The Business of Jewelry

Smith and DeGroot Release “Much Ado About Lab-Grown Diamonds” Podcast Episode

The industry veterans discuss what consumers are telling us about the popular category.

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1 week ago

September 14, 2023

INSTORE Staff

IN EPISODE 2 of The Business of Jewelry Podcast, Jimmy DeGroot and Peter Smith tackle one of the hottest topics of conversation in our business today. In Much Ado About Lab Grown Diamonds the industry veterans discuss the heated debate in the industry about what lab grown means for our business. They discuss the dilemma of what the end consumers are actually doing, while retailers and suppliers debate the moral arguments back and forth.

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