IDEX Online - Retail And Fashion

Signet Jewelers Revenues +1.4% in Q1

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:14:00 GMT

Signet Jewelers had somewhat improved business, reporting rising revenues and net earnings in the first quarter. Sales were up 1.4 percent to $900 in the quarter ended April 28.

Tiffany Sales Up in Q1, Profit Hurt by Poor U.S. Performance

Thu, 24 May 2012 07:36:00 GMT

Tiffany & Co.'s net sales in the first quarter increased 8 percent to $819 million, though net earning improved by only 1 percent, the company reported Thursday.

Chinese Diamond Jewelry Desire Strengthening

Thu, 24 May 2012 06:41:00 GMT

(IDEX Online News) – Chinese jewelry buyers are no longer restricting their diamond purchases solely for bridal or investment purposes. That, and other key findings, are the results of a market research commissioned by Rio Tinto that confirms the growing trend towards diamond fashion jewelry in China.

Lazare Kaplan Announces The Lazare Ongoma Education Initiative

Thu, 24 May 2012 03:22:00 GMT

Lazare Kaplan International Inc. (LKI) yesterday (Wednesday) announced the launch of its The Lazare Ongoma Initiative (LOI), which will focus on education in Africa through the support of the Five Rand Primary School in Okahandja, Namibia.

Rising Earnings, Shrinking Loss for Zale

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:56:00 GMT

Zale Corporation reported an 8.1 percent increase in earnings in the third quarter, totaling $445 million. The improved results were not enough to prevent another quarterly loss however, it was cut down.

Pandora Australia Gets New President

Wed, 23 May 2012 06:51:00 GMT

Pandora appointed David Allen (42) as new President for Pandora Australia, taking over from Karin Adcock, who founded Pandora's commercial presence in the region in 2004.

Fabergé Opens First NY Boutique

Tue, 22 May 2012 04:56:00 GMT

Legendary jewelry house Fabergé is opening its first New York boutique. Emphasizing its design heritage, the façade of the 850-square foot Madison Avenue store – a champagne colored lattice – is inspired by the Coronation Egg, one of the iconic Imperial Easter eggs created by Peter Carl Fabergé in 1897, to celebrate the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II.

Hundreds of Undisclosed Lab-Made Diamonds Detected, Fears Many More Are Circulating

Tue, 22 May 2012 04:26:00 GMT

Concerns are rising that a large number of undisclosed lab-made diamonds are circulating in the market. Suspicions were raised after IGI detected a batch of such items a few weeks ago, according to Chaim Even-Zohar. The goods have VVS-VS clarities, leading to suspicions that the purpose of creating the diamonds was to have them misidentified as natural diamonds.

DEF Unveils Retailer Merchandising Kit

Tue, 22 May 2012 03:15:00 GMT

The Diamond Empowerment Fund (DEF) will introduce a preview of support materials to accompany its lineup of DEF-benefit products at the upcoming JCK Las Vegas tradeshow.

CIBJO Congress Opens with Focus on Creativity and Development

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:32:00 GMT

A series of meetings, presentations and social events marked the opening of the 2012 CIBJO Congress on Thursday. The topics ranged from the definition of pearls to research findings about the jewelry retail sector.