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Jewelry Store Retail Diamond Sales up More Than 100% in Fourth Quarter 2007
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced that diamond sales by Amazon increased more than 100 percent in fourth quarter 2007 compared with fourth quarter 2006. Each quarter, an increasing number of Amazon.com's tens of millions of customers are shopping the Amazon.com Jewelry & Watches store, especially for important gift-giving occasions such as Valentine's Day and Mother's Day.
"We're very excited about the growth in our Jewelry store," said Peter Lai, Director, Amazon.com valentines gifts & Watches store. "Not only are our customers choosing to purchase shoes, electronics and beauty items from Amazon.com, but they are also choosing to make, at times, very personal purchasing decisions with us, such as diamonds, and we take that very seriously."
Everything from pendants to stud earrings to create-your-own engagement rings were extremely popular with Amazon customers this past holiday season. The 14k White Gold Journey Curve Pendant, Platinum Diamond Stud Earrings and the 2 Carat Round Cut Stone were among the top sellers. Diamond-encrusted watches and various black diamond jewelry also did very well; Amazon added over 150 new black diamond styles in the fourth quarter alone. One of the leading top sellers was the Black and White Diamond Infinity Pendant, and top-selling diamond watches in the fourth quarter included the Cartier Tank Divan 18k Yellow Gold Diamond Mini Ladies Watch, the Chopard Happy Sport Ladies Watch and the Movado Kara Watch.
In addition to the increase in retail diamond sales, gemstones did extremely well during the fourth quarter. Top-selling gemstone styles included the 14k White Gold Coated Swiss Blue Topaz Teardrop Earrings, the 14k White Gold Round Blue Topaz and Diamond Pendant and 14k Yellow Gold Channel Set Round Coated Blue Topaz Hoop Earrings.
Every piece of jewelry sold by Amazon.com is inspected by jewelry professionals to verify quality attributes and ensure an excellent product. Customers will find detailed product specifications about each of the piece's components, including gemstones, settings and metal stamps. A Learning Center provides buying guides for pearls, diamonds, bangles metals and watches. Loose stones are independently certified to be a specific cut, clarity, color, shape and weight. Finally, the store provides all of the tools and helpful information that Amazon.com customers know and love, such as Customer Reviews, Top Sellers lists, So You'd Like To guides and Listmania lists.
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc., seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, tools, auto & industrial.
Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure rings based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Examples of the services offered by Amazon Web Services are Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon SimpleDB, Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS), Amazon Flexible Payments Service (Amazon FPS), and Amazon Mechanical Turk.
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Liali offers Easy Installment plans on premium jewellery purchases
Liali Jewellery, leading retailers of branded and custom-made jewellery, makes it easier for tiffany jewelry lovers to acquire the pieces they have been dreaming of, thanks to the Easy Installment Plans being offered by the jewellery retailer in partnership with leading banks and credit card companies.
Citibank, Emirates NBD, Barclays, RBS and Najm have schemes of six monthly installments at 0% interest. ADCB offers three monthly installments at 0% interest for a purchase amounting to AED1,000 AED1,999, and six or 12 monthly installments at 0% interest for a purchase worth AED2,000 and above. (However, installment plans for ADCB are not valid with the use of Islamic cards.)
On the occasion of Liali Jewellery's 10th anniversary, there are also some amazing gifts for clients who use their credit cards to buy jewellery. For every purchase worth USD1,010, Citibank cardholders may choose any free jewellery piece worth AED1,010 from Liali's 1010 Collection. There is also an exclusive set available at AED3,700 (originally priced at AED4,665) when you purchase using your Citibank credit card.
Emirates NBD clients get free services from the Nail Spa for tiffany cufflinks purchases worth more than AED4,999 and AED999, respectively, while RBS cardholders who buy diamond jewellery worth more than AED1,000 are entitled to a gift voucher from Tips & Toes.
For ADCB customers, the special offer consists of a free pair of 18K gold earrings for every jewellery purchase worth more than AED4,999. Shoppers who have Najm cards can enjoy a free pearl bracelet on a spend of over AED2,000 and those who spend over AED4,999 worth of jewellery will receive a free Najm pendant (blue topaz and diamond pendant).
