Charm Diamond Centres
TypePrivate
IndustryRetail
FoundedDartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
1972
Headquarters
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
,
Canada
Number of locations
74
Area served
Canada
ProductsJewellery
Number of employees
800
SubsidiariesBen Moss Jewellers
Websitecharmdiamondcentres.com

Charm Diamond Centres is the largest independently owned Canadian jewelry retailer and second largest retailer in Canada.[1][2][3] Its stores are primarily located within regional malls in Canadian provinces such as Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island.[3]

Charm Diamond Centres uses the Kimberley Process to certify that their diamonds come from legitimate sources.[4]

The business was founded in Nova Scotia by Richard Calder in 1972. The jewelry chain is still owned and operated by the Calder family.[1] In 2007, Calder received the Entrepreneur of the Year Special Citation Award for Retailing Excellence in the Category of Business-to-Consumer Products & Services at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.[5]

Charm Diamond Centres has been chosen as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed companies since 2007; in 2013 it received Platinum status.[2][6]

In January 2017, the company acquired the brand rights to Ben Moss Jewelers which had gone into receivership in 2016, rehired many former staff members and reopened 2 stores in Winnipeg along with announcing its intention to open several other stores in the following months.[7] Under the 3 brands, Charm Diamond Centres, Crescent Gold and Diamonds and Ben Moss Jewellers operate 82 stores in nine provinces. Recent estimates put their number of employees at 800 with 60 being located at their Head Office in Nova Scotia.

References

  1. 1 2 Charm Diamond Ltd., retrieved 2012-03-25
  2. 1 2 Lopez-Pacheco, Alexandra (February 12, 2008), "Business Built on Family Values", The National Post
  3. 1 2 Charm Diamond Centres, archived from the original on 2013-01-15, retrieved 2012-03-24
  4. ↑ Pen Centre Newsletter (PDF), retrieved 2012-03-25
  5. ↑ Maclean, Heather (December 2007 – January 2008), "2007 Entrepreneur of the Year - Retail", Progress Magazine, Annual Entrepreneur of the Year Issue
  6. ↑ Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies - Gold Standard Members, archived from the original on 2012-12-17, retrieved 2012-03-25
  7. ↑ Cash, Martin (January 12, 2017). "Works like a Charm: Ben Moss to reopen". Winnipeg Free Press. FP Canadian Newspapers. Retrieved 18 January 2017.


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