Hope everybody had a great holiday and happy new year!
This week: How Shopify outfoxed Amazon. The United Arab Emirates may end up on a financial gray list. And an artist makes some very unique lab-grown rings. All below.
The hot streak continues: Holiday jewelry sales soar
– InStore: Jewelers enjoy “crazy good” season
– Lab-growns drive “phenomenal” sales
– Publicly traded watch and jewelry retailers rocket in value
That Was the Year That Was (2021)
– My 10 favorite jewelry promotions
– The 40 best jewelry-related quotes of 2021
– Ten insights from the diamond trade in 2021
– Rapaport chooses “the diamond person of the year”
– National Jeweler remembers jewelry people we lost in 2021
– Brittany Siminitz’s 10 favorite jewelry collections
– The 10 weirdest stories of 2021
– Roll call for 2021’s departing jewelry retailers
Here Is The Year That’s Coming (2022)
– Ten retail trends to watch in 2022
– The year of the smart ring?
– Refinery29’s predictions of hot engagement ring trends
– Three retail design trends jewelers should follow
– Twenty-two bold predictions for the industry in 2022 (JCK Pro)
– Jewelry District podcast: 2022 predictions and holiday resolutions. (audio)
Wall Street Journal on Tiffany-LVMH “culture clash” (subscription required)
Rolex raises prices
– Why specialized watch retailers are outperforming brands
David Yurman sues Mejuri for allegedly copying designs
Vortic Watch says Swatch legal battle is over
New York settles with Lear Capital over precious metal dealings
Karl Lagerfeld lives—thanks to a new licensing deal
Christina Lang Assael, head of pearl company, dies
Gesswein expert technician Americo Modesto Rebelo dies
Longtime D.C.-area jeweler Dominick Pampillonia dies
Nadja Swarovski steps down from family business
GIA names Richard Pesqueira vice president of business development
IGI names John Pollard its education director
Delgatto Diamond Finance Fund hires new regional director
IDCA elects new president, executive committee
Boston Jewelers Club elects new president
Martin Rapaport interviews François Curiel
Sotheby’s makes a bid for the future
The “importance of authenticating estate pieces”
Vicenza, IIJS Signature shows postponed
JIS announces new name for Miami Beach shows
Rapaport podcast interviews David Kellie (audio)
Paul Zimnisky interviews Alrosa’s Evgeny Agureev (audio)
De Beers’ sales soften ahead of holiday season
Will Australia be put back on the diamond map?
Angolan diamond deal called “game changer”
United Arab Emirates faces inclusion on “dirty money” watch list
– Dubai can’t shake the stain of smuggled African gold
Toby Pomeroy on the “toxin that blights gold mining”
– Amazon tribe suffers mercury contamination as illegal mining spreads
How Shopify “outfoxed” Amazon
– Shopify “arming the rebels” against Amazon
– Shopify edging closer to brick-and-mortar
Instagram doubles down on push for video
Drake sues jewelry company for use of his image
Rapper Dok2 appeals order to pay unpaid bill to jeweler
Jay-Z spotted wearing Patek Philippe-Tiffany watch
In New Year’s message, Floyd Mayweather flaunts his jewelry collection
Lucille Ball’s unique engagement ring
The time Betty White advertised a jewelry company
How much are the British crown jewels worth?
Man’s “genius test” proves “diamonds are worthless”
Artist makes lab-grown diamonds out of…well, you’ll see. Great story to start the new year with!
Media Watch
CNN: Nontraditional engagement rings are here to stay
FT asks: Is your jewelry “Pilates-proof”?
From the Blog
The 40 Best Jewelry-Related Quotes Of 2021
The 10 Weirdest Jewelry Stories Of 2021
My 10 Favorite Jewelry Promotions Of 2021
Roll Call For 2021’s Departing Jewelry Retailers
The Time Betty White Advertised A Jewelry Company
From the Podcast
The Jewelry District, Episode 60: Guest Alexis Padis
The Jewelry District, Episode 59: 2022 Predictions And Resolutions
Have a safe, healthy, and happy weekend—and new year!
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