Many customers have asked this question : Why should I have an Online Jewelry Store? Everytime, the answers have been different for different customers depending on their problems. It would be a good idea to list all of those benefits together, at a single place. I have classified them into 3 categories: 1. Investment 2. [...]
Online business services provider Ideal Diamond Solutions filed Chapter 11 yesterday in Brooklyn, New York. A meeting of creditors will take place on November 29. The company listed liabilities of $100,000 to $500,000 and assets of less than $100,000. As of press time, their website portfolio list was “under construction” and their blog had [...]
Sarin Technologies launched its enhanced DiaExpert™ Nano rough planning and marking system with an extended range to cover a wider scope of small to medium sized rough diamonds. The previous model of the DiaExpert Nano system was designed for speed processing of rough diamonds between 0.01 and 0.30 carats, which Sarin concluded took less than [...]
Anjolee.com is offering its Timeless Dreams Tennis Bracelet today. The bracelet is part of the Diamond Dreams collection and features a classic, four-prong setting and round diamonds. What makes the piece so unique is the nearly invisible prong setting and lack of a gap between the links, creating a look of a seamless strand of [...]
First it was iPhone consumer jewelry apps, now one developer has created iPad software that will take in-store service to a new level. The iPad retail tool acts as a mobile point of sale for jewelry store staff, enabling them to walk the store and complete shopper transactions without the customer having to queue up [...]
Ketan Brothers Diamondz Exports (KB) announces the launch of its mobile application for Blackberry® at IIJS 2010, Mumbai. The mobile diamond application launched by Ketan Brothers Diamondz Exports, is a first in the diamond industry worldwide. With more people accessing the internet via their mobile phones rather than through laptops or computers, Ketan Brothers has [...]
International Gemological Institute (IGI) is preparing to participate at the forthcoming Indian International Jewellery Show, (IIJS) 2010, with live service of some of its grading and testing services. At its booths, which will be present in Hall 1 and Hall No. 5, IGI will provide information and showcase services on certification and education. In 2009, [...]
Reports say South Africa, which is currently the world’s fifth leading diamond producer by value is set to harness Russian technology to add value to its vast mineral resource. Business Day quoted the country’s Trade and Industry minister Rob Davies as saying the move would help South Africa gain the full economies of scale. “Our [...]
Shree Ramkrishna Export, one of the largest diamond manufacturing companies in the industry, introduces the beta version of “Design Canvas” on its official B2B trading website srkexport.com. The Design Canvas is an online application to help customers virtually sketch their diamond jewellery designs, empowering them to accurately communicate with their prospective customers of what is [...]
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has introduced a Gem Identification course in its Web-based Distance Education program, and is conducting it through the eLearning module. Although Gem Identification is considered the most challenging course in the G.G. programme, with maximum assignments and 500 gemstones to examine, Duncan Pay, director of Course Development for GIA, [...]