War, tariffs and soaring metal and gemstone costs have all been thrown at US jewelry stores in the last year, and while a handful of 100-year-old-plus institutions have closed up shop, many have ...

“A single eye is enough to evoke an entire world of emotions and states of mind,” says Italy-based jeweler Giulia Fracasso. In recent years, eye jewelry has surged into the spotlight, from protective ...

For most in the diamond trade, fluorescence is nothing but an unwanted nuisance that lowers the price of colorless to near-colorless diamonds. The stronger the fluorescence, the greater the discount ...

When Bonnie Harris Frey installed a 12- by 12-foot digital highway billboard at the site of her new Harris Jeweler store, city and county officials showed up to watch. As the only sign of its kind in ...

Can you tell us more about the rebranding and how it aligns with DCA’s mission and your vision? When I stepped into this role, I wanted to understand not just what DCA does, but how the industry ...

Gemfields recorded a loss in 2025 amid weak demand, falling prices for its goods and the recovery of lower-quality rubies. The miner reported a loss of $50.9 million for the full year, it said last ...

After 23 years of operation, Rio Tinto has produced the last batch of rough from its Diavik mine in Canada. The site, which comprised four pipes, has yielded more than 150 million carats of rough over ...

Chow Sang Sang’s sales grew for the full year as the Hong Kong-based retailer benefited from rising gold prices and strong demand for the metal. Group revenue for 2025 rose 6% to HKD 22.45 billion ($2 ...

India’s natural-diamond sector will encounter three possible outcomes as competition from synthetics emerges in the vibrant local market. The March edition of the Rapaport Research Report assesses how ...

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 Natural Diamond Council (NDC) has called on the global industry to share a unified message celebrating natural stones, designating April 8 as World Diamond Day. The council has invited companies ...

Management’s decision to “sunset” the Jamesallen.com site — to use Signet’s term — and to absorb Rocksbox within Kay appears to reflect efforts to make the group more efficient. James Allen has ...