Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup
Before we get to everything else, regarding Whitehall … obviously we have been getting a lot of comments from people anxious to know what’s going on with last night’s auction. (EDITED AT 4:30) For an update … see here …
And here’s the rest of the news …
Mervyns goes Chapter 11.
- Chain faces “tough reorg.”
- Gets DIP, to close 15 stores.
Is Bocov’s next?
- Chairman denies bankruptcy reports.
Whitehall can’t sell consigned goods.
- Whitehall update.
Jewelry Television cancels move. (Via sparklesmart)
Supplier of Choice architect now at Element Six.
- Charles Wyndham is skeptical. Interesting stuff in there.
- Synthetic diamond inventor dies.
Forevermark labs open.
Appeals filed in De Beers class action.
JA: Business flat in 2007. My thoughts.
Colibri gets recapitalized.
Bombs found in Surat.
- Factories back to business.
- Buyers “reluctant to visit.”
Chaim: Anti-money laundering rules harmonized.
High hopes for IIJS.
- Tiffany downgraded by BoA.
- Harry Winston valuation cut.
- Target called “roadkill.”
African Diamonds files case against De Beers.
- Case deferred.
- Company’s stock rises.
Leviev campaign called “political.”
Jacob the Jeweler sues Wycleaf Jean.
Diamonds may have started life on Earth. Yet another thing they can be blamed for!
Media Watch:
The New York Times on Cartier’s Myspace page.
From the Blog:
Judge Rules Whitehall Can’t Sell Consigned Goods
Surveying the Survey: Business in 2007.
Appeal Filed in De Beers Anti-Trust Case.
Whitehall Update.
Have a good weekend …
