RAPAPORT… Scio Diamond Technology Corporation will establish its new corporate headquarters and manufacturing operations in Greenville County, South Carolina, and operations are expected to generate 70 new jobs during the next five years, according to the announcement. Scio Diamond makes lab-grown diamonds through its patent-protected chemical deposition process.
Joseph Lancia, th…
RAPAPORT… Speaking during the opening session of the 2011 plenary meeting of the Kimberley Process, which began today in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eli Izhakoff, the president of the World Diamond Council (WDC), noted that meaningful progress has been made in recent weeks toward agreement on exports from the Marange diamond fields in Zimbabwe, and he urged the fo…
RAPAPORT… With 84 percent of U.S. consumers planning to spend less or the same on Christmas season shopping in 2011 compared with 2010, GfK research tells retailers to mark this holiday season by carefully monitoring and rapidly responding to changing consumer needs online. GfK’s annual consumer spending survey found that 40 percent of U.S. households will spend less this Christmas, while …
Press Release: TransGuardian Inc. (www.transguardian.com), an online shipping service, provides worldwide discounted parcel insurance arranged by Wells Fargo Insurance Services.
TransGuardian shippers may declare a value that includes the sales price of their merchandise and the sum of duties, taxes and insured shipping. TransGuardian also assists US shippers in computing the landed price of good…
RAPAPORT… The International Gemological Institute (IGI) announced that Scott Friedman, the director of business development, has earned the Master Gemologist Appraiser® (MGA) accreditation from the American Society of Appraisers (ASA). This certification mark is the highest designation in the gems and jewelry appraisal profession. Friedman joins IGI’s president, Jerry Ehrenwald, and IGI’s …
RAPAPORT… Mouawad launched its new Rosette Collection earlier this month during the Abu Dhabi Jewellery & Watch Show. This collection features rose-cut stones set in 18-karat white gold and includes pendants, heart lockets, earrings, necklaces and rings. The hand-crafted pieces reflect a variety of white and black diamonds, rubies and sapphires and range in price from $3,000 to $50,0…
RAPAPORT… Macy’s plans midnight store openings in the U.S. to get a jump on Black Friday, which falls on November 25, 2011. The retailer will offer door-buster sales on hundreds of items from jewelry and electronics to a limited-edition fragrance gift set from Justin Bieber featuring his holiday CD and an exclusive bonus track.
”Macy’s Black Friday specials offer customers extraordinary sav…
