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       <title>Jewelry - livepress.com</title>
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  <updated>2006-08-10 09:41:00</updated>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[J.C. Penney posts higher quarterly results 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?136911"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?136911</id>
    <updated>2006-08-10 09:35:47</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    Reuters - Department store operator J.C. Penney 
Co. Inc.  on Thursday reported higher quarterly profit, 
as fine  jewelry , children's and women's accessories sold well.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Zale names Betsy Burton as CEO 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?125555"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?125555</id>
    <updated>2006-07-24 03:06:05</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters -  Jewelry  retailer  Zale  Corp.  on 
Sunday said it named Betsy Burton as president and chief 
executive officer, effective immediately.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Consumers delay back-to-school shopping: survey 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?125324"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?125324</id>
    <updated>2006-07-23 11:11:34</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    Reuters - U.S. retailers have already shifted 
into back-to-school mode, but shoppers are not quite ready to 
fill their backpacks with supplies for the new school year, a 
survey by market research firm The NPD Group found.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Carlyle Group to buy Oriental Trading 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?104933"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?104933</id>
    <updated>2006-06-13 08:59:16</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - The Carlyle Group  on Tuesday 
said it will buy Oriental Trading Co., a retailer of crafts, 
 jewelry  and party supplies, highlighting the steady appeal of 
retailers to private equity firms.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Signet, Zale in tie-up talks 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?104324"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?104324</id>
    <updated>2006-06-12 10:31:25</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - British-based  jewelry  retailer Signet 
Group Plc  has held talks with U.S. rival  Zale  Corp. 
 about a possible tie-up, Signet said on Monday, sending 
both companies' shares sharply higher.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Finlay alters earns outlook after Belk change 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?102981"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?102981</id>
    <updated>2006-06-09 08:48:33</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - Finlay Enterprises Inc. , 
which operates  jewelry  concessions in department stores, on 
Friday said it altered its full-year earnings outlook because 
retailer Belk Inc. . is not renewing its license at 
the end of this year.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Tiffany 1Q profit rises 7.7 percent 
    (AP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?98086"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?98086</id>
    <updated>2006-05-31 08:24:12</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    AP -  Jewelry  and luxury goods retailer Tiffany &amp;amp; Co. said Wednesday that first-quarter earnings grew 7.7 percent, as double-digit percentage growth in international sales outpaced a sluggish domestic sales performance.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Tiffany first quarter profit rises 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?98049"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?98049</id>
    <updated>2006-05-31 07:23:23</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - Tiffany & Co. Inc.  on 
Wednesday posted higher quarterly earnings, helped by strong 
international sales, excluding Japan, and a higher gross margin 
as the luxury  jewelry  raised prices on select items to help 
offset higher precious metal costs.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[J.C. Penny Reports Unexpected Profit]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?85418"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?85418</id>
    <updated>2006-05-11 14:39:58</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[ J.C. Penney Co. Inc., on Thursday reported a better-than-expected 22 percent rise in quarterly earnings, helped by higher sales of fine  jewelry , shoes and private label merchandise. 
 Although the company raised its full-year earnings...]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Zale Says SEC Is Examining Its Accounting 
    (AP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?65634"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?65634</id>
    <updated>2006-04-10 08:47:05</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[AP -  Jewelry  retailer  Zale  Corp. said Monday the Securities and Exchange Commission has started a probe into its  accounting , executive pay and other matters.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Zale announces SEC investigation into accounting 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?65623"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?65623</id>
    <updated>2006-04-10 08:31:54</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters -  Zale  Corp. , a  jewelry  retailer, 
said on Monday that the Securities and Exchange Commission 
initiated a non-public investigation related to  accounting  and 
other matters.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Tiffany profit tops estimates, sales up 6 percent 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?57000"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?57000</id>
    <updated>2006-03-28 08:58:15</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    Reuters - High-end  jewelry  and watch retailer 
Tiffany &amp; Co.  reported better-than-expected 
fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday as U.S. sales rose and 
business in Japan improved, helped by better designs and 
sourcing.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Tiffany Reports Increase in Holiday Sales (AP)]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?17443"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?17443</id>
    <updated>2006-01-10 11:29:29</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[AP - Tiffany &amp; Co. projected 2006 earnings below Wall Street forecasts, while reporting a 6 percent gain in same-store sales at its U.S. stores during the holiday period. The New York-based upscale  jewelry  retailer also narrowed its full-year profit range for fiscal 2005]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Jeweler Tiffany's holiday sales rise (Reuters)]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?17334"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?17334</id>
    <updated>2006-01-10 07:42:18</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - High-end  jewelry  retailer Tiffany & Co. 
 on Tuesday said its holiday sales rose 6 percent to 
$712 million, helped by strong demand for diamonds.]]></summary>
  </entry>
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