Mouawad, the luxury jewellery brand with the 120-year heritage, officially unveiled the exclusive “Masterpiece Collection” to be worn at this year’s highly anticipated Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Amongst Hollywood’s elite that attended, Nicole Scherzinger, lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls, received a private showing of the Mouawad diamond collection by Pascal Mouawad. Scherzinger tried on [...]
The United Kingdom ranks first in e-commerce and exports £2.8 in e-commerce goods and services for every £1 imported
A report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has identified for the first time the value of the Internet economy in the United Kingdom. The report, titled The Connected Kingdom: How the Internet Is Transforming the U.K. Economy, reveals that the U.K. Internet economy contributed £100 billion in 2009, representing 7.2 percent of U.K. GDP—more [...]
Channel 4′s Unreported World Focuses on Zimbabwe’s ‘Blood Diamonds’
Zimbabwe is supposedly enjoying political stability under the coalition government formed in 2008. However, Unreported World finds a country still gripped by terror and violence. Reporter Ramita Navai and director Alex Nott film undercover to investigate claims that gems from one of the world’s biggest diamond fields are being used by Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF [...]
One of the World’s Great Diamonds –A 24.78 Carat Fancy Intense Pink Diamond Last Seen on the Market Some 60 Years Ago to be auctioned
SOTHEBY’S sale of Magnificent Jewels to be held in Geneva on Tuesday, 16 November, 2010 is set to be a major highlight of the international auction calendar this autumn. The sale will be spearheaded by one of the rarest and most beautiful gemstones ever offered at auction – a 24.78 carat Fancy Intense Pink Diamond [...]
Brian Gavin Diamonds Launches ‘Diamonds in Your FACEbook Sweepstakes’ – Facebook Fans can Win Diamond Pin or Grand Prize Diamond Pendant
Brian Gavin Diamonds announced the launch of its “Diamonds in Your FACEbook Sweepstakes” as part of its ongoing efforts to embrace social networking and reach out to new friends, current customers and fans online through social media. To encourage people to link to Brian Gavin’s Facebook page, the company has created the “Diamonds in Your [...]
New Report Identifies Key Steps Retail CFOs Have Taken to Improve Business and Financial Performance
As this year’s critical holiday season approaches, CFOs have shifted their focus from reducing operating costs to driving profitable sales through better strategy execution, improvements to merchandising effectiveness and inventory management, according to a new Global Retail CFO survey from PwC’s Retail Consulting Services. “Additionally, it will be critical for retailers to put in place [...]
LVMH Confirms That It is Fully Compliant with French Stock Exchange Regulations
Following its announcement on Saturday 23 October concerning the holding in Hermes International, LVMH confirms that it is fully compliant with French stock exchange regulations, notably those concerning the disclosure requirements on crossing shareholding thresholds. LVMH will file the appropriate notifications within the timeframe laid down by the French markets regulator, the AMF. LVMH Moet [...]
Zimbabwe: Mining Corporation Officials’ Hearing Begins
ZIMBABWE’S former Ambassador to the United States and retired High Court judge Dr Simbi Mubako will chair a disciplinary tribunal to try suspended Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation senior officials who are facing 16 counts of corruption, according to the newspaper published by the government of Zimbabwe. The hearing begins with chief executive Mr Dominic Mubayiwa [...]
FAMED WITTELSBACH-GRAFF DIAMOND ON DISPLAY IN NEW YORK
One of the world’s most valuable gemstones, the Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond, will be on display at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, until the 2nd of January 2011. The 31.06 carat Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond has been certified as a type 11b, Internally Flawless, Natural Fancy Deep Blue diamond and is the largest such stone graded [...]
Diamond Giant De Beers scoops top Sustainability Reporting Award
De Beers has been declared the Overall Winner in the ACCA South Africa Sustainability Reporting Awards for its Report to Society 2009. This is the third consecutive year that the Report to Society has been recognised for such an Award, but this time De Beers was placed in a category of its own as ACCA [...]
Online sales are leading the way as luxury and designer brands emerge from the challenging global economy
Online sales are leading the way as luxury and designer brands emerge from the challenging global economy. According to the Trend Report: Luxury & Designer Brands Online – a study of 20 online fashion brands released by PM Digital (www.pmdigital.com) based on Experian Hitwise data – until recently, luxury and designer brands were behind the [...]
Wedding Rings More Popular Than Ever; Said to be an essential component of the jewellery industry
Wedding rings have become an essential component of the jewellery industry Warm colours and spirited shapes in trend Configuration options increase individualization Gone are the times when the selection of wedding rings offered by jewellers was very limited, and all just had to be round and made of gold. In Germany, the market experienced a [...]