To enter the jewelry watch industry in a serious way, why not work with one of the world's most important makers of engagement rings and other fine jewelry? From what I can recall, that relationship between Tiffany & Co. and the Swatch Group was rather …

Kristen Kennedy, left, of Concord, speaks with Laura Darling, a customer, on Saturday afternoon, Decmber 21, 2013 at her shop on Warren Street. A long time fine arts jewelry maker, Kennedy recently moved her home studio to a retail space on in downtown …

The truth is that FOBTs do not appeal to somebody who is more affluent.” Paul Rooney … “Gaming machines themselves have been in shops for 12 years, so are not new products, but they are very popular with our eight million customers.” Related article: …

Purchase products that flippantly use affluent language. For example, the luxury cleansing sponge, priced at $7.15, can suggest you've splurged on your beloved. You can also grab a handful of cleansing products at 7/11 and assemble them into a handmade …

The resulting rise in profitability, and anticipation of that windfall, has spurred a rally in share prices (up roughly 55% over the year), helping boost some spending on watches and other luxury products by wealthy Japanese. Meanwhile, the injection …

About 83 per cent of the quarter said they were willing to pay more for environmentally friendly products. About 45 per cent of them would buy low-carbon products if the price difference was within 10 per cent that of their normal counterparts. These …

It's a painful reminder that our feelgood buzz about the "victory" of Moneyball elides the fact that it's a book about arbitrage — rich-guy capital allocation methodologies applied to the hobbies of 30 super-rich guys. There's a ruthless heart to the …

These people were, he argued, the "original affluent society." In the Western tradition … When the shoeless sage was asked about his frugal lifestyle, he replied that he loved visiting the market "to go and see all the things I am happy without." The …

In addition to carrying the affluent employees, the unregulated buses currently take up time and space in public bus stop areas. The city is currently working on a fee system with the privately-operated shuttles. [via SF Gate]. Related Posts with …