Jewel & Jewel

 “The jewellery trade has been in my family for more than a century”, says Robert Ogden, who runs Richard Ogden, the traditional English jewellers in the Burlington Arcade off Piccadilly. “As a consequence, I have quite simply lived, breathed and dreamed jewellery since childhood.” 

 Jewellery has been the lifeblood of the Ogden family for four generations. James R. Ogden opened the first Ogden family jewellery shop in 1893. A master jeweller and watch specialist, he soon established the Ogden tradition of expert customer relations and his “Little Diamond Shop” fast grew popular with illustrious clients (including Prince George, later Duke of Kent) who visited during the Harrogate Season. In his spare time, James corresponded with two of the then leading figures of international archaeology, Howard Carter and Sir Leonard Woolley.

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 Albert’s Diamond Jewelers is celebrating its 100 years in business. The store has been owned and operated by the Halpern family since 1960. Fred Halpern bought the small store in the East Chicago Harbor and has since moved it to its current location in Schererville, In.

     Fred, a third generation jeweler, purchased Albert’s Diamond Jewelers at the young age of 21. He worked hard at customer satisfaction.

Fred believes everyone that walks in the door should be treated like family. This belief has grown the small Harbor store into the 7,500 square foot “DREAM STORE” (as Josh Halpern put it) that it is today. Albert’s Diamond Jewelers is still family owned and operated. Fred, his son Josh, and his (Fred’s) brother Charlie are intricately involved in the day to day operations.

D’damas is one of the most popular jewellery brands in the country today with a presence in over 130 towns and cities. A joint venture between the Rs. 3000 crore Gitanjali Group and Damas, Dubai, the brand D’damas combines international quality with Indian values and offers the perfect combination of luxury and trust.

August 2007 was the one-year anniversary for Shecy Pearls online store. Besides the celebrations of the significant achievements, the management decided to move on to a new marketing strategy, which was to advertise with some graphic media other than simply depending on online sources. “We want to show all customers that we are not just behind the computer, but we have personality and we are totally an ongoing and fast-growing pearl jewelry company,” says Ivy Huang, the Deputy General Manager of Shecy Pearls. “Our customers’ positive comments also encouraged us to expose more to the world and let more and more people know that we are the best choice for purchasing pearl jewelry. As the coming holiday season would be a good chance for business opportunity, we started advertising with graphic media inSeptember and October. As can be seen, it was a good decision.”

During September and October, Shecy Pearls had advertised with different magazines and newspapers, including Elle, Red, and Psychologies in UK, and Vogue Patterns and Patriot-News (newspaper) in America. Advertising in graphic media helped Shecy Pearls increase more exposure to all-class customers and raise the sales volume by 25 per cent, which hit an all-time high.

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Alpha Omega’s assets was approved, and at least two of the company’s stores will become part of the Ross-Simons chain.

According to a news release, U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge William C. Hillman gave the OK for investment partners The Gordon Co. of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Boston-based Tiger Capital and SB Capital of Great Neck, N.Y., to buy the bankrupt company’s assets for an undisclosed amount.

A court-ordered liquidation of the company’s multimillion-dollar collection of diamonds, fine jewelry and watches will begin as soon as a complete inventory is taken.

The Gordon Co., Tiger Capital and SB Capital will operate the Alpha Omega chain through the sale period.

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