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Article: Tiffany forges ahead
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- Honolulu Star - Bulletin
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- September 20, 2002
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Tiffany & Co., as it gets close to opening its first stand-alone store in Hawaii, says it is not worried about the Hawaii economy.
Or the decline in Japanese tourists.
Or the reduced spending habits of the Japanese who do visit the islands.
"We've been here long enough to know how to do it," said Michael Christ, Tiffany's retail group vice president for the Central, Southwest, Northwest and Pacific regions.
Tiffany walked members of the media yesterday through the 11,200-square-foot, three-story store that will open Nov. 1 in the 2100 Kalakaua complex at the entrance to Waikiki.
The high-end jeweler has been in Hawaii for 10 years, starting with a store in the Ala Moana Center in 1992 ...