U.S. economy slams pearl sales for Man Sang
August 15, 2008
New York—Man Sang Holdings Inc., a purchaser and processor of Chinese cultured and freshwater pearls, saw its pearl sales slip 18.7 percent in the first quarter, mostly the result of weakness in the U.S. economy.
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Zales adds fashionable element to Web site
June 26, 2008
Irving, Texas—Chain retailer Zales Jewelers has introduced a trendy new feature to its Web site, Zales.com.
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| Statement-making jewels rule Vegas shows
June 02, 2008
Las Vegas—Big and bold continue to be major jewelry trends, but designers at the JCK and Couture shows in Las Vegas last week have updated those themes with subtle design variations.
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Town and Country names best jewelry designers
June 02, 2008
Las Vegas—The jewelry industry's most prestigious awards ceremony, the Town and Country Couture Design Competition, concluded on Friday night at the Couture show at the Wynn Las Vegas, where winners in 10 categories were celebrated by their peers.
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Market center opens in China's 'jewelry city'
April 23, 2008
New York—Man Sang Holdings Inc. has announced the opening of its market center in China's Pearls and Jewellery (CP and J) City in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, China.
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E-guidebook to help visitors navigate IJK
April 08, 2008
Kobe, Japan—Exhibitors from more than 20 countries will converge at the 12th International Jewellery Kobe (IJK), to be held this year from May 15-17 at the Kobe International Exhibition Center in Kobe.
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Stuller joins Cultured Pearl Association
March 05, 2008
Lafayette, La.—Stuller Inc. announced today that it has joined the Cultured Pearl Association of America, a nonprofit group founded in 1957, whose mission is to cultivate awareness, interest, demand and successful marketability of cultured pearls for retailers and consumers.
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China Pearls and Jewellery City to open in April
March 04, 2008
Zhuji, China—China Pearls and Jewellery City (CP and J City), a manufacturing, importing, exporting and trading center, and year-round exhibition space for pearls and jewelry, will celebrate its grand opening at a ceremony on April 18.
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| Top Tahitian pearl designs awarded
February 19, 2008
New York—The Cultured Pearl Association of America, which represents Perles de Tahiti in the United States, has announced the winners of the 2007-2008 "The Song of the Stars" Tahitian Pearl Trophy-North American division.
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Imperial's site goes B2C
December 05, 2007
East Providence, R.I.—One of the largest and oldest pearl companies, Imperial, has gone business-to-consumer with its Web site, Pearls.com.
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| Pearl Revival Committee puts spotlight on Dubai
October 19, 2007
Dubai, United Arab Emirates—The first International Pearl Convention is scheduled to take place next month in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and the event will include the auction of what organizers say is the world's second-largest natural pearl.
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| Pearls on parade
October 01, 2007
Forget the Year of the Pig—2007 is very well shaping up to be the year of the pearl.
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| Signity: Mysticism, nature among key themes in '08
October 01, 2007
Wattens, Austria—Jewelry in 2008 will take inspiration from four major themes: nature, architecture, mysticism and romance, according to Gem Visions, a new compilation of design trends put out by Signity.
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| Sotheby's to sell Kelly and Calvin Klein's pearls
September 21, 2007
New York—Sotheby's will sell three lots of natural pearl and diamond jewels from the collection of Kelly and Calvin Klein as part of its "Magnificent Jewels" sale on Dec. 4.
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