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U.S. Antique Shows Partners with the Rapaport Group

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9 years ago

January 26, 2016

INSTORE Staff

(Press Release)
NAPLES, FL – U.S. Antique Shows, a producer of indoor antique shows, recently announced its latest partnership agreement with the Rapaport Group. The Rapaport Group is an international network of companies providing services that support the development of free, fair, transparent, efficient, competitive and ethical diamond markets.

“Our continued relationship with the Rapaport Group ensures that our shared customers, both buyers and sellers, will continue to benefit from Rapaport’s valuable services at our events,” says Dan Darby, Emerald Expositions vice president and U.S. Antique Shows general manager. “Rapaport’s extensive services both complement and enhance the business conducted on our show floors and provide seamless services and synergies with their online trading platform, lab and auction services as well as diamond pricing.”

The Rapaport Group will sponsor the following U.S. Antique Shows in 2016: The Original Miami Beach Antique Show, which includes more than 300 antique, estate and vintage jewelry dealers; Las Vegas Antique Jewelry & Watch Show; New York Antique Jewelry & Watch Show; and LUEUR. Rapaport’s partnership also includes booths at both The Original Miami Beach Antique Show and Las Vegas Antique Jewelry & Watch Show.

Rapaport’s diamond and jewelry trading platform and brokerage services provide a platform for companies to trade, granting buyers access to diamonds and jewelry from around the U.S. and providing suppliers with the ability to sell their merchandise to a large buyer base.

“The Rapaport Group is delighted to be sponsoring the U.S. Antique Shows in 2016 and supporting the vital role they play in the jewelry industry,” says Director of Global Trading Ezi Rapaport. “We are steadfast in our mission of providing the diamond and jewelry industry with first-class, added-value services and platforms to trade in a secure, private and efficient manner. We are proud to be working together for the third year and look forward to another successful year together.”

Established in 1976, the Rapaport Group has more than 20,000 clients in 118 countries. Group activities include published materials; electronic information services and trading networks; diamond grading and certification; global trading and auction services; consolidated international shipping; international sourcing, quality-control and compliance services; and localized financial, research and marketing services.

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