Year: 2016
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Jan- 2016 -26 JanuaryDesigners
Hot Diamonds makes two key appointments to drive retail growth
Jewellery brand Hot Diamonds has announced the promotion of two employees in an effort to drive retail growth in its…
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26 JanuaryEconomy
De Beers sells ยฃ380m worth of diamonds in first sale of 2016
De Beers has announced it sold $540m (ยฃ380m) worth of rough diamonds in the first sales cycle of 2016 –…
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25 JanuaryE-Commerce
Online sales โnearly doubleโ for jewellery on โCyber Weekendโ
Online sales of jewellery over Cyber Weekend – the weekend following Black Friday – nearly doubled, according to the Edinburgh…
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25 JanuaryEconomy
Petra Diamonds revenue falls 28% in first-half results
Petra Diamonds has announced that revenue for the first six months of the financial year – ending December 31 –…
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22 JanuaryEconomy
2016 ‘likely to be volatile’ claims De Beers CEO
De Beers Group chief executive, Philippe Mellier, warned of likely โvolatilityโ in the diamond industry in 2016. Addressing a sightholder…
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21 JanuaryProduct Launches
Edblad launches new ‘experimental’ brand
Swedish brand Edblad has announced the launch of what it calls a new โexperimentalโ brand – Edblad LAB. The company…
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21 JanuaryTaking Stock
M Vainer
Natural fancy colours are โtruly natureโs aberrationsโ, says diamond expert Richard Vainer. They only form when conditions are on the…
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20 JanuaryDesigners
Tiffany & Co sales rise in the UK despite disappointing festive period
Tiffany & Co has reported an increase in sales in the UK despite a Christmas holiday period many found disappointing.…
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20 JanuaryAppointments
NAJ to propose Simon Johnson as chairman
The National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) saysย its current vice-chairman and co-owner of retail jeweller Marmalade, Simon Johnson, will be proposed…
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20 JanuaryRetailers
BCU student’s jewellery collection goes on sale at Argos
A first-year student from Birmingham City Universityโs (BCU) School of Jewellery has seen her โWishesโ collection go on sale in…
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