Joshua Freedman, Rapaport’s Senior News Reporter, joined 25 members of the Young Diamantaires group on a visit to De Beers’ Venetia mine in South Africa. Joshua interviews Rami Baron (center), who led the trip and is working to secure the future of the diamond industry.
It’s volatile out there with all the talk of recession, rumblings about the trade war and uncertainty in Hong Kong. But we see a light at the end of the tunnel and pick out some winning trends that should lift the mood.
The diamond sector is facing multiple challenges, from weak profitability and tight liquidity to shaky consumer demand. Our latest podcast seeks out the positives, and discusses what companies can do to improve their situation.
Fresh off the boat from Las Vegas, and battling some serious jetlag, Rapaport news editor Avi Krawitz and publisher John Costello pick out their key takeaways and favorite moments from the JCK show.
On the first anniversary since the launch of Lightbox, Rapaport’s Avi Krawitz sat with managing director Steve Coe at the JCK show in Las Vegas. Coe gives his perspective of the industry’s response to Lightbox, some insight into the brand’s approach to the lab-grown diamond debate, and its plans moving forward.
The Rapaport Podcast team discusses provenance and – you guessed it – lab-grown diamonds, following significant moves by De Beers and the GIA in the last few months.
The Rapaport team reflects on last week’s arrest of Nirav Modi in central London, as well as other key recent stories in the industry.
Rapaport News caught up with Reuven Kaufman, president of the Diamond Dealers Club of New York, to gauge the mood in the US trade at the start of 2019.
Rapaport News Editor Avi Krawitz and senior reporter Joshua Freedman try to make sense of the holiday season after the major jewelers published some disappointing results. Amid the negatives, there were some bright spots and notable trends worth looking out for in 2019. Image: Tiffany & Co.
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The Rapaport News team gathered one last time in 2018 to look back on the biggest trends of the year. They also share their favorite stories of 2018 and look ahead to a 2019 that holds both promise and challenge for the diamond and jewelry industry.
The holidays are coming, and all the signs look good, but can the bankruptcy of retail giant Sears teach the industry anything? Also, Aleah Arundale joins us to talk about the US market and her experience running the largest jewelers' Facebook group in America. Plus, the team tells you their names for a new mineral.
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The most wonderful time of the year is soon upon us! It's holiday stocking season, but with a trade storm brewing between the US and China, will this holiday season be as rewarding as it once seemed to promise? Also, the rosy results of retail giants Signet and Tiffany are up for debate. Plus, what is the Rapaport crew up to for the holidays?
Things are heating up in the industry. In this sweltering episode of the Rapaport Diamond Podcast, the team discusses the Federal Trade Commission’s decision to remove the word “natural” from its definition of “diamond,” and what it means for marketers. Swatch Group’s shock withdrawal from Baselworld is also on the agenda. Plus, what’s everyone’s favorite thing about the summer?
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Our Diamond Podcast host has been told he has Seth Rogen's voice for radio. And maybe his face, too.
Rapaport’s Editor-in-Chief missed out on being a millennial, which means she knows her way around Instagram and Pinterest but needs an initiation into Snapchat.
Rapaport’s News Editor and Senior Analyst: “Just trying to be me in a world full of skateboarding, flannel-shirt-wearing, toasted-cauliflower-eating, skinny-jeaned hipsters.”
Rapaport’s News Reporter spends his days writing stories, and his nights dreaming up puns.
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