Why De Beers Wants to Hire More Women

De Beers, sometimes slagged as a boy’s club, now has a new message: Women wanted. Last week, the diamond giant forged a three-year partnership...

Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup, Week of Oct. 6

This week: Russia hoardes gold. Thief returns what he stole. And former President Obama sports a Rolex. All below.   Exelco North America...

Do Consumers Care If Their Diamonds Are New?

The industry has traditionally not cared if the diamonds it sells are new or used. After all, when you sell a billion-year-old product, new is a...

Pay Close Attention to Cartier’s Recent Settlement With OFAC

Cartier was just rapped for making a costly, if perhaps understandable, mistake. On four separate occasions between 2010 and 2011, an individual...

Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup, Week of Sept. 29

This week: Are young diamonds a thing? Millennials don’t care if they sell their engagement rings. And Tiffany reduces its carbon footprint. All...

“People Are Desperate”: Puerto Rico’s Largest Jeweler Appeals for Help

The United States has been walloped by a number of hurricanes lately, but it seems like Mother Nature saved the worst for last. On Sept. 20,...

Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup, Week of Sept. 22

Wishing all my readers who celebrate a happy and healthy new year. This week, stars get paid for red carpet jewelry. Jewelry out of "critter...

Toys R Us Bankruptcy Shows Why It’s Now Hard to Be Just a Store

Toys R Us was considered one of the original category killers, the all-in-one big box store that fully dominated an industry. It led to a string of...

Interview with the President and CEO of Charles & Colvard

Suzanne Miglucci has been the president and  CEO of moissanite manufacturer and marketer Charles & Colvard since December 2015. Here, she...

The Increasing Ambivalence of the Affluent

A 1980s De Beers ad was headlined, “She married you for richer or poorer. Let her know how it’s going.” The message was simple: If you got it,...