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BRAND AND INDUSTRY NEWS: JENNY MCCARTHY IN LISA NIK, NEW FAST INVENTORY SCANNING DEVICE, MORE January 04, 2012 (0 comments)
Jenny McCarthy Wears Lisa Nik to Welcome New Year
New York, NY—Jenny McCarthy, left, who co-hosted Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve together with Ryan Seacrest, wore Lisa Nik jewelry for the event. The model, author, television presenter, actress, and autism advocate, broadcast the New Year’s celebration live on ABC television from New York’s Times Square, to a record audience of 22.6 million viewers over five and a half hours.
McCarthy wore a ring and pendant from Lisa Nik’s “Rocks” collection, in 18k rose gold and diamonds around a square cut citrine. The Rocks collection incorporates an explosion of color in exquisitely-cut gemstones mounted in rose gold. Bold and dramatic, these large rings can be stacked and worn together. Prasiolite, amethyst, clear quartz, pink amethyst, smoky quartz, citrine, and London blue topaz (which is set in white gold) are among the colors in the palette. Square, round and heart shapes are used surrounded by hearts, and fleur-de-lis motifs. The collection also contains detachable earring drops that may be worn suspended on diamond or gold hoops.
Jenny McCarthy shows off her Rocks Collection jewelry by Lisa Nik.
TracTech Introduces Easy Scan RFID Inventory Tracker
New York—TracTech is the first of RFID inventory management and tracking system developed specifically for the diamond and jewelry industry. Developed in partnership with industry software leaders and some key diamond and gem companies, the system features a convenient fast-scanning process and is compatible with most existing software and hardware systems, though it is at present available for PC-based systems only. A Mac version is planned for the second quarter of 2012, says Tim Murphy, vice president of sales.
TracTech Systems also offers the lightweight flatbed reader, suitable for traveling salespeople and tradeshow exhibits.
With TracTech, jewelers or manufacturers can scan trays of inventory rapidly in bulk, scan sealed boxes to ensure contents match the invoice, scan batches of items as they pass from person to person, scan items removed from a vault or control room, scan employee tags along with merchandise, easily find a single item among a large batch of merchandise, and more. Each individual item is assigned a unique ID, which allows reporting the exact history of transactions for that piece. A lightweight flatbed reader version also is available for easier travel use, such as tradeshows or traveling salespeople.
Click here to read more about the device and watch a video of it in action.
The TracTech system will be available for demonstration at The Centurion Show, set for January 28 through 31 in Scottsdale, AZ. Manufacturers and retailers interested in RFID are encouraged to come visit booth T17 at the show for a free consultation with TracTech management. Call Tim Murphy, vice president of sales, (212) 682-4172.
David Guetta in Edward Mirell
Deerfield Beach, FL—David Guetta, the DJ hit-making phenomenon who produced the Black Eyed Peas, was recently spotted wearing an Edward Mirell Wellington Black Ti titanium bracelet, accented with sterling silver. He's shown at work below left, with the bracelet below right.
New U.S. Leader for Baccarat
New York—Luxury French crystal maker Baccarat has named Michelle Klein chief executive officer of its U.S. subsidiary, says a report in Women’s Wear Daily. She will report to Markus Lampe, CEO of the entire group. Klein, an American, comes from furniture maker Roche Bobois’ North American subsidiary where she was vice president. She also will serve on Baccarat’s strategic committee, the article said. Baccarat also makes a line of fine jewelry.
A suite of Baccarat's fine jewelry.
Furrer Jacot Introduces Fashion Wedding Bands
Schaffhausen, Switzerland--Furrer Jacot is now introducing men’s and women’s fashion rings and wedding bands handmade with woven carbon fiber combined with precious metals, shown below. Retail prices begin under $1,500. The rings will be sold only through select authorized jewelers. For information, email Greg Davis, FJUSA@comcast.net.
Furrer Jacot's new fashion wedding bands with woven carbon fiber.
De Beers Opens Second Hong Kong Store
Hong Kong—De Beers has its sights set on China, reports Luxury Daily, and is amping up its presence with a second retail store in Hong Kong that opened two weeks ago in the Elements Shopping Center in Kowloon. Its first store is in the Central district of Hong Kong., in the Landmark shopping center.
De Beers' new Hong Kong store in Kowloon. Photo: Luxury Daily.
The second store rests alongside such other luxury brands as Prada, Gucci, and Chanel, and marks the debut of both a new retail architecture concept, focusing on light and openness, and of the jeweler’s new Swan Lake collection.
Israeli Diamond Industry Posts Double-Digit Growth for 2011
Ramat Gan, Israel—The Israeli Diamond Industry concluded 2011 with double-digit growth, despite a fourth-quarter slowdown in the global diamond industry.
Israel’s total net polished diamond exports increased 23.5% in 2011 over 2010, reaching $7.2 billion. Net exports of rough diamonds rose 14.9 % in 2011 to reach $3.5 billion.
The United States remained Israel’s major export market for polished diamonds, with 39% of the total, followed by Hong Kong at 26%, Switzerland at 6%, India at 5%, the United Kingdom at 3%, and the rest of the world taking the remaining 21%. Net polished exports to the United States stood at $2.8 billion.
Eli Avidar, IDI managing director, said in light of the gratifying results of 2011 the Israeli diamond sector feels cautiously optimistic about the near future but very positive about the long-term forecast.