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Charm Diamond Centres is an independently owned Canadian jewellery retailer. [1] [2] [3] Its stores are primarily located within regional malls in Canadian provinces such as Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island.
The company is a major proponent of synthetic diamonds, first stocking them in 2016. It is also noted for its aggressive radio advertising presence featuring Jones portraying a "clownish," screaming character. [1] According to the Harvard Business Press, as of 2012 it was the most profitable diamond retailer in Canada. [2]
In 2012, Signet acquired ULTRA Diamonds [8] and converted most of ULTRA stores to Jared Vault & Kay Jewelers Outlets. [9] In February 2014, Signet Jewelers Ltd. agreed to buy Zale Corporation, with Zale shareholders receiving USD$21 a share in cash in USD$1.4 billion deal. [10] This merger created a $6.2 billion firm. [10]
Ben Moss Jewellers was founded by Ben Moss in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1910. [1]Upon Moss' passing in 1962, his son-in-law Sidney Trepel took over the single store. From 1962 till 1986, Trepel expanded Ben Moss Jewellers from one store to 17 stores in shopping centres across the prairies.
In some cases, it bought local jewellers, adding its name to the local one (the Birks store in Toronto was Birks-Ryrie and the one in Winnipeg was Birks-Dingwall). [2] The store on Phillips Square in Montreal opened in 1907. [3] In 1934, Birks received a Royal Warrant of Appointment. In December 1934, Birks opened its first store in Vancouver. [3]
Toronto Premium Outlets is an outlet mall in Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada. Being the first Premium Outlet Center in Canada, [ 1 ] and the first conglomeration of stores of its type in that nation, [ 2 ] the facility opened on Thursday, August 1, 2013. [ 3 ]
A Helzberg Diamonds shop in Arlington, VA. In April 2009, Beryl Raff, former executive vice president and general merchandise manager of fine jewelry at JCPenney, was named chairman and chief executive officer of Helzberg. [2] Raff was succeeded at CEO in 2022 by Brad Hampton. [4]
The Government of Canada's Translation Bureau recommends using hyphens between groups; e.g. 250-555-0199. [2] Using the format specified by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Recommendation E.164 for telephone numbers, a Canadian number is written as +1NPANXXXXXX, with no spaces, hyphens, or other characters; e.g. +12505550199.