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Signet Jewelers Has A New Plan
Transcript of the video: Signet Jewelers announced a massive shift in strategy, highlighting a significant difference between the...
Avi Krawitz
Mar 247 min read


Signet for Sale? A Strategic Change is Needed
Image: Interior of a redesigned Jared store. (Signet Jewelers) The largest shareholder in Signet Jewelers is calling for the board to...
Avi Krawitz
Mar 38 min read


Can De Beers Modernize ‘A Diamond Is Forever’?
Diamond Marketing: Part 2 Image: A promotional asset used in the De Beers ‘Forever Present’ campaign. The company's marketing is...
Avi Krawitz
Feb 205 min read


The Diamond Market’s China Challenge
The slowdown in China continues to impact the diamond trade. The slump in Chinese demand has presented a major shift in the market in...
Avi Krawitz
Jan 293 min read


Signet, Stop Waiting for Engagements
I’ll give myself a little credit. From the beginning, I was somewhat skeptical about Signet Jewelers’ theory that a lull in dating during...
Avi Krawitz
Dec 10, 20244 min read


Just Give Me My Money
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...
Avi Krawitz
Dec 2, 20246 min read


Masisi’s Diamond Legacy
Botswana’s outgoing President Mokgweetsi Masisi made quite an impression when he was introduced to the diamond industry at the 2019 JCK...
Avi Krawitz
Nov 4, 20248 min read


De Beers Plans to Cut Sightholders
De Beers has informed clients that it will reduce the number of sightholders in the next contract period as it anticipates a decline in...
Avi Krawitz
Oct 13, 20245 min read


The Problem with Grading Lab-Grown Diamonds
Editorial / Opinion: Graders at an IGI laboratory. (Credit: IGI). Should lab-grown diamonds (LGDs) be graded in the same manner as...
Avi Krawitz
Sep 30, 202410 min read


A Giant Leap Toward Diamond Source Disclosure
The diamond trade took a significant if unexpected step toward transparency at the recent Kimberley Process (KP) intersessional meeting...
Avi Krawitz
Jul 1, 20244 min read


Time for Signet to Deliver on Bridal
As always, Signet Jewelers provided some important insights into the state of the US jewelry market in its fiscal first quarter report...
Avi Krawitz
Jun 19, 20243 min read


De Beers Bets its Future on Origins
The De Beers roadshow has begun. CEO Al Cook on Friday outlined a new strategy that will see the company streamline its mining operations...
Avi Krawitz
Jun 2, 20245 min read


A Bit About De Beers
April Market Report I took a bit of an extended hiatus after Passover, traveling and what not. And what an inopportune time to switch off...
Avi Krawitz
May 6, 20243 min read


Zimbabwe’s Diamond Legacy
With little fanfare, the United States has effectively ended its sanctions on Zimbabwe diamonds. On March 4, President Biden signed an...
Avi Krawitz
Apr 15, 20244 min read


Signet’s Growing Synthetics Problem
Signet Jewelers is shifting its lab-grown diamond offering toward the fashion jewelry category, mirroring the broader trend taking effect...
Avi Krawitz
Apr 7, 20245 min read


Fear of the Unknown: Thoughts From Shanghai
I'm scared of heights. There, I said it. It’s not an acute fear; I have no problem flying or the steady incline of a mountain hike. I’ve...
Avi Krawitz
Mar 11, 20244 min read


The Untouchable Pinks
While the G7 nations are tightening their restrictions relating to Russia-sourced diamonds, Alrosa is amping up its production and...
Avi Krawitz
Feb 16, 20242 min read


Another Big Year for De Beers
De Beers Group was in the news this week. 85% shareholder Anglo American published its fourth quarter and full year production report...
Avi Krawitz
Feb 10, 20242 min read


The Ultimate Goal
January Market Report February tends to sneak up on us. It also serves as a sudden reminder to get on with those New Year’s resolutions...
Avi Krawitz
Feb 5, 20243 min read


Confidence in Diamonds
Money talks, goes the old saying. If so, the diamond industry can consider itself heard, as three major mines announced plans or funding...
Avi Krawitz
Jan 15, 20242 min read


On the Agenda
Lately, I've been thinking about the diverse interests that people have in the diamond industry. That’s not a critique. Having an agenda...
Avi Krawitz
Jan 8, 20243 min read

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