TheKnot.com and WeddingChannel.com, the top twowedding planning websites housing the largest online community of brides, and ForbesWoman , a website for career-minded women, have revealed the results of a cobranded “Work & Wedding” survey. This one-of-a-kind survey, promoted on ForbesWoman.com, TheKnot.com and WeddingChannel.com during the peak wedding month of July, polled 1,000 working brides on [...]
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Celebrated Jewelry Designer Neil Lane Partners with Kay Jewelers to Launch Bridal Collection
Celebrated jewelry designer Neil Lane and Kay Jewelers today announce the launch of Neil Lane Bridal, a collection of 36 vintage-inspired engagement and wedding rings. Each ring is designed by Neil Lane and hand crafted, assembled, and finished by skilled artisans, with diamonds that were hand selected by Kay. As an avid collector of period [...]
Diamond Jewelry Sparkles at Chelsea Clinton Wedding to Marc Mezvinksy
To her wedding to Marc Mezvinsky, Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton, wore her diamond engagement ring that is said to be a princess or emerald shaped diamond set in a platinum metal. Chelsea wore diamond cluster earrings and a diamond bracelet to accompany her Vera Wang designed dress.
Jewelry Retailer LVMH Experiences Excellent first half of the year
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world’s leading luxury products group, recorded revenue of €9.1 billion in the first half of 2010, an increase of 16%. All business groups achieved double-digit organic revenue growth. The Group performed particularly well in Asia, the United States and Europe. In the first half of 2010, the Watches & [...]
Online Jewelry Retailer Bidz.com Completes 2.2 Million Share Stock Buy Back
Bidz.com (Nasdaq:BIDZ), a leading online retailer of jewelry, announced the completion of a 2.2 million share stock buyback for $2.3 million in a privately negotiated transaction. A total of 2.4 million shares were sold by Marina Zinberg, sister of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The 2.2 million shares bought by the Company will be retired, [...]
Applications being accepted for 2010/11 Yellowknives Dene First Nation/De Beers Canada Inc. Scholarship Program
Applications are now being accepted for the Yellowknives Dene First Nation/De Beers Canada Inc. 2010/11 Scholarship Program. This program is jointly sponsored by the Yellowknives Dene First Nation (YKDFN) and De Beers Canada Inc. (DBCI) for the YKDFN beneficiaries who are enrolled in a recognized, accredited educational institution in secondary, post secondary, technical or adult [...]
Tiffany Diamond Gifts Range from Yellow Diamonds to Glamorous Diamond Jewelry
Tiffany & Co. brightens the holidays in dazzling ways, from rare yellow diamonds, gleaming gold jewelry and colorful gemstones to iconic designs and sterling silver keepsakes. Each is wrapped in the Tiffany Blue Box, a symbol of quality and a promise of memorable holidays. Tiffany’s yellow diamonds are among the world’s most sought-after gems. Expert [...]
GIA Launches Gem Identification on eLearning
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has added Gem Identification to its roster of eLearning courses in the Institute’s Web-based Distance Education program. Gem Identification, with the most assignments and 500 gemstones to examine, has a reputation of being the most challenging course in the G.G. program. But Duncan Pay, director of Course Development for [...]
Amazon.com Announces Second Quarter Sales up 41% to $6.57 Billion
Common shares outstanding plus shares underlying stock-based awards totaled 465 million on June 30, 2010, compared with 451 million a year ago.Operating cash flow was $2.56 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $1.88 billion for the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2009. Free cash flow increased 29% to $1.99 billion for [...]
LJ International Jewelry Retailer: Strong Interest From JCK Las Vegas – Expects JCK-Related Revenues to Reach $20 Million
LJ International, Inc. (LJI) (JADE 2.83, +0.04, +1.43%), a leading jewelry manufacturer and retailer, has reported the successful introduction of its 2011-2012 jewelry line at the recent JCK Las Vegas trade show (June 4-7, 2010). The show is one of the world’s most important business-to-business buying and selling opportunities for the jewelry industry. To date, [...]
Zimbabwean Diamond Rights Activist Farai Maguwu Rearrested
Farai Maguwu, the Zimbabwean diamond human rights activist has been rearrested by Zimbabwean police over possession of a stolen car. Maguwu’s previous arrest has caused great obstacles for Zimbabwe concerning its re-entry into the Kimberley Process diamond certification scheme.
Petra Diamonds Gross revenue up 88% after a further year of growth
Petra Diamonds Limited announces the following sales and production trading update (unaudited) for the year ended 30 June 2010 (the “Period”). This has been a highly progressive year for the Company, during which Petra has: increased its ownership of the Cullinan mine to 74%, thereby doubling Cullinan’s attributable production and increasing Petra’s attributable resource base [...]