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The Jewelry District, Episode 119: Guest Nancy Leach

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Currently at $2,299! So close!

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B-Corp is making it tougher for companies to get its stamp of approval — a move that has pros and cons for jewellers.

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Valuations discussed for IGI are a bit crazy! This is a “close-to-home” indicator for me of the froth in Indian public markets

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This week: How high will gold go? Is there a slowdown at Tiffany? And Drake gets diamond tooth removed, after people mistook it for food. All below.

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Thanks Victoria Gomelsky for stating so politely that I speak at length. Happy you made me clearer!

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The Jewelry District, Episode 118: 24 Karat Weekend, Diamond Sanctions, John Kennedy
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Yowza. Talk about the speed of disruption accelerating.

A question for jewelry retailers:

Have you been able to use ChatGPT (or similar AI tools/large language models) in your business? And if so, how?

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Anmol Bhansali Robbates It mainly means branding. Think Swarovski and Pandora. They are not selling LGD jewelry, they are selling jewelry set with LGD. High quality, well designed, constantly refreshed branded jewelry that's set with LGD.

YES!

However, retailers need to find ways to sell higher ticket priced items and introduce new categories if they want to succeed in Lab Grown Diamonds. What does that mean? Think tennis necks, unique bracelets & items otherwise only made at Harry Winston!