DIAMOND GEMS WEEKLY

Hill & Co.: The quarterly Business of Jewelry Report by business strategy firm Hill & Co., outlining the company's strategic outlook for 2025. I'm honored to have been featured in the report alongside Stanley Zale, principle consultant at Hill & Co., which primarily operates in the diamond and jewelry industry. Stanley and I had a super engaging conversation, which was skillfully captured in the report. That's in addition to all the other great insights presented. Download he

Pressing Matters: First and foremost, my thoughts and prayers are with those in Southern California affected by the devastating...

Diamond Gems Weekly - January 6, 2025 So, how’s 2025 going for you? So far so good if you ask me… As we approach “Quitter’s Day” –...

Retail Reality Jewelry ranked among the top performers during the holiday season, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse. Sales rose 4%...

Diamond Gems Weekly - December 30 Well, happy New Year to you too. It feels like the diamond industry is breathing a collective sigh of...

Diamond Gems Weekly - December 23 And just like that, ‘tis the season’ shall soon become ‘twas the season’ ... and we’ll be asking odd...

The FACETS2024 conference took place on November 26 to 27, outlining many of the key issues facing and shaping the diamond industry today. I

McKinsey & Company: A recent report by McKinsey & Company outlined five critical developments shaping the diamond industry. The report titled, The Diamond Industry Is at an Inflection Point, explored the following topics: Customer behavioral shifts Traceability for ESG Competition from lab-grown diamonds Natural diamond supply disruptions Financial regulations and financing practice “Change in the diamond industry will not be fast or simple. Open questions remain around h

Diamond Gems Weekly - December 16 Avi’s back, back again… In case you didn’t notice my inconspicuous absence last week, DGW didn’t go...

I’ll give myself a little credit. From the beginning, I was somewhat skeptical about Signet Jewelers’ theory that a lull in dating during...

Diamond Gems Weekly - December 2 Oh my, what an eventful few weeks it has been for the diamond industry. Remind me, does the year always...

Diamond Marketing: Part 1 There’s a semi-amusing trend on Tik Tok in which a group of friends stand in a circle and each gets a chance to...

Diamond Gems Weekly - November 25 What a curious time to be in the diamond industry. With all the changes taking effect, and all the...

An improvement in diamond jewelry sales at retail should have a knock-on effect to stimulate polished trading and rough buying. With the...

US Retail Offers Hope for Recovery The third-quarter operations updates the mining companies and Hong Kong-based retail jewelers...

Diamond Gems Weekly - November 18 I’m back…from my travels to South Africa and Dubai, and an unplanned one-week hiatus from writing this...

Diamond Gems Weekly - November 4 I sure hope you all had a relaxing weekend and a fabulous Diwali festival for those who celebrate! ...

Botswana’s outgoing President Mokgweetsi Masisi made quite an impression when he was introduced to the diamond industry at the 2019 JCK...

Diamond Gems Weekly - October 28 Yes, I know, I’ve been harping on about earnings season for several weeks. But we really are in the...

Diamond Minute We recently got some revealing feedback from Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group and Lukfook Group, two of the largest jewelry...