Tiffany & Co. to Open Store in Perth, Australia
NEW YORK--(Business Wire)-- Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) today announced plans to open a store in Perth, Australia, in July 2008. The approximately 4,500-square-foot store will be located at 37 King Street, a historic building in the city's premier shopping area. The building, constructed in 1905 and a prime example of classic Victorian architecture, is listed with the Heritage Council of Western Australia. Tiffany architects and designers will preserve the building's original facade and create a modern and gracious interior on three levels that showcases an array of renowned TIFFANY & CO. collections. Among them are the jeweler's celebrated diamonds in engagement rings and jewels of ultimate glamour; fine and sterling silver jewelry; the signature designs of Elsa Peretti, Paloma Picasso, Jean Schlumberger and Frank Gehry; watches; gifts and accessories. "We are extremely excited to be entering the Perth market and offering its residents and visitors the convenience of shopping at Tiffany & Co.," said Glen Schlehuber, managing director of Tiffany & Co. Australia. "Our prominent location in a historic building in the city's most desirable shopping area provides us with the ideal environment for introducing everyone to our own heritage of design and outstanding service for which Tiffany is renowned." Perth is Tiffany's fourth location in Australia. The jeweler currently operates stores in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Tiffany & Co. operates jewelry and specialty retail stores and manufactures products through its subsidiary corporations. Its principal subsidiary is Tiffany and Company. The Company operates TIFFANY & CO. retail stores and boutiques in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe and engages in direct selling through Internet, catalog and business gift operations. Other operations include consolidated results from ventures operated under trademarks or trade names other than TIFFANY & CO. For additional information, please visit www.tiffany.com. TIFFANY & CO. and TIFFANY, are trademarks of Tiffany and Company. Tiffany & Co. Mark L. Aaron, 212-230-5301 mark.aaron@tiffany.com or Linda Buckley, 212-277-5900 linda.buckley@tiffany.com Copyright Business Wire 2008
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