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The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) for jewelry rose 1.3 percent in September from the previous month despite the recent slump in diamond and precious metals prices. The CPI’s reading of 166.20 was...
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Retail
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Oct 18, 2015
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Rapaport News
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Retail
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Sep 16, 2015
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Rapaport News
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U.S. Jewelry Price Index Falls 3% in June
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The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) for jewelry dropped 3.1 percent year on year to 165.43 points in June, which was the lowest reading for the month since 2010. Meanwhile, the CPI for...
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Research
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Jul 17, 2015
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Jeff Miller
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U.S. Jewelry Price Index -3% in April
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The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) for jewelry dropped 3.3 percent year on year to 163.96 points in April, which was the lowest reading posted since December. Comparatively, the CPI for watches rose...
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Research
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May 22, 2015
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Jeff Miller
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GFMS: Platinum and Palladium Jewelry Demand Declines
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Thomson Reuters' “GFMS Platinum & Palladium Survey 2015” revealed that the platinum market recorded a production deficit in 2014, prior to inventory movement, of 1.02 million ounces, mainly due to significant worker strike actions in South...
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Manufacturing
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May 15, 2015
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Jeff Miller
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U.S. Jewelry Price Index -4% in March
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The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) for jewelry dropped 3.5 percent year on year to 165.6 points in March, which was basically unchanged from February. Comparatively, the CPI for watches was basically flat,...
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Research
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Apr 17, 2015
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Jeff Miller
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U.S. Jewelry Price Index -4% in January
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The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) for jewelry dropped 4.1 percent year on year to 166.07 points in January, which was about 4 points higher than December's reading. Comparatively, the CPI for watches rose...
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Research
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Feb 27, 2015
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Jeff Miller
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Passion for Platinum
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Platinum Guild International USA (PGI USA) unveiled its plans for 2015 during a breakfast for platinum designers and manufacturers in New York City's Smith and Maloney's Skylight Room. The first announcements were...
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Marketing
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Jan 16, 2015
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Amber Michelle
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PGI-USA Retail Program Celebrates Top Sales Professionals
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Press Release: Platinum Guild International is pleased to introduce an exciting new program that honors the nation’s most talented platinum sales professionals, the Platinum Hall of Fame. The outstanding professionals recognized within this program...
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Marketing
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Dec 09, 2014
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PGI-USA
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Manufacturing
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Sep 22, 2014
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PGI-USA
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U.S. Jewelry Price Inflation -5%, Watches -1%
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The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) for jewelry declined 4.5 percent year on year to 171.97 points in July. However, the reading has been slowly inching higher since the index reached the lowest...
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Research
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Aug 19, 2014
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Jeff Miller
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U.S. Jewelry Price Inflation -5%, Watches -1%
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The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) for jewelry declined 4.5 percent year on year to 170.83 points in June. However, the reading was a touch higher than the index for both May and April....
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Manufacturing
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Jul 22, 2014
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Jeff Miller
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JIC's Fifth Ultimate Proposal Contest Opens
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The Jewelry Information Center (JIC) opened its fifth annual "Ultimate Proposal Contest" at www.JIC.org, launching a nationwide search for the best proposal story involving a platinum engagement ring. This year, the grand prize...
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Marketing
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Jun 10, 2014
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Jeff Miller
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U.S. Jewelry Price Inflation -3%, Watch Index +1%
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The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) for jewelry declined 2.6 percent year on year to 172.12 points in March, which was just a touch higher than February.Despite the decrease, the jewelry CPI in March marked...
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Research
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Apr 18, 2014
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Jeff Miller
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