Midas Jewellers shocks locals with decision to close after 41 years
Independent Lisburn-based jewellery retailer, Midas Jewellers, will close its store doors after 41 years in the city.
With the end of the current lease, owners, Jim and Lynne Conlon, have made the “very difficult” decision...
Rio Tinto sees rosy future for diamonds despite end of Argyle
Demand and prices for the wider market have fallen as concerns mount about the world economy, and laboratory-grown gems have added to supply.
Colored or particularly large diamonds, however, have held value, especially pink diamonds,...
GOLDEN INSIGHTS: An in depth look at the fine jewellery market
2019 has got off to a bumpy start, with the delay of exiting the European Union taking its toll on the British high street.
But what impact has this had on the gold jewellery market...
GJEPC-BDB Host GST Awareness Seminar for Diamond Trade
The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), in association with the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB), hosted an Awareness Seminar on the forthcoming GST regime at the BDB premises on May 10, 2017. The...
Marlon Brando’s ‘Godfather’ Rolex Breaks Record at Auction
Los Angeles—Kruse GWS Auctions set a world record this weekend when it sold a Rolex once owned by actor Marlon Brando for nearly $50,000.
The “Archives of Hollywood & Music Auction” featured a 31 mm...
Demand for gold jewellery falls around 30% in run-up to Diwali
The demand for gold jewellery, considered the primary store of value in rural India, fell by as much as 30% in the run-up to Diwali due to untimely rains in the October harvesting season,...
Proposes Diamond Free Trade Area in Ramat Gan
Ramat Gan, Israel, July 27, 2020 A delegation from the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE), led by President Yoram Dvash, presented its case for increased government aid to the Israeli diamond industry at a special...
Jaipur Lab to Certify eBay India Gemstones
Gemstone sellers using eBay India can now get their goods certified by the Jaipur-based Gem Testing Laboratory (GTL) for a nominal fee. Under a new agreement between the lab and the trading...
Lincolnshire Jeweller Rues High Street Squeeze as She takes Painful Decision to Shut Shop
A Lincolnshire jewellery shop owner fears that growing tariffs on high streets will make it harder for independents to survive after taking the painful decision to close her own business.
Cathy Powell, who runs Crown...
Amazon expands workforce in Ireland to 5,000
Amazon on Monday announced it would create an additional 1,000 jobs in Ireland, bringing its workforce in the country to 5,000.
Ireland has a decades-old policy of attracting multinational jobs with a low corporate tax...
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