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Dear (dear) ,
Compliments of the season. May 2008 be a wonderful year for us all. From the team at
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> First Day at First, The Vicenza Winter Show
The 2008 trade fair calendar got underway Sunday with the opening of “First,” the new name for the Vicenza Winter show. The name change represents just one of the changes taking place here in Vicenza, following last year's corporate reorganization that turned Vicenza Fair, under new management, into a limited company with plans for refocusing the shows under its remit. |
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> NRF: Holiday Sales Marked Lowest Growth Since 2002
Overall holiday sales in 2007 rose a mere 3 percent over the previous year to $469.9 billion, weaker than the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) projected 4 percent holiday forecast. This represents the lowest holiday season growth since 2002, when sales rose 1.3 percent. |
| (January 15, 2008 ) |
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> The Future's (Almost) Here at First, A Look at
Jewelry Trends
Tuesday was prediction day at First as Paola De Luca, creative director of Trends Forecasting Ltd (TJF), took to the stage with a high energy presentation about jewelry trends
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> Full DTC Sightholder List
The full, and unofficial, list of Diamond Trading Company Sightholders for the 2008-2011 contract period.
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> Angola Repatriates Illegal Diamond Diggers
Angola’s National Police recently deported at least 4,000 foreigners found to be dealing diamonds illegally in the country’s northeastern Lunda Norte province, according
to Anglop. |
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> Petra Sells 99.43 Ct Diamond for $1.305 Million
Petra Diamonds Limited announced Thursday the sale of a 99.43 carat diamond, recently produced from its Sedibeng mine in South Africa. The stone has been sold for $1.305 million, a price of $13,125 per carat (p/c). |
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> De Beers to Donate R2 Mln to Support Farmers
Developing farmers in the agricultural hub of Kungwini, South Africa, an area near the Cullinan mine, are getting an early Christmas present this year. De Beers, in partnership with the Kungwini Local Municipality, has announced its commitment to develop and expand the area, with a donation of R2 million ($285,905) for the expansion of crop farming projects. |
(December 20, 2007) |
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> Closure of Boston Jewelry Store Reflects Independent Jewelers Woes
Independent jewelers in the U.S. have been closing their doors by the hundreds every year all across the country in the past few years, finding that stiff competition from online retailers on one hand, and the financial might of major chains on the other, is increasingly presenting a growing threat to the viability of their business. (December 24, 2007) |
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> Five Israeli Diamantaires Killed in Namibia Plane Crash
Six people were killed in a plane crash in a residential suburb of Windhoek, Namibia. One of the five passengers was the owner of a diamond company, the other four were his employees...
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> Sarin to Grow Business in China, Southern Africa
Sarin Technologies, a supplier of technological tools to the diamond industry, is increasing its business activities in the strategic and growing markets of China and southern Africa, concurrent with increasing demand in those areas for the firm’s diamond manufacturing products.
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