jewellery

Jewelry shop at Boston Airport specialising in charms.

Tiffany & Co have released design details for their new Las Vegas store at CityCentre. Its a two-level store slated for opening in December, occupying around 1000m2. What is creating the biggest buzz is the 85ft high glass facade that is canted slightly over the street & shaped like a diamond – certainly creating an […]

Bloomingdales in Manhattan are doing a total makeover on their 5500m2 main floor, due to be finished in October 15.  To launch the new layout they have organised 525 different events in cosmetics alone through December. The renovations apparently are costing between $US45-55million including vendor contributions for which the vendors are hoping to see a […]

Ivanka Trump is getting serious about her jewellery line, hiring her first CEO Andrea Hansen.  Hansen is no lightweight, having worked for the last 24 years at H.Stern.  She will be focussing on increasing sales at their only store – on Madison Avenue, expanding their collection, developing e-commerce strategies and getting reading for global expansion.  […]

Versace opened two new stores in Dubai this month – one a full boutique and the other a jewellery offering. The boutique is at Dubai Mall, covers 600m2 & reflects the typical Versace DNA of glamour & Italian craftsmanship. The architectural details echo the new stylistic and visual concepts for Versace flagship boutiques.  The focus […]

With the new Barcelona Airport T1 due to open in matter of days, I thought it worthwhile taking a look at what it will contain. Firstly to put some context on this, the terminal is designed to cater to 25 million passengers. To begin with, Star Alliance flights will move to the terminal, One World […]

Scent is turning into the latest retail tool, particularly in the middle of difficult economic times. Anecdotally we know it works but what works? We know that the smell of freshly baked bread & freshly brewed coffee works when selling homes. We know the smell of leather works when selling cars. But what else? Gueguen […]

In a dog fashion parade recently held at Harrods, millions of dollars worth of jewellery was paraded for ….. you guessed it ….. dogs!.  A dog by the name of Ritchie modeled a diamond-studded collar worth US 1.03 million designed by jeweler Stephen Webster, who also created Madonna’s wedding ring.  The collar was set with […]