Average national asking prices fell by GBP3,744 this month as the traditional autumn buoyancy tailed christmas gift off. The 1.6% decrease compares with falls of 2.9% in November last year and 0.7% in November 2007. The onset of the winter market brings what we predict will be the first of three [...]
More than 400 business and community members attended the McLean County Chamber of Commerce Annual Gala on Saturday night.
The event, at the Doubletree Hotel & Conference Center in Bloomington, was an opportunity for the chamber to reflect on the past year and look to the year ahead in McLean County business. Attendees [...]
The global gem and jewelry industry over the past decade has witnessed significant changes and exhibited growth, on account of increasing income as well as demand from the emerging economies across the world. Among the various types of jewellery, plain diamond jewelry accounted for the largest share of the global Tiffany jewelry market, followed by [...]
Fox 2’s Charles Pugh will be the master of ceremonies as the Tiffany March of Dimes and metro Detroit’s most talented fashion designers and models join forces at the Burton Manor in Livonia on Sunday, March 15, for one of the longest running March of Dimes fundraisers, the Fashion Extravaganza. The event was founded over [...]
Time was when the economy was flush, and spending money on a new seasonal wardrobe was part of the rite of spring.
These days, thumbing through fashion magazines is merely an exercise in wishful thinking for many.
So are you doomed to months of being a fashion “don’t,” wondering when you’ll be able to flaunt a new [...]
AMONG the pleasant surprises for Internet retailers early in this holiday shopping season, perhaps none have been as surprising as the showing among online jewelers. According to ComScore Networks, which measures Web traffic, sales for online jewelry sites in November exceeded $80 million, nearly 70 percent above the level for November 2001.
”We’re really starting to [...]
A young couple who needed wedding bands in a hurry went to Linardi’s Jewelers in Plantation.
Partners Frank Salinardi and Vinnie Montesarchio Jr., were on vacation but decided some things were more important.
“They got their rings and were able to get married the next day,” said Salinardi, who started the business in 1994. “How many places [...]
