This week: Pawnbrokers are seeing record jewelry sales. Alex and Ani left a lot of items behind at its former headquarters. And five places where you can find gold in America. All below.
U.S. retail sales fall for the first time in seven months
– Economy “cooling”
– Macy’s CEO optimistic about holiday
Bernie Robbins gives away the store
Legendary designer Henry Dunay dies
Anna Martin retiring from GIA after nine years
Pawnbrokers seeing record jewelry sales
Alex and Ani left behind thousands of items when vacating headquarters
Falling prices killed WD Lab Grown, CEO says
Belgium reportedly ready to restrict Russian rough
– Rapaport open letter
– Russia: Sanctions will cause a shortage
Kimberley Process has a failure to communiqué
– New KP chair attacks G7 proposal (subscription)
– State Department statement
Botswana’s president calls partnership with De Beers exemplary
– Video of Botswana’s Natural Diamond Summit
– Video of African Mining Summit diamond panel
– Video of De Beers meeting with Botswana officials
De Beers maintains supply target despite glut
– Will let stockpile “build up”
Botswana still wants HB Antwerp Model, even without HB
– Lucara slashes revenue predictions
– Lucara earnings call transcript
No sparkle in Surat’s diamond industry this Diwali
Michael Cornell appointed CEO of Cornell’s Jewelers
Jeff Strang named retail sales head at Liquid Diamonds
Former Forevermark exec Kate Rogowski joins Pandora
Diamond Foundry COO retires
Retailers want lab-grown diamond detectors to get smaller
Audrey Hepburn’s Roman Holiday choker pulled from auction
$12 million yellow diamond earrings to hit Christie’s auction block
What’s motivating China’s new hard luxury consumer?
New York retailer settles suit over allegedly fake Tiffany jewelry
Customs officers in Cincinnati stop shipment of counterfeit jewelry
Swiss federal court snubs request for more gold transparency
Creatives urge fashion industry to condemn antisemitism
Lightbox ventures into first fashion collaborations
De Beers investigates ground movement at the Big Hole
Belarus president calls for world’s best diamond processing and jewelry production
Tiffany and Co. tour highlights apprenticeship programs
Swedish fashion brand Toteme introduces first jewelry line
Jacob the Jeweler says Pharrell and Nigo “pushed limits” of jewelry industry
Boygenius and Catbird team up on jewelry collection inspired by matching tooth tattoos
Kate Middleton wears Princess Diana’s earrings
Jeff Bezos’ fiancée “blacked out” when presented with 30 ct. diamond
Kim Kardashian is over diamond earring jokes
Five places where you can still find gold in America
Zodiac jewelry makes a return
Seven new watch and jewelry books to read this winter (subscription)
Media Watch
Fortune on the diamond industry’s woes
From the Blog
Kimberley Process Has a Failure to Communiqué
From the Podcast
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