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Martin Brill, Managing Partner

Martin BrillManaging PartnerSweetwater Consulting LLC What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Liz Claiborne Adds Licensing To Updated Business Model

November 20, 2009

Liz Claiborne Reports $90 Million in Qurater | www.wwd.com

The immediate benefit of licensing the Liz Claiborne and Claiborne men's to J C Penny - and LCNY to QVC signal's a broader strategic play ahead for Liz Claiborne Inc.Celebrity designer Isaac Mizrahi's failed attempt to revitalize the fortunes of the brand at major department stores like Macy's, forced the company to make a decision that will have long term strategic implications for the company.

Ryan Bott, Director of Channel/OEM Development

Ryan BottDirector of Channel/OEM DevelopmentFusion-io What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Salesforce's Benioff Delivers at Dreamforce. Revenue Builders or Social Fodder?

November 19, 2009

Salesforce.com Announces new Social Applications | www.thestandard.com

Salesforce.com announced major initiatives with Computer Associates,Facebook and Twitter all around their new Chatter feature which Mark Benioff calls the greatest changes since Dreamforce.com began 8 yrs ago. But are these additions social fodder or new streams of revenue for the CRM giant?

Nicholas White, President

Nicholas WhitePresidentWhite & Co What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Charles & Colvard Still Searching For Direction

November 19, 2009

Charles & Colvard Appoints Randy N. McCullough as Chief Executive Officer and H. Marvin Beasley to Board of Directors | www.businesswire.com

Charles & Colvard searches for direction by hiring its third CEO in two years. Here's more.

Nicholas White, President

Nicholas WhitePresidentWhite & Co What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

NRF Survey: Fewer Consumers Plan to Buy Jewelry This Holiday Sseason

November 18, 2009

NRF Holiday Survey: 18.4% Plan to Buy Jewelry | www.idexonline.com

Raw data from NRF 2009 retail Survey shows fewer consumers want jewelry this year and even fewer buyers intend to give jewelry as a gift. Here's more

Nicholas White, President

Nicholas WhitePresidentWhite & Co What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Does Escalating Gold Prices Mean Fine Jewelry is Underpriced?

November 13, 2009

How Rocketing Gold Prices Will Hit Holiday Shopping | www.smartmoney.com

Fine jewelry may represent some of the best luxury product values this Christmas season. Here's why.

Cathy Stauffer, Founder

Cathy StaufferFounderCathy Stauffer Consulting What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Droid - The Insecure Macho Phone?

November 10, 2009

With $100M Saturation Campaign, Droid Will Be Impossible to Avoid | adage.com

The tone (and cost) of this campaign seems completely over-the-top -- why all the negative energy Verizon?

Cathy Stauffer, Founder

Cathy StaufferFounderCathy Stauffer Consulting What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Slow And Steady Keep Radio Shack In The Race

November 9, 2009

RadioShack Up; iPhone Seen Helping '10 EPS, Wireless Efforts | online.wsj.com

Since taking over Radio Shack in 2006 Julian Day has taken a very methodical, first things first approach to getting the house in order, beginning with controllable costs: cutting SG&A, closing underperforming stores, consolidating multiple service and distribution centers, improving inventory management and de-cluttering stores all the while being very mindful of cash. But, the big question was always  in a digital world, was Radio Shack relevant?

Cathy Stauffer, Founder

Cathy StaufferFounderCathy Stauffer Consulting What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

The Tale Of Two Droids

November 9, 2009

Think The Droid Launch Was A Let Down? Not So Fast. | www.washingtonpost.com

Over the launch weekend, I saw strong, consistent traffic for the Droid along with great enthusiasm from salespeople. But not just for the Motorola Inc. Droid – the HTC Droid Eris was also generating a lot of interest, and sales.

Nicholas White, President

Nicholas WhitePresidentWhite & Co What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

October Jewelry Sales- Estimates Conflict with Reported Results

November 6, 2009

U.S chain store sales up 2.1 percent in October | www.nationaljewelernetwork.com

Conflicting sales reports make forecasting fourth quarter sales even more difficult for jewelry retailers. But, volatile consumer spending patterns,large competitors promotional plans, and emerging macroeconomic forces may play a much bigger role in the final outcome than actual sales in August, September, or October. Here's more.

Nicholas White, President

Nicholas WhitePresidentWhite & Co What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Note To Jewelry Industry-Wait and See Isn’t a Viable Strategy

November 4, 2009

India buys 200 tonnes of IMF gold | www.telegraph.co.uk

Escalating gold prices threaten $60 billion jewelery industry. Here's more.

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