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Jewelry and watch industry business news, insight and releases, from UK, Europe and around the world. Find out what’s going on in retail jewelry, jewelry manufacturing and up coming events.
Claire’s, the US-based jewelry and accessories retailer with around 2,750 stores worldwide, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in…
The India–UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed on 24 July 2025, is expected to significantly increase bilateral trade in the…
A US fusion energy startup has published early-stage research outlining a method for producing gold as a by-product of fusion…
Gemological Science International (GSI) is marking 20 years since its founding in 2005 by Debbie Azar and Mark Gershburg. Over…
The Jewelers Board of Trade (JBT) has reported a slowdown in the rate of U.S. jewelry business closures during the…
Jewelers of America (JA) has announced its lineup of Learning Workshops to be held in conjunction with several state jewelers…
Lab-grown diamond wholesale prices continued to decline in 2025, with significant year-on-year reductions across key size categories. Industry analyst Edahn…
The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has confirmed it will continue to apply the universally recognised 4Cs grading system – cut,…
The Atlanta Jewelry Show (AJS) will debut an expanded youth education initiative during its upcoming event on 23–24 August 2025…
Ben Bridge Jeweler has acquired Olympic Manufacturing, a full-service jewelry repair and manufacturing business based in Bellevue, Washington. The move…
Retail management system The Edge has partnered with jewelry and watch insurer BriteCo to incorporate appraisal functionality within its point-of-sale…
Kim Kardashian appeared at Balenciaga’s Fall 2025 Haute Couture show in Paris on 10 July wearing a pair of diamond…
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has confirmed that Pritesh Patel will become its next President and Chief Executive Officer,…
David Kellie will step down as Chief Executive Officer of the Natural Diamond Council (NDC) at the end of 2025,…
A recent analysis by Citigroup highlights a divergence in U.S. luxury spending trends, with jewelry sales increasing while other categories,…
The Jewelers’ Security Alliance (JSA) has issued updated recommendations for jewelry retailers in response to ongoing incidents of smash-and-grab robberies. …
The Natural Diamond Council (NDC), in collaboration with Choron Group and the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF), has released a…
Pandora has partnered with Amazon to take action against a network involved in the sale of counterfeit jewelry, resulting in…
The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) has announced the judging panel for the 2025 AGTA Spectrum & Cutting Edge Awards,…
Russia remained the leading country for rough diamond production by value in 2024, holding its position for a second consecutive…
Cast, the San Francisco-based jewelry brand co-founded by Rachel Skelly and Eric Ryan in 2021, has ceased operations, closing its…
Jewelry technology company Gemist has raised $6 million in seed funding to scale its full-stack software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform tailored for…
Governments of major diamond-producing countries and industry leaders have signed the Luanda Accord, committing to allocate 1% of annual revenues…
HRD Antwerp, the diamond grading laboratory subsidiary of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), has announced it will cease issuing…
Rio Tinto has recovered a 0.45-carat purple diamond at its Diavik mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, marking the first discovery…
Botswana, Angola and Qatar have expressed their intent to join the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), as announced during…
Seven men from California have been indicted in connection with the 2022 theft of an estimated $100 million worth of…
The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) has published a report examining key developments in the laboratory-grown diamond sector focusing on trends…
On 12 June, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) began its “We Protect a Legacy” campaign with a vending machine…