De Beers

How De Beers Learned to Love Lab-Grown Diamonds

20 September 2018 • By Sarah Royce-Greensill

How De Beers Learned to Love Lab-Grown Diamonds

The world's biggest diamond miner will begin selling synthetic stones later this month after fighting for years to suppress the nascent industry. It's the latest sign that lab-grown gems have hit the mainstream.

Global Currents

Selling Sparkle to Africa’s Super Rich

9 August 2018 • By Mazzi Odu

Global Currents

Selling Sparkle to Africa’s Super Rich

As Africa’s two largest economies make a comeback, brands and retailers see growing opportunity for fine jewellery sales on the continent.

News & Analysis

De Beers Makes Historic U-Turn by Selling Man-Made Diamonds

29 May 2018 • By Bloomberg

29 May 2018 • By Bloomberg

The diamonds will be marketed in the US under the name Lightbox, a fashion jewellery brand, and sell for a fraction of the price of mined gems.

News & Analysis

De Beers Makes Historic U-Turn by Selling Man-Made Diamonds

The diamonds will be marketed in the US under the name Lightbox, a fashion jewellery brand, and sell for a fraction of the price of mined gems.

News & Analysis

De Beers Tracks Diamonds Through Supply Chain Using Blockchain

10 May 2018 • By Reuters

10 May 2018 • By Reuters

Five diamond manufacturers worked with De Beers to develop the blockchain platform called Tracr, which will be launched and made available to the rest of the industry at the end of the year.

News & Analysis

De Beers Tracks Diamonds Through Supply Chain Using Blockchain

Five diamond manufacturers worked with De Beers to develop the blockchain platform called Tracr, which will be launched and made available to the rest of the industry at the end of the year.

News & Analysis

Jewellery Companies Partner With IBM on Blockchain Platform

26 April 2018 • By Bloomberg

26 April 2018 • By Bloomberg

The initiative will make it easier for consumers to track diamonds and precious metals through the various steps of the supply chain.

News & Analysis

Jewellery Companies Partner With IBM on Blockchain Platform

The initiative will make it easier for consumers to track diamonds and precious metals through the various steps of the supply chain.

5 Technologies Transforming Retail in 2018

19 January 2018 • By Kati Chitrakorn

5 Technologies Transforming Retail in 2018

From artificial intelligence to blockchain, five important innovations can help fashion businesses make their processes more efficient, enhance user experience and offer an improved overall customer value proposition.

News & Analysis

De Beers Turns to Blockchain to Guarantee Diamond Purity

17 January 2018 • By Reuters

17 January 2018 • By Reuters

The jeweller aims to launch the first industry-wide blockchain this year to track gems each time they change hands starting from the moment they are dug from the ground.

News & Analysis

De Beers Turns to Blockchain to Guarantee Diamond Purity

The jeweller aims to launch the first industry-wide blockchain this year to track gems each time they change hands starting from the moment they are dug from the ground.

News & Analysis

De Beers Ends Retail Venture with LVMH

22 March 2017 • By Limei Hoang

News & Analysis

De Beers Ends Retail Venture with LVMH

After more than 16 years, the luxury jeweller has ended a joint venture to run its retail stores with LVMH.

News & Analysis

Diamonds, Not Marriage, Are Forever for China’s Millennials

18 December 2016 • By Bloomberg

18 December 2016 • By Bloomberg

Millennial women spent about $26 billion on diamond jewellery in 2015 in the world’s four main markets, acquiring more than any other generation.

News & Analysis

Diamonds, Not Marriage, Are Forever for China’s Millennials

Millennial women spent about $26 billion on diamond jewellery in 2015 in the world’s four main markets, acquiring more than any other generation.

News & Analysis

Happy Couples Don't Buy Diamonds Like They Used To

7 November 2016 • By Bloomberg

7 November 2016 • By Bloomberg

It is still a shaky time for the diamond industry, but the ring market on eBay is up 58 percent in the last five years, and digital jewellery consignment has become more popular.

News & Analysis

Happy Couples Don't Buy Diamonds Like They Used To

It is still a shaky time for the diamond industry, but the ring market on eBay is up 58 percent in the last five years, and digital jewellery consignment has become more popular.