Sustainably Certified Diamonds — What They Are and Why You Need Them in Your Store

Published

2 years ago

August 23, 2021

Join some of the industry’s leading experts in lab-created diamonds, sustainability certification and diamond grading as they join us for this 60-minute Green Rocks sponsored webinar. They’ll discuss everything you need to know about sustainably certified diamonds — and what they mean to your business. With Leon Peres, CEO, Green Rocks Diamonds; Avi Levy, President, IGI North America; Stanley Mathuram, Executive VP, SCS Global; and Josephine Silla-Afuwape, SCS Global.

You’ll learn:

How/Why retailers can offer Sustainably Certified Diamonds as a marketing tool to create distinction and differentiation in their markets
Insight on this new SCS-007 Sustainability Certification, the first comprehensive, multi-stakeholder sustainability standard to be developed for the diamond industry
How retailers can join the sustainability movement and register to become Certified Sustainable Diamond Retailers

When There’s No Succession Plan, Call Wilkerson

Bob Wesley, owner of Robert C. Wesley Jewelers in Scottsdale, Ariz., was a third-generation jeweler. When it was time to enjoy life on the other side of the counter, he weighed his options. His lease was nearing renewal time and with no succession plan, he decided it was time to call Wilkerson. There was plenty of inventory to sell and at first, says Wesley, he thought he might try to manage a sale himself. But he’s glad he didn’t. “There’s no way I could have done this as well as Wilkerson,” he says. Wilkerson took responsibility for the entire event, with every detail — from advertising to accounting — done, dusted and managed by the Wilkerson team. “It’s the complete package,” he says of the Wilkerson method of helping jewelers to easily go on to the next phase of their lives. “There’s no way any retailer can duplicate what they’ve done.”