De Beers’ Lightbox Brand Opens First “Concept Shop”
On May 25, De Beers’ lab-grown diamond brand Lightbox opened its first concept shop, as a store-within-a-store at House of Showfields in...
Hearts on Fire Beefs Up Sales Team
Hearts on Fire has recruited four new members to its sales team and promoted two employees. (more…)
Sell More by Using These Fun Facts With Clients
Fun facts are pieces of useful information that go beyond nickel knowledge. They are intended as edutainment—stimulating conversation that teaches...
These Black Diamond Jewels Are Magic and Mystery
There’s just something about a black diamond.
The mysterious counterpart to the more popular sparkling white, a black diamond absorbs light,...
A Deep Dive Into Botswana Diamond Mining With De Beers and Ben Bridge
In 2004, when I was a fledgling editor of the Geneva-based trade publication Couture International Jeweler, I spent a week in southern Africa on a...
IGI Sold for $569.65 Million to Blackstone
China’s Fosun Group and Lorie Holding have sold International Gemological Institute (IGI) to a division of Blackstone Group for $569.65...
Blackstone Poised to Buy IGI Lab, Report Says
Private equity firm Blackstone is poised to buy diamond grading lab International Gemological Institute (IGI) from current owners Fosun and the Lorie...
Alrosa Appoints New CEO
Russian diamond miner Alrosa has named Pavel Marinychev (pictured) CEO, general manager, and board chair.
Marinychev replaces Sergey S. Ivanov,...
Feriel Zerouki Becomes President of World Diamond Council
On May 15, the World Diamond Council (WDC) elected Feriel Zerouki, De Beers' senior vice president of corporate affairs, its new president.
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Kristina Buckley Kayel on the Outlook for Diamonds in 2023
For all the Sturm und Drang surrounding the economy—will we slip into recession or won’t we?—not to mention the tensions inherent to the...
Everledger to Restructure Following Funder Fallout
Everledger, the U.K.-based technology company that uses blockchain to track diamonds and other gems through the pipeline, is undergoing a...