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All Roads Lead to IIJS Bharat Tritiya
Bengaluru: The countdown has begun for IIJS Bharat Tritiya 2026, one of the most anticipated B2B jewellery trade events of the year. Organised by the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the show will take place from 21st to 23rd March 2026 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bengaluru, bringing together manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, designers, and industry stakeholders from across India and overseas. Mr. M. B. Patil, Hon’ble Minister for Large & Medium Industries, Government of Karnataka, will
All Roads Lead to IIJS Bharat Tritiya
Bengaluru: The countdown has begun for IIJS Bharat Tritiya 2026, one of the most anticipated B2B jewellery trade events of the year. Organised by the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the show will take place from 21st to 23rd March 2026 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bengaluru, bringing together manufacturers, retailers, wholesalers, designers, and industry stakeholders from across India and overseas. Mr. M. B. Patil, Hon’ble Minister for Large & Medium Industries, Government of Karnataka, will
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U.S. Retailer Shuts 250 Stores to Move Online
New York: Women’s apparel chain The Limited has closed all 250 stores and has moved all sales to its online platform, reflecting an increasingly challenging environment for bricks-and-mortar retailers, reports Rapaport. “We’re sad to say that all The Limited stores nationwide have officially closed their doors,” the company, which counts jewellery among its products, said in a notice to customers
Millennials Still Buying Diamonds: Bruce Cleaver
Gaborone: De Beers Group CEO Bruce Cleaver says in an interview that millennials, the under-35 age group, are still purchasing diamond jewellery, albeit smaller pieces since they are typically less affluent than their parents were at the same age. Cleaver told The Associated Press that millennial diamond buyers are not as traditional as their parents. “We find that they self-purchase
Vintage Jewellery Proves Worthy Investment
London: Vintage jewellery has gained more than 80 percent in value in the past decade, with many owners not realizing how much money they are sitting on, U.K.-based auction house Bonhams said. Jewellery from the Art Deco period in the 1920s and 1930s and pieces from the Belle Epoque era from 1890 to 1915 have appreciated 88 percent since 2006,
AGS Introduces ‘Only My Diamond’ Service
New York: The American Gem Society Laboratories (AGS Laboratories) has started a new service called Only My Diamond. The interactive online tool on the AGSLab web site provides an enhancement to AGS Laboratories’ Diamond QualityDocument (DQD) by offering supplementary diamond quality information. The Only My Diamond service includes a downloadable PDF of the Diamond Quality Document (DQD), a video of
U.S. Retailer Shuts 250 Stores to Move Online
New York: Women’s apparel chain The Limited has closed all 250 stores and has moved all sales to its online platform, reflecting an increasingly challenging environment for bricks-and-mortar retailers, reports Rapaport. “We’re sad to say that all The Limited stores nationwide have officially closed their doors,” the company, which counts jewellery among its products, said in a notice to customers
Millennials Still Buying Diamonds: Bruce Cleaver
Gaborone: De Beers Group CEO Bruce Cleaver says in an interview that millennials, the under-35 age group, are still purchasing diamond jewellery, albeit smaller pieces since they are typically less affluent than their parents were at the same age. Cleaver told The Associated Press that millennial diamond buyers are not as traditional as their parents. “We find that they self-purchase
Vintage Jewellery Proves Worthy Investment
London: Vintage jewellery has gained more than 80 percent in value in the past decade, with many owners not realizing how much money they are sitting on, U.K.-based auction house Bonhams said. Jewellery from the Art Deco period in the 1920s and 1930s and pieces from the Belle Epoque era from 1890 to 1915 have appreciated 88 percent since 2006,
AGS Introduces ‘Only My Diamond’ Service
New York: The American Gem Society Laboratories (AGS Laboratories) has started a new service called Only My Diamond. The interactive online tool on the AGSLab web site provides an enhancement to AGS Laboratories’ Diamond QualityDocument (DQD) by offering supplementary diamond quality information. The Only My Diamond service includes a downloadable PDF of the Diamond Quality Document (DQD), a video of
