The Diamond Council of America (DCA) has elected four new directors to its board. The appointees took office January 1 and will serve a two-year term, the organization said Wednesday. The DCA tapped ...

US online spending reached a new record over the holiday season, as consumers took advantage of sharp discounts to “trade up,” according to Adobe Analytics. Total sales from November 1 to December 31 ...

Botswana is ready to collaborate with Russia in the diamond sector to strengthen its economy, media reports cited Phenyo Butale, the African country’s international relations minister, as saying. The ...

Sales of hard-luxury goods in Hong Kong grew in November as consumer confidence received a boost from sustained economic growth. Revenue from jewelry, watches, clocks and valuable gifts gained 3.6% to ...

The Edge Retail Academy has announced a shift in its leadership and management teams, with cofounder David Brown becoming chairman. Brown, previously president, will continue to offer strategic ...

The Rapaport Group is an international network of companies providing added-value services that support the development of ethical, transparent, competitive, and efficient diamond and jewelry markets.

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) recently studied how a natural diamond underwent multiple treatments to achieve its pink color. The GIA received a round, 1.10-carat, ...

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued new terminology guidelines for lab-grown diamonds, in response to an initiative from the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). The ...

The diamond industry is undergoing a significant and transformative shake-up. With a major dip in natural-diamond prices, many companies have either diversified their operations to include both ...

While the hands-on approach is still crucial, artificial intelligence is already a boon to mapping and polishing stones – and there’s more on the horizon. The diamond-manufacturing industry has made ...

Last year, British jeweler Boodles inked a deal with Rio Tinto to gain direct access to diamonds from the latter’s Diavik mine in Canada, as well as to the remaining pink diamonds from the miner’s now ...

The drop in diamond recoveries is a response to market conditions, but also a reflection of diminishing prospects for viable new mines. Diamond miners are postponing sales and reviewing their ...