Year: 2018

Chow Tai Fook and GIA to bring blockchain diamond grading reports to consumers

Jewellery brand Chow Tai Fook and the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), a diamond grading authority, will use blockchain technology…

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$17bn of emeralds gold and silver found in shipwreck

A shipwreck off the coast of Columbia has been discovered estimated to be carrying a cargo worth $17bn (£12.7bn), including…

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Signet jewellers joins De Beers blockchain platform Tracr

Signet Jewelers will be the first retailer to join Tracr, an end-to-end diamond blockchain being developed by the De Beers…

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Forevermark unveils Millennial focused retail store in China

Forevermark, a diamond brand owned by De Beers, has launched Libert’aime, a new Millennial focused store at HKRI Taikoo Hui…

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Shining Diamonds opens first London store

Independent jewellery retailer Shining Diamonds has opened its first store in London. The store is located in the jewellery quarter…

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Jewellers named in London Stock Exchange’s 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain

Six jewellery companies have been named in the London Stock Exchange’s annual 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain report. Allum &…

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Adobe to acquire Magento Commerce for $1.7bn

Technology firm Adobe has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Magento Commerce, an e-commerce platform, for $1.68bn (£1.24bn). According…

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RECRUITMENT: Ingle & Rhode (London, West End)

Graduate level, well spoken, responsible candidate needed to be our front of house presence and grow into the role of…

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RJC announces new board appointments at Moscow meeting

The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has announced a series of senior appointments to its board of directors at its AGM…

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Human error could cost businesses £17.5m as GDPR looms

With the arrival of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) businesses who mishandle personal data will leave themselves open to a…

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