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Harold Dupuy

Stuller, Inc.
Phone: 337.262.7700 ext. 4463
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Jewelry Industry Insights – Perception and Reality

Lab-Grown Diamonds – Markets, Guidelines, and Screening Devices

Presentation Description

Jewelry Industry Insights – Perception and Reality

The explosive growth of the post-pandemic era is over, and the jewelry landscape has changed. This session will cover many aspects of today’s jewelry industry as it faces multiple headwinds from challenging economic and geopolitical conditions. Meanwhile, consumers’ buying habits have quickly shifted. Get a macro view of the jewelry industry, including market size, competitive influences, custom jewelry, margins, pricing trends, the diamond market (both natural and lab-grown), and briefly, the U.S. manufacturing market.

Learn about recent changes, new trends, and, most importantly, the near-term future of the jewelry industry. This session is a must-attend for those who want to benchmark their own company’s performance, gain a competitive edge, and understand what lies ahead for the industry.

Lab-Grown Diamonds – Markets, Guidelines, and Screening Devices

Undisclosed lab-grown diamonds can severely damage your well-earned reputation. Regardless of your opinion of lab-grown diamonds, get a current perspective on the U.S. lab-grown diamond market and its implications for the global market, screening device evaluation, and what all businesses should know about lab-grown diamonds.

This presentation is a comprehensive guide covering the history of man-made diamonds, production methods, consumer markets, market share, pricing trends, FTC Guidelines, and, most importantly, the crucial distinction between screening and detection. A detailed explanation of DPA’s ASSURE Project, coupled with the performance results of over forty Diamond Verification Instruments (DVIs), will empower your business in making informed decisions about your screening device purchase(s). Lastly, a glimpse into the journey of one company’s multi-year effort to screen and identify 100% of lab-grown diamonds will inspire confidence in your own endeavors.

Bio

In over four decades, Harold Dupuy has had a multi-faceted career in the jewelry industry and has held many roles, ranging from executive leadership in a large public retail company and a regional jewelry retail chain to a jewelry store owner and a private appraisal practice and gemological laboratory. He holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Louisiana, is a Fellow of the Gemological Association of Great Britain (FGA), a Graduate Gemologist® (GIA), and a Master Gemologist Appraiser (ASA). Harold joined Stuller in 2002 and draws on this diverse background to analyze, anticipate, and explain the shifting trends in the jewelry market. In 2020, Harold was awarded the Sally Morton Award at Conclave in recognition of his contribution to the American Gem Society (AGS) Guilds.