Clients of RBS and ADCB may also take advantage of loyalty programmes, which allow them to earn points every time they use their credit cards. These points can later be exchanged for a voucher that can be redeemed at Liali Jewellery stores for jewellery purchases.
With such irresistible deals, Liali Jewellery keeps its promise to offer splendidly regal tiffany money clips at down-to-earth prices. What more could a jewellery aficionada ask for?
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eBay expert says Thai traders should sell more online
Even though eBay is the world's most popular internet trading portal, more Thais should be making use of the e-commerce site, says a local online merchant.
Currently there are about 34 million items being traded on the website, but successful Thai eBay trader Rattanachai Thapanaphong says eBay still has much more to offer.
The 27-year-old trainer runs courses to help Thai sellers analyse and develop their eBay professional trading skills at his Benzio School.
Traders must first determine which product they want to sell through eBay. More detail is then needed to successfully tap or establish a niche market.
"For example, if you want to sell garments, you have to be specific whether it is sleepwear, baby clothes or traditional Thai costumes," said Mr Rattanachai. "You can sell any type of garment but it must be unique."
He recommends beginners do plenty of research on eBay and study their competition and the market.
"If there are fewer than 1,000 pieces offered on the site, there are certainly valentines day jewelry opportunities for selling in that category," said Mr Rattanachai.
From the keyword "Thai", Mr Rattanachai found total sales of US$290,561 (9.66 million baht) through eBay last month, up from $251,550 in October and $159,989 in September.
A gemstone and jewellery trader from Chanthaburi set the Thailand record for eBay by selling products worth a combined $108,362 in one month.
Mr Rattanachai said there were great opportunities for selling Thai religious items online such as kuman thong (child-ghost), nang kwak (beckoning women), Buddha amulets and san phra phum (resident deity).
Gold and silver jewellery, gemstones, old CDs, branded old watches, collectible car models and old books are also popular with foreign buyers.
Mr Rattanachai said buyers from different countries shop for different products and sellers should study the behaviour of their target customers. Brand-name or pirated items were not recommended, he added.
Product information can only be posted in English on eBay. But Mr Rattanachai said this should not be too great a barrier for Thais.
Choosing the right product and presenting it attractively on the site are more important.
"If you sell a T-shirt with dragon pattern, you should show clearly the dragon in detail tiffany bangles and tell the history of the dragon," he said.
When calculating profits and costs, sellers should translate the cost into US dollars then add 15 percent more for the eBay sales fee.
Traders should not embark on a price-cutting strategy by setting the minimum bidding price too low as it would destroy the overall market, he said.
"You should know the price of the same product including shipping cost on eBay, so you can set your overall price a bit lower," he advises. "You can also set a higher price if your product is really outstanding or you have a better presentation to show the item."
Thailand Post is the most convenient way to ship items as the rates are reasonable and it has a tracking cufflinks. But sellers may need to buy insurance coverage for expensive items, he said.
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Antwerp Diamond Bourse Steps up Branding Efforts by Organizing Exclusive Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair
With the economic slowdownstill being painfully felt in the global diamond industry and trade,Antwerp's diamond business is taking drastic but inventive measures to ensurethat Antwerp will secure its exclusive title as the world diamond capital inthe years to come. In early February, the Antwerp Diamond Bourse -- de Beursvoor Valentine's Day gift Diamanthandel -- will be unlocking the doors of its 105-year-old tradinghall to welcome an exclusive group of jewellers and diamond buyers into theinner chambers of the world's diamond capital. The occasion is the debut ofthe Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair, a by-invitation-only diamond trade fair thatwill be held from February 7-9, 2010, on the bourse's historical tradingfloor.
