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IDL Prepares for its Launch
International Diamond Laboratories will mark its official launch on Thursday in Mumbai by providing what it calls "an innovative range of products and services aiming at providing more added value to the trade, supporting consumer confidence, and driving demand for diamonds." Read On
Rembrandt Supports Breast Cancer Awareness
October is breast cancer awareness month and Rembrandt Charms, Buffalo, N.Y., is asking consumers to wear a pink ribbon charm to show their support for breast cancer awareness and research.
Rembrandt Charms will run its "Pink Ribbon" campaign during the month of October, promoting the sale of the pink ribbon charm through retail jewelers. Rembrandt will donate ten percent of the annual net proceeds from the sale of its Breast Cancer Awareness charm to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Read On
World's Oldest Diamonds Found in Australia
The world's oldest diamonds to date, miniscule gemstones encased in a zircon crystal, were recently found in Western Australia.
According to scientists, these gemstones are 4.25 billion years old. A geologist at Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Simon Wilde, commented: "No one would have really predicted that diamonds were in there." Read On |
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Every entrepreneur knows the hectic lifestyle that comes along with starting and running a company. But this work schedule affects employees. They don't enjoy the long hours or the days and nights they must unexpectedly come into the office to handle emergencies. If too many such days come and go without any acknowledgement from employers, they'll be handing out their resumes all over town. And since employees can make or break a business, it's imperative to keep the best ones. More
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Know-How
How to Get the Most From Online Directories
By ALAN S. HOROWITZ
Shoppers who once turned to the yellow pages are increasingly likely to click a mouse when searching for a local product or service.
This change in habit makes it important for even a localized small business to have a robust online listing to remain relevant to consumers. More
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Retailing: What's Working Online
By CHRISTOPHER GROSSO and JOHN MCPHERSON and CHRISTIANA SHI
Online retailing has come a long way since the go-go years of the 1990s: it generated $90 billion in revenues for US retailers in 2004, compared with just $8 billion in 1998. To study how the online strategies of today's successful retailers reflect this maturation, McKinsey analyzed the 100 largest direct retailers in North America.More
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Which of the following mental images comes closest to what you think about when you hear that someone's job involves "selling"?
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