The Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC) has launched an online Tariff Tracker providing information on U.S. tariff changes that apply to…
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Jewellery and watch industry business news, insight and releases, from UK, Europe and around the world. Find out what’s going on in retail jewellery, jewellery manufacturing and up coming events.
India’s Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has raised concerns over the United States’ decision to impose a 50%…
Pandora has confirmed a cyberattack that resulted in customer names and email addresses being accessed via a third-party platform. The…
Claire’s, the US-based jewellery and accessories retailer with around 2,750 stores worldwide, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in…
Michael Hill International has reported full-year sales in line with the prior year for the 52 weeks to 29 June…
The India–UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed on 24 July 2025, is expected to significantly increase bilateral trade in the…
A US fusion energy startup has published early-stage research outlining a method for producing gold as a by-product of fusion…
Gemological Science International (GSI) is marking 20 years since its founding in 2005 by Debbie Azar and Mark Gershburg. Over…
Birks Group Inc. has reported lower sales and profitability for the fiscal year ended 29 March 2025, with results affected…
Lab-grown diamond wholesale prices continued to decline in 2025, with significant year-on-year reductions across key size categories. Industry analyst Edahn…
The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has confirmed it will continue to apply the universally recognised 4Cs grading system – cut,…
Mountain Province Diamonds reported a 36% year-on-year decline in second-quarter revenue to $36.8 million, citing weaker demand, lower rough diamond…
Birks Group has acquired Canadian jewellery and watch retailer European Boutique in a transaction valued at CAD 9 million. The…
Arctic Blue Diamonds Ltd., a private diamond company based in Canada’s Northwest Territories, has acquired an 89.7% controlling interest in…
Kim Kardashian appeared at Balenciaga’s Fall 2025 Haute Couture show in Paris on 10 July wearing a pair of diamond…
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has confirmed that Pritesh Patel will become its next President and Chief Executive Officer,…
David Kellie will step down as Chief Executive Officer of the Natural Diamond Council (NDC) at the end of 2025,…
The Jewelers’ Security Alliance (JSA) has issued updated recommendations for jewellery retailers in response to ongoing incidents of smash-and-grab robberies. …
The Natural Diamond Council (NDC), in collaboration with Choron Group and the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF), has released a…
The Canadian Gemmological Association (CGA) has extended the submission deadline for its 2025 Emerging Artist Design Competition. Students now have…
Pandora has partnered with Amazon to take action against a network involved in the sale of counterfeit jewellery, resulting in…
Russia remained the leading country for rough diamond production by value in 2024, holding its position for a second consecutive…
Governments of major diamond-producing countries and industry leaders have signed the Luanda Accord, committing to allocate 1% of annual revenues…
HRD Antwerp, the diamond grading laboratory subsidiary of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), has announced it will cease issuing…
Rio Tinto has recovered a 0.45-carat purple diamond at its Diavik mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, marking the first discovery…
Botswana, Angola and Qatar have expressed their intent to join the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), as announced during…
The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) has published a report examining key developments in the laboratory-grown diamond sector focusing on trends…
On 12 June, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) began its “We Protect a Legacy” campaign with a vending machine…
Birks Group has secured new funding to support the acquisition of jewellery retail locations and to strengthen its working capital…
De Beers Group has introduced two new downstream initiatives at the JCK Las Vegas Show, aimed at supporting demand for…