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Landau Introduces Moissanite Fine Jewelry 11/19/2008 The Hyman Companies, Inc., which operates under the trade name Landau, will feature moissanite fine jewelry in its 95 stores worldwide for the holiday season. More
IGI Completes First Course in Jordan 11/19/2008 The International Gemological Institute has completed its School of Gemology’s inaugural Polished Diamond Grading Course in Jordan via the International Diamond Centre DIVA in Amman, in collaboration with COLLECTION magazine.
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Birks & Mayors 2Q Same-Store Sales Down 6% 11/18/2008 Birks & Mayors Inc. second quarter of fiscal 2009 net sales increased 2.2 percent year-over-year to $61.2 million. Same-store sales for the period, ended Sept. 27, decreased 6 percent, as compared to a 5 percent increase in the prior-year period.
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Survey: Holiday Gift Card Sales to Fall 6% 11/18/2008 Gift card sales are expected to fall nearly six percent this holiday season to $24.9 billion, down from $26.3 billion last year, according to a National Retail Federation survey. Fewer people plan to purchase gift cards this year (53.5% vs. 56.6% last year) and gift card shoppers will be spending less overall on the cards ($147.33 vs. $156.24 in 2007).
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Retail E-Commerce Growth Slows to 1% in October 11/18/2008 Online spending (not including travel) in October 2008 grew by only 1 percent over October 2007, the lowest monthly growth rate since comScore, Inc. began tracking e-commerce in 2001.
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Platinum: Price, Supplies Drop; Jewelry Demand May Rise hedda T. Schupak, Editor-in-Chief - 11/18/2008
While the global supply of platinum is forecast to be in deficit by 240,000 ounces in 2008, and demand overall expected to fall by 2.3 percent for the year, demand for platinum jewelry, specifically, may rise in 2009 if prices stabilize.
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Richemont Sales Up 10% 11/18/2008 Compagnie Financière Richemont said that its sales increased 10 percent year-over-year to $3.5 billion during the first six months of the 2008 fiscal year, due to strong growth in the Europe and Asia-Pacific regions. At constant exchange rates, sales growth was 16 percent.
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Jewelry Remains a Popular Holiday Gift 11/17/2008 About 72 percent of consumers have completed less than 10 percent of their shopping, compared with 2.2 percent of shoppers who say they have completely finished, according to a National Retail Federation survey.
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Style 360 Jennifer Heebner, Senior Editor, Bridal, Luxury, and Retail, November 14, 2008 Fine Jewelry For The Cost Of An iPod
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Kenjo Holiday Party Watch retailer Kenjo's annual holiday party at its Manhattan store was filmed by Wi-Fi TV's new luxury watch program. Representatives from leading Swiss watch companies, showed their latest lines to party guests and gave interviews on trends for 2008.
Window Shopping: Holiday 2007 Edition Photo Gallery 'Tis the season of visual opulence; for proof, one need look no further than the nearest commercial shop window. Join us on a walk down Fifth Avenue from 57th to 39th street.
Gold Expressions 2008 Jewelry from "Gold Expressions" - The Language of Italian Design 2008 Collection. Presented by the World Gold Council, this event was held on Monday, December 3, 2007, in the Penthouse of the American Airlines Theatre in New York City.
The Hyman Companies, Inc., which operates under the trade name Landau, will feature moissanite fine jewelry in its 95 stores worldwide for the holiday season. 
The International Gemological Institute has completed its School of Gemology’s inaugural Polished Diamond Grading Course in Jordan via the International Diamond Centre DIVA in Amman, in collaboration with COLLECTION magazine.
Birks & Mayors Inc. second quarter of fiscal 2009 net sales increased 2.2 percent year-over-year to $61.2 million. Same-store sales for the period, ended Sept. 27, decreased 6 percent, as compared to a 5 percent increase in the prior-year period.
Gift card sales are expected to fall nearly six percent this holiday season to $24.9 billion, down from $26.3 billion last year, according to a National Retail Federation survey. Fewer people plan to purchase gift cards this year (53.5% vs. 56.6% last year) and gift card shoppers will be spending less overall on the cards ($147.33 vs. $156.24 in 2007).
Online spending (not including travel) in October 2008 grew by only 1 percent over October 2007, the lowest monthly growth rate since comScore, Inc. began tracking e-commerce in 2001.
Compagnie Financière Richemont said that its sales increased 10 percent year-over-year to $3.5 billion during the first six months of the 2008 fiscal year, due to strong growth in the Europe and Asia-Pacific regions. At constant exchange rates, sales growth was 16 percent.
About 72 percent of consumers have completed less than 10 percent of their shopping, compared with 2.2 percent of shoppers who say they have completely finished, according to a National Retail Federation survey.
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