____________________________________ Here is the list of issues we have been covering — we are up to number 5. The Gig Economy Millennials Climate Change Consolidation and/or Decline Natural Diamonds vs Lab-Grown Banking Image Demographics Retail Evolution Industry Structure _______________________________________ Natural Diamonds vs Lab-Grown Not a day passes where we don't read news about the steady expansion of the production, distribution, marketing and retailing of man-made diamonds (I have called them MMDs for years, even though the popular term these days is lab-grown, or LGDs). The issue is topmost in the minds of anyone in the diamond business. I have been cautioning diamond dealers about this disruptive technology for over twenty years. (I have posted on this blog for years about the subject - see "The three tipping points of man-made diamonds"; and the post on De Beers announcing their jewelry venture using MMDs - Lightbox.)
Observations on trends and events in the gem and fine jewelry business.