And let me start by thanking Tiffany for that beautiful introduction. (Applause.) I got to meet Tiffany backstage.
The company says the rings are not in fact Tiffany rings, nor are they in any way properly associated with Tiffany.
The point was also made in the 1950s, though more mildly, when Truman Capote wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's, for which Tiffany paid not a cent.
In an SEC filing, Tiffany said the two sides were unable to agree on a price for Tiffany to purchase the intellectual property rights of Peretti.
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Tiffany immediately launched an investigation and said that it learned that Costco has been selling different types of rings for many years identified as "Tiffany" rings, without the company's knowledge.
The retailer said that a customer alerted Tiffany in November to the sale of what was promoted on in-store signs as "Tiffany" diamond engagement rings at a Costco store in Huntington Beach, Calif.
"We now know that there are at least hundreds if not thousands of Costco members who think they bought a Tiffany engagement ring at Costco, which they didn't, " Jeffrey Mitchell, Tiffany's counsel in the case, said in a statement.
Tiffany-style pendant lights lend the only flash of colour in an otherwise monochrome and sparsely decorated room.
The Tiffany premium is long-standing because the company is viewed a potential takeover target.
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Valuation aside, there are other reasons not to take a shine to Tiffany shares.
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Other partners include: Clear Shampoo, Evian, Head, Sony Ericsson, Tiffany and Tag Heuer.
John Tiffany has staged "Once" with appropriate simplicity on an unpretentious set designed by Bob Crowley.
The team at TrueBridge includes Josh Manchester, Mike Whitticom, Tiffany Tai and Alanna Brock.
By contrast, the stock price of Tiffany, a U.S. competitor, has fallen 25% since March.
From Cartier to Tiffany, the Tantocos bring life's luxuries to Filipinos through their Rustan retail empire.
Tiffany Munier(ph) says she's pleased that her son Dante is being taught by young, energetic teachers.
Ms. TIFFANY MUNIER (Parent): You don't worry about the experience or how many years of teaching.
His wife, Tiffany, bemoans the fact that Portland and its charity circuit have "blackballed" the family.
"I don't know how you and your family sleep at night, " Tiffany says she told Deborah.
That's why this season the Tiffany network actively pursued the one thing it didn't have: buzz.
Mr. TIFFANY: It's perfectly legal but by using coal, more greenhouse gases have been emitted.
For years, the Tiffany Network's digital strategy consisted of creating strong ties to existing sites.
Overnight, Thanh's children, Truoc and Doan, became Tiffany and David, and other families followed.
Otherwise, consider it again after Tiffany plummets in the wake of an earnings disappointment.
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And, as New Yorkers are discovering, not all the city's profitable retailers sparkle like Tiffany's.
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In 1999, Tiffany returned to Paris with a store on rue de la Paix.
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On the higher end, Saks is limping, but Tiffany's cachet makes it worth 30 times.
Forget Gucci and Tiffany and the other hucksters of luxury stuff for a while.
Also from the U.S. is "Florida Palm, " a gorgeous brooch designed for Tiffany by G.
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