Interview With Brilliant Earth CEO Beth Gerstein
On Sept. 23, Brilliant Earth went public. It raised over $100 million in its initial public offering, which values the company at about $1.1 billion,...
Diamond Foundry Opening $800 Million Factory in Spain
Diamond Foundry is planning to open its second lab-grown diamond production facility in Trujillo, Spain, which is located in the country’s...
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...
Inside Jesper Nielsen’s Ill-Fated Multilevel Marketing Company
As a stay-at-home mom with two children, Mary Francese had spent the last four years doing multilevel marketing (MLM) for a variety of products. ...
JBT Offers New Services For UCCs, Social Media
The Jewelers Board of Trade (JBT) has unveiled a suite of new tech-based services that assist members with everything from filing UCCs to analyzing...
Why Brilliant Earth May Have A Brilliant IPO
Brilliant Earth filed for an initial public offering this week, and its registration statement was full of interesting data. (more…)
Jewelry E-tailer Brilliant Earth Files For IPO
On Aug. 30, Brilliant Earth Group, owner of the San Francisco–based jewelry e-tailer of the same name, filed for an initial public offering (IPO)...
Amazon Reportedly Planning To Open Department Stores
Macy’s, J.C. Penney, and…Amazon?
Amazon.com is planning to open “several large physical retail locations... akin to department stores,”...
With New Funding, Chrono24 Becomes Billion-Dollar “Unicorn”
Chrono24, the Baden-Württemberg, Germany–based digital marketplace for new and pre-owned luxury watches, just announced it has secured investments...
JTV-Backed Jedora Hopes to Become Jewelry E-tail’s “One-Stop Shop”
Multimedia Commerce Group, the owner of home-shopping jewelry channel JTV, has invested over $100 million in Jedora.com, a new direct-to-consumer...
Bulova Unveils 50th Anniversary Apollo 15 Commemorative Watch
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of its Aug. 2, 1971, mission to the moon, Bulova unveiled the 50th Anniversary Lunar Pilot Apollo 15 Limited...