So why did the Antwerp Diamond Bourse decide to profile and market itself more assertively? Raphael Rubin, who is one of the members of the Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair organizing committee, explained that many of bourse members exhibit annually at one or more of the leading international jewellery fairs in the United States, Europe and Asia, most often in diamond pavilions organized by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), the umbrella organisation of the Belgian diamond industry. However, the Antwerp Diamond Bourse leadership felt it also needed to advance its own, exclusive brand.
"With the Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair, we aim to become part of the growing number of by-invitation-only events that specifically target high-end diamond, gem and jewellery buyers. We realized that we could only do so under our own brand - the brand of the Antwerp Diamond Bourse which has been operating for more than a century," Rubin noted.
For three days, the trading floor of the Antwerp Diamond Bourse will be converted into a stylish exhibition floor where 43 leading Antwerp diamond firms will display their diamonds in elegantly designed booths. With the sponsorship of the AWDC, the fair has invited more than 200 diamond buyers from across the European Community,valentines jewelry some of whom have done business in Antwerp before, but many others who have not.
David Blackman, a second-generation jeweler from Dublin, Ireland said the invitation to participate in the Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair had come as a pleasant surprise.
"Everything is changing in our business, and you have to be open to new ideas," he noted. "I visited Antwerp numerous times on diamond buying trips, but this will surely be a new experience. The fair's concept will enable me to make lots of new connections, in a much shorter time frame. So I'm hopeful for good results," Blackman stated.
Jens Lorenz, principal of veteran jewellery retailer Hans Lorenz Gmbh of Berlin, Germany, said it would be his first time in Antwerp. "I am looking forward to the obvious networking and sourcing opportunities that the Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair will be offering. Retail jewellers are up against an enormous challenge in today's consumer market where we compete with internet based firms with a host of marketing models. I am looking forward to finding a common language with diamantaires on how to head this off and work together closely to advance our common valentines day jewelry interests."
Antwerp Diamond Bourse President Artur Beller said the fair was a vote of confidence in the future of Antwerp's diamond industry and trade. "Antwerp is the world's number one diamond trading hub for polished diamonds," he said. "More than 50 percent of the world's polished diamonds are traded here. Antwerp is the undisputed global diamond powerhouse of the 21st century," he stated.
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Westfield in court battle with jeweller Tiffany & Co
Tiffany & Co doesn't think so.
Australian shopping centre giant Westfield disagrees.
An American judge is set to decide after Tiffany sued Westfield in an attempt tiffany jewelry to stop Swedish clothing retailer H&M from opening a new store in Westfield's Century City shopping mall in Los Angeles.
The H&M store, currently under construction, is expected to open before Christmas.
In the lawsuit filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court, Tiffany claims the close proximity of H&M to its premises in the mall will damage its reputation.
Tiffany argues its contract with Westfield protects it from retailers "whose merchandise and/or price points are not considered to be luxury, upscale or better by conventional retail industry standards" from opening near its store at Century City.
"The location of the H&M store will cause irreparable injury to Tiffany's business reputation as a luxury retailer, a reputation that Tiffany has enjoyed and worked hard to maintain for more than a century and a half," Tiffany's lawyers wrote in court documents.
Tiffany is one of the world's best-known jewellery businesses after appearing in numerous Hollywood films tiffany earrings, most notably the 1961 comedy-drama starring Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's.
The movie, set in Manhattan, was based on Truman Capote's novel of the same name.
H&M is one of the fastest-growing fashion chains in the world, expanding from its base in Sweden to 33 other countries. It has more than 1,800 stores worldwide.
The brand is known for its hip clothing at reasonable prices, but Tiffany does not see it as a perfect fit.
Westfield's outdoor Century City shopping mall features valet parking and other high-end stores including Louis Vuitton, Coach, Hugo Boss and Cole Haan, but also has lower-end chains Gap, J Crew, Bebe and fast food outlets such as Subway.
The mall is located near LA's upscale suburbs of Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Holmby Hills and tiffany pendants Westwood.
"H&M is not a luxury or upscale retailer," Tiffany's lawyers argue.
"H&M is at best characterised as a 'popular-price' mass-merchandise clothing retailer."
Westfield, Tiffany and H&M declined to comment about the lawsuit.
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