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Alibaba Sees Record Singles’ Day Sales
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Singles’ Day has continued to grow as a major onlineshopping occasion in China, with Alibaba Group reporting record sales through itse-commerce sites. The total value of transactions on the Chinese retailgiant’s platforms rose 26% to CNY 268.4...
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Nov 12, 2019
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Bailey Banks & Biddle Files for Chapter 11
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The parent company of Bailey Banks & Biddle, whichclaims to be the US’s oldest nationwide jeweler, has filed for Chapter 11bankruptcy in Texas, according to a court document. Houston-based BBB Group estimated both assets andliabilities of up to $50,000...
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Nov 11, 2019
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Pandora Slashes Sales Forecast
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Shares in Pandora dropped 18% Tuesday after the Danish jeweler lowered its full-year revenue outlook. The retailer reduced its forecast to a decline of 7% to 9%,from its earlier range of -3% to -7%, despite efforts to reignite sales...
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Nov 05, 2019
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Couples Prefer Customization over Size
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Couples are prioritizing personalization and overall costand quality rather than size when buying engagement rings, according to asurvey by wedding-planning resource The Knot. Some 45% of engagement rings contain custom-designedelements, the publication noted...
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Nov 05, 2019
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More Brides Buying Their Own Engagement Rings
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US women increasingly buy engagement rings forthemselves, and spend more on them than their partners do, De Beers said Mondayin its annual Diamond Insight Report. The proportion of engagement rings financed solely by brides rose...
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Oct 29, 2019
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LVMH Proposes Tiffany Takeover
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LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton has approached Tiffany & Co. about acquiring the US jeweler for almost $15 billion, according to media reports. The Paris-based luxury group submitted a non-binding offerto Tiffany earlier...
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Oct 27, 2019
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US Consumer Spending Dips
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US retail sales stalled between Augustand September, indicating that consumer confidence may be waning in light ofthe escalating trade war. Total purchases for September —excluding automobiles, gasoline and restaurants — dipped 0.1% compared to theprevious...
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Oct 17, 2019
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Costco Sells $220,000 Diamond Ring
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Costco sold a diamond ring worth $220,000 in the fourth fiscal quarter, the membership-based warehouse retailer saidearlier this month. Executivevice president and chief financial officer Richard Galanti confirmed thesale during the company’s...
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Retail
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Oct 16, 2019
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UBS Predicts Drop in Diamond-Jewelry Sales
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Global diamond-jewelry demand will decline 2% this year asstock-market volatility in the US is likely to affect consumer sentiment, UBSpredicted. “Demand in 2019 [to date] has been lackluster, and we expecta modest decline in global diamond-jewelry sales in [the...
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Retail
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Oct 02, 2019
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James Avery Picks Non-Family Member as CEO
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James Avery Artisan Jewelry has named John McCullough as CEO— the first non-family member to lead the Texas-based retailer. McCullough, who was previously chief operating officer (COO),succeeds Chris Avery, who has been...
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Mining
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Sep 10, 2019
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Alrosa Falls Victim to Changing Retail Practices
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Retailers’ attempts to maintain low diamond inventories are hurtingdemand across the trade, Alrosa warned after reporting its lowest quarterlysales since 2015. The Russian miner’s sales slumped 26% to $807 million in thesecond quarter...
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Mining
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Jul 18, 2019
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Michael Hill to Repay Workers up to $17M
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Michael Hill will hand out between AUD 10 million ($7million) and AUD 25 million (just under $17.5 million) to compensate retail employeesin Australia, after discovering it had been underpaying them. The jeweler had been...
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Retail
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Jul 11, 2019
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Gucci Forays into High-End Jewelry
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Luxury fashion house Gucci has made a move into high jewelrywith the inauguration of its first boutique and a collection by creativedirector Alessandro Michele. The store, which is dedicated exclusively to jewelry,opened on July 2 in Paris’s historic Place...
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Jul 07, 2019
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Net-a-Porter to Debut VIP-Only Site
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High-end online retailer Net-a-Porter isset to launch an invitation-only digital platform, selling exclusive jewelry toits most loyal members. From later this month, customers whohave been awarded EIP (Extremely Important People) status by Net-a-Porter...
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Jul 04, 2019
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Protests Dent Hong Kong Retail Outlook
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Retail sales in Hong Kongare set to fall by 5% in 2019, with the decline expected to be even sharper inthe luxury-goods market, which includes jewelry. The new estimate, publishedlast week by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), is a downgrade on its previousforecast. The...
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Jul 03, 2019
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Signet Revenue Drops in First Quarter
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Signet Jewelers has lowered its sales outlook for the restof the year, after revenue fell in the first fiscal quarter. Total sales declined 3.3% to $1.43 billion in the threemonths ending May 4, the...
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Jun 06, 2019
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Alrosa to Sell Directly to Consumers
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Alrosa is launching a source-of-origin program that will enable dealers and consumers to buy polished diamonds with detailed provenance information.The Russian miner will create an “electronic passport” for each diamond on a new website, diamonds.alrosa.ru, presenting...
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Jun 04, 2019
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Signet Enters Lab-Grown Market
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James Allen has launched sales of lab-grown diamonds,marking parent company Signet Jewelers’ entry into the synthetics market. The e-commerce business, which Signet acquired in 2017,now gives consumers the option of “earth-created” or “lab-created” stones...
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May 05, 2019
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Webinar: The Way Forward in a Slow Market
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What’s the current state of the rough, polished and retail markets?Avi Krawitz, Rapaport’s Senior Analyst and News Editor, analyzes the key trendsin this hour-long webinar. Click here for more.
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Polished Markets
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Apr 18, 2019
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Pandora Chairman Quits Amid Reshuffle
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Pandora chairman Peder Tuborgh is set to leave the Danishjewelry maker. This comes just one month after the company appointed veteranconsumer-brand executive Alexander Lacik as its new CEO. These significant leadership changes form...
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Mar 14, 2019
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