Sales and net earnings for Tiffany & Co. for its second quarter ended July 31, 2009 were below last year but exceeded expectations. Tiffany management has increased its outlook for the full year accordingly. Michael J. Kowalski, chairman and chief executive officer, said, “While economic and retail conditions remain challenging, we were encouraged to see [...]
WFDB Convenes 1st WFDB Asia Summit Meeting in Hong Kong
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) convened its first-ever WFDB Asia Summit Meeting on June 29 in Hong Kong, with the specific aim to strengthen the organization’s ties with its member diamond bourses in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo. Five of the six bourses invited to the summit sent high-ranking delegations [...]
WFDB 2009 Asia Summit to Raise Profile and Increase Activities at Six Member Bourses
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) is to hold a special 2009 WFDB Asia Summit Meeting on June 29. The aim of the regional meeting is to engage the bourses in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Singapore, Shanghai and Tokyo more intensively in the activities of the WFDB, and to determine which services the bourses [...]