Report on Argyle Diamonds and the Diamond Industry 1 INTRODUCTION India was the only known source of diamonds before the eighteenth century when diamonds were discovered in Brazil. The modern diamond industry was born in 1867 when diamonds were discovered in the Kimberley region of South Africa. The De Beers mining company was formed and they controlled 80-90 per cent of the rough diamonds entering the diamond market. The De Beers share of the diamond market fell in the 1990’s when the Soviet
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They offer "more than 40,000 loose diamonds" in a selection of settings. (Page 326) Their customers have the option to customize their purchases. They provide their customers with widespread educational knowledge for purchasing a diamond. They have excellent customer service by providing free shipping, an appraisal of the diamond, and non-customized orders receive 30 days to return the purchase after delivery. (Page 327) Diamonds.com offers substitute diamonds that are readily available and easily
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Introduction Petra Diamonds Limited is an independent diamond mining and exploration company that supplies rough diamonds to the international market. Although its management claims that it has a diversified portfolio, most of its production arises in South Africa, with a very small proportion of production coming from Tanzania. It currently owns prospecting rights in a mineral rich region of Botswana and would be well placed to benefit from any discovery. Petra Diamonds Limited listed on London’s
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Paris Exposition Universelle Tiffany & Co becomes the first American firm to win an award for the excellence of its silverware. 1878: Presenting the Tiffany Diamond Charles Tiffany purchases the Tiffany Diamond – one of the world’s largest and finest yellow diamonds. The stone is cut into 128.54 carats with 90 facets. Today, the diamond is seen by millions of customers on the first floor of Tiffany’s famed New York
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DeBeers Alternative Solutions 1. Stay in current industry and go into synthetic diamonds for industrial purposes. * This will not damage the brand name that they have created for themselves in the natural diamond industry as opposed to if they decided to do both synthetic and natural diamond industry. * Less risk if they decide not to enter a new industry that is growing, however not positive if maybe just a fad. * If they stay in current they have to do product development which
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“Three Mistakes” Beiqi Deng Business Law Camden Country College Dr. Dennis Hurley 12/01/2009 posted in Money & Taxes Three Dumb Mistakes Foreign Companies Do In China A month ago, Apple sold only 5
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Blue Nile is currently faced with some problems which have to be immediately addressed if they want to continue to prosper and are listed below. • Losing market share to rivals and net income is decreasing • Rising online market costs • Rising diamonds and precious metal costs • Minimal international exposure • Conflicting elements in the strategy RISKS Blue Nile created a niche market by selling quality jewellery online which was different from the customary brick and mortar operations
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A Diamond Personality Annette Neblett University of Phoenix Managing Criminal Justice Personnel CJA 473 Michael Kanaby September 09, 2011 A Diamond Personality The case study titled “A Diamond Personality,” speaks of Oscar Rodriquez and how he became successful. Oscar Rodriquez lived in Puerto Rico, he moved from a non-English-speaking country to an English-speaking country. He came to the United States with a dream and goal. He went to school to further his education, and he worked
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best known are graphite, diamond, and amorphous carbon. The physical properties of carbon vary widely with the allotropic form. For example, diamond is highly transparent, while graphite is opaque and black. Diamond is among the hardest materials known, while graphite is soft enough to form a streak on paper (hence its name, from the Greek word "to write"). Diamond has a very low electrical conductivity, while graphite is a very good conductor. Under normal conditions, diamond has the highest thermal
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Nile Inc. is an online specialty retailer of fine jewelry. Blue Nile was founded in 1999 and today is the largest online retailer of diamonds. Blue Nile is based in Seattle, Washington and competes with traditional jewelry stores such as Tiffany & Co., and online retailer stores such as James Allen. The key feature of being able to search through thousands of diamonds by carat weight, cut, clarity, color and other characteristics, is what attracts many customers to the website.[citation The company
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