US consumer spending rose for the sixth consecutive month in March as shoppers found themselves with extra cash thanks to higher-than-usual tax refunds. Retail revenue increased 0.4% from February and ...

“Speak softly and carry a big stick” is a saying well applied to Oscar Heyman & Brothers. Since this band of brothers formed a company on New York’s Maiden Lane in 1912, they have quietly and ...

Kering has named the first cohort of the new design-residency program it launched to strengthen ties between the Chinese and international communities. Kering developed its CRAFT program, which stands ...

Sales of hard-luxury goods in Hong Kong gained strongly in February, thanks to a boost from the Chinese New Year. Revenue from jewelry, watches, clocks and valuable gifts increased 24% to HKD 5.18 ...

De Beers has extended its Desert diamonds collection into the bridal arena, with jewelry featuring stones in a lighter palette. The collection, which spotlights diamonds in hues ranging from warm ...

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has appointed John Cowley as its chief financial officer and announced the launch of a new gemology school in Taiwan. Cowley brings over 30 years of global ...

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.

Rifle through the jewelry boxes of previous generations, and you’ll find hand-cut mined gems in 18-karat gold, strands of natural pearls, and maybe a hand-carved cameo or micromosaic brooch. Today’s ...

Technology firms have been tackling the challenge of diamond traceability for many years. Now that interest in tracking systems is growing, tech providers are pushing their solutions, which tend to ...

As Guy Borenstein gears up for Stuller’s Bench Jeweler Workshop in March, there’s one hot topic that will be addressed for the fifth consecutive year: synthetic diamonds. There’s no shortage of ...

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 diamond-manufacturing industry has made significant strides in integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into scanning, planning, polishing, quality control, and other elements of the process.