When speaking of Tiffany,most people know that,it is a large jewelry company.
As we all know that ,in 1837 Charles Lewis Tiffany and John Young founded Tiffany & Young in New York City . The store sold stationery and costume jewelry and offered a unique, no-haggling approach.
In 1845 the company began selling real jewelry and also published its first mail-order catalog.
In 1955 the Tiffany heirs sold their share of the company to Hoving Corp.
The developing company opened its first store outside of New York City, in San Francisco.
Two years later, it added locations in Beverly Hills, California, and Houston in 1964.
In 1984 Avon sold Tiffany to a group of investors led by Tiffany's.
In 1986 the company expanded into Europe, opening a store in London.
Tiffany developed very quickly in the past 170 years.
Tiffany has been expanding its retail presence while diversifying its customer.
Tiffany also markets through its Selections and Collections catalogs, through its Web site, and through its iconic annual Blue Book catalog.
Tiffany had extended its reach into other specialty retailing .
After having explored strategic alternatives for its Little Switzerland unit, Tiffany sold its 100% stake in the specialty retailer in summer 2007 to NXP Corporation.
Nowadays,Tiffany jewelry is very famous around the world,and its products are quite popular.