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FEWER BETTER THINGS

Richard Haruni — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:45:03 +0000

‘Our lives are full of things. Disposable distractions, stuff you buy but do not cherish, own yet never love. Thrown away in weeks rather than passed down for generations. Perhaps things will be different now. Wiser choices made with greater care. After all, if the fewer things you own always excite you, would you really miss the many [...]

Draw on this… for the New Year

Richard Haruni — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 09:40:04 +0000

Now Christmas has been and gone and you’ve taken stock of how the year went, it is the perfect time to look at your business from a new perspective. If there’s one thing we know for sure, it’s that the next few months (and we really don’t know how many that is) things are not [...]

Welcome to Colour in its Element

Richard Haruni — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:36:15 +0000

Colour in its element is the gateway to TheGemBank.com (where you can search my stock of Gemstones and Coloured Diamonds) and Gemrunner the Concierge service where I look for stones not found in my stock). It is somewhere to read an article about the trade, or other business matters and comment on them if you [...]

We’ll only get through this TOGETHER

Richard Haruni — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:58:13 +0000

It’s starting to get a bit bloody out there. And while everyone has to look after their own interests first, ignoring the interests of those around you does not help anyone. Firstly give your customers the best service you can, they are a species in decline and need propping up as much as possible. Then look [...]

The Waitrose Paradox

Richard Haruni — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:46:01 +0000

People often tell me they don’t need a Gem Dealer as they have their own suppliers in the East and they go to Bangkok or Hong Kong to buy themselves once or twice a year and that’s enough.The assumption is that they can surely buy better and cheaper themselves. And in some cases this is [...]

The Red Edition : Autumn/Winter 2008

Richard Haruni — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:32:25 +0000

The Red Edition : Autumn/Winter 2008 This year International Gemstones Limited will be setting their stones against the backdrop of the most current fashion trends and giving them a setting they deserve. IGL will be exhibiting Coloured Gemstones and Diamonds of all shapes and sizes. Having specialized in Rubies, Sapphires, and Natural Coloured Diamonds for over [...]