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Gift Cards, Cash Most Popular Graduation Gifts 05/09/2008 Small-in-size items like gift cards (35.6%) and cash (56.8%) will remain the most popular graduation gifts, while traditional favorites like apparel (10.8%) and electronics (11.6%) will be given by fewer, according to a National Retail Federation survey. In addition to gifts, many consumers also plan to give a greeting card (35.6%) to graduates. More
Sotheby's Revenues Down 12% 05/09/2008 Sotheby's on Friday reported that revenues decreased year-over-year by 12 percent to $129.3 million for the first quarter of 2008, primarily due to lower auction commission margins.
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House of Taylor in Default for $3.95 Million 05/09/2008 House of Taylor said Thursday it has received a “Notice of Default; Reservation of Rights” letter from New Stream Secured Capital, L.P., its senior lender.
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Signet Same-Store Sales Down 2.5% 05/09/2008 Signet Group plc said Thursday that same-store sales declined by 2.5 percent in the first quarter, ended May 3. Total sales were up by 1 percent to $822.3 million, reflecting an underlying increase of 0.7 percent.
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Finlay First Quarter Sales Up 28% 05/08/2008
Finlay Enterprises, Inc. said Thursday that sales for the first quarter increased 26 percent to $205.3 million, compared to $162.9 million in the comparable period of 2007.
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Chain Store Sales Up 3.6% 05/08/2008 April U.S. chain store sales rose by 3.6 percent on a year-over-year same-store basis, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc. It was the strongest performance in more than a year.
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Zale 3Q Revenues, Same-Store Sales Up 6% 05/08/2008 Zale Corp. said Thursday same-store sales increased 5.8 percent and revenues rose 6.3 percent for the third quarter ended April 30.
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Selling Natural Color Diamonds
This is the first of a three-part series by the Natural Color Diamonds Association. Diane Warga-Arias of DWA Communications discusses the basics of color diamonds, including the rarity and strength of color and the diamond size, and how they relate to the value of the diamond. This seminar and the two remaining parts of the series are available as video podcasts on the NCDIA Web site.
Kenjo Holiday Party Watch retailer Kenjo's annual holiday party at its Manhattan store was filmed by Wi-Fi TV's new luxury watch program. Representatives from leading Swiss watch companies, showed their latest lines to party guests and gave interviews on trends for 2008.
Window Shopping: Holiday 2007 Edition Photo Gallery 'Tis the season of visual opulence; for proof, one need look no further than the nearest commercial shop window. Join us on a walk down Fifth Avenue from 57th to 39th street.
Gold Expressions 2008 Jewelry from "Gold Expressions" - The Language of Italian Design 2008 Collection. Presented by the World Gold Council, this event was held on Monday, December 3, 2007, in the Penthouse of the American Airlines Theatre in New York City.
Small-in-size items like gift cards (35.6%) and cash (56.8%) will remain the most popular graduation gifts, while traditional favorites like apparel (10.8%) and electronics (11.6%) will be given by fewer, according to a National Retail Federation survey. In addition to gifts, many consumers also plan to give a greeting card (35.6%) to graduates. 
Sotheby's on Friday reported that revenues decreased year-over-year by 12 percent to $129.3 million for the first quarter of 2008, primarily due to lower auction commission margins.
House of Taylor said Thursday it has received a “Notice of Default; Reservation of Rights” letter from New Stream Secured Capital, L.P., its senior lender.
Signet Group plc said Thursday that same-store sales declined by 2.5 percent in the first quarter, ended May 3. Total sales were up by 1 percent to $822.3 million, reflecting an underlying increase of 0.7 percent.
April U.S. chain store sales rose by 3.6 percent on a year-over-year same-store basis, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc. It was the strongest performance in more than a year.
Zale Corp. said Thursday same-store sales increased 5.8 percent and revenues rose 6.3 percent for the third quarter ended April 30.
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