Platinum Guild International USA (PGI-USA) announced that it will consolidate bi-coastal operations and transfer key executives to New York in early 2010, in a move to focus operations and personnel in one location. PGI USA President, Huw Daniel, and Senior Vice President, Jenny Luker will be re-locating to New York in the New Year – as will Manager of Retail Relations, Kristyn Beausoleil and CFO, Roger Quigley.PGI USA President, Huw Daniel, commented, “By bringing operations into one office, PGI will be better able to serve the growing needs of the platinum jewelry industry." Daniel noted “platinum is experiencing its lowest premium over gold for many years, making it a great value purchase for the consumer.”PGI also announced the following staff... Read More
Archive for December, 2009
We're addicted to magazine here and while the industry is going through great upheaval we're still happy to have our mailbox filled. Most of our favorites have survived the recent downsizings and now we've found a great sale (and a so-so sale) to share with you all.Five Dollar Magazines Subscriptions at HEARST -- go to http://bit.ly/6iwIpu for:O, The Oprah Magazine 12 issuesFood Network Magazine 10 issuesGood Housekeeping 12 issuesCountry Living 10 issuesCar and Driver 12 issuesCosmopolitan 12 issuesElle 6 issuesElle Decor 10 issuesEsquire 12 issuesHarper's BAZAAR 12 issuesHouse Beautiful 10 issuesPopular Mechanics 12 issuesRedbook 12 issuesRoad & Track 12 issuesSeventeen 12 issuesSmartMoney ... Read More
How old are you?How old do you feel?It seems like most online shopping sites expect you to want to dress like an 18-34 year old regardless of what your drivers' license says. But there are many who think this is bunk -- a 40+ saying if ever I heard one! According to Christina Binkford, fashion writer of the Wall Street Journal, online sellers better get with the boomer program.Are online marketers so youth-conscious -- because it feels right --
that they're ignoring lucrative markets just when they're most needed?
The Internet is neither new nor young. The fastest-growing segment of
Facebook users is women over 55, according to the Tracking Facebook
blog. And the underlying assumption that young people are still the
Web's most fertile market doesn't hold up to scrutiny.
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Kathy Rose, owner of Roseark in Los Angeles, is a contestant on the new Launch My Line show on Bravo. I watched this weeks' show and had fun tweeting along with other fans during the show.I'm sure cheering her on via Twitter will get you noticed! Just sayin'.
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Burton Tansky, the 71-year-old rag-trade journeyman who has led
Neiman Marcus Group for nearly a decade, is quietly refashioning the
upscale department store chain for an age of belt-tightening and less
conspicuous consumption, reports Wall Street Journal today.
Mr. Tansky, Neiman's chairman and CEO, is pressing suppliers to
produce lower-priced versions of designer styles, a stark reversal for
a chain long labeled "Needless Markup" by more frugal-minded shoppers. The WSJ article continues: "Neiman "worked with a number of vendors and designers, both in
America and Europe, to see if we couldn't create for our customers
optional price points," Mr. Tansky said. "We moved as fast as we could
for fall" in bringing in the lower-priced... Read More
