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Why did Kathy Levine jewelry line fail on QVC?


I remember it was called La Vintage but it didnt last long. People said it wss pretty much a direct copy of Heidi Daus on HSN but not as good.
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Re: Why did Kathy Levine jewelry line fail on QVC?

It was nothing like Heidi Daus.  It was just some flowery costume jewelry. Plastic and base metal.  That failed just her H s n clothing line failed.  And her Evine collaboration failed too.   

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Re: Why did Kathy Levine jewelry line fail on QVC?

Kathy was a fantastic QVC host. However, when she sought greener and brighter pastures, nothing materialized. That included a rather bogus jewelry line at QVC after a failed line at HSN. It's the Peter Principle, where people move to their highest level of incompetence. Kathy was great as a host, like Lisa. Once they tried to move on to other things, it was a failure.

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Re: Why did Kathy Levine jewelry line fail on QVC?

Because it was ugly and cheap.  Heidi Daus is not my taste nor does it fit in with my lifestyle but it is really pretty, unique and well made.  

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Re: Why did Kathy Levine jewelry line fail on QVC?

Lisa is not a failure shes a entrupener and all her jewelry has sold out pretty much. She will be expanding i think Lisa os smart to be in business for herself it takes time to build a business instead of innediately going to another shopping channel where they tell u what to do. Kathy line on HSN was there and gone. Evine live unfortunately they changed CEO who.dropped her line. I was more surprised at her QVC failure because she was in an environment where she should have thrived.
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Re: Why did Kathy Levine jewelry line fail on QVC?

Well, there might only be 10 items and then she or a friend might buy what is left after 10  minutes to create a stampede for those that look, to grab before it is gone. 

 

We really don't have any clue as to what is really going on there.  I visited the first time to just see what it was all about, but I have no desire to buy anything from Lisa. 

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Re: Why did Kathy Levine jewelry line fail on QVC?

Her clothing line didn't get picked up by the new corporate people that took over HSN. They didn't want to go forward with it and cost. She told that the other night in her online chat with Lisa. The jewelry line she did was more as a rep for that company and she just had some input on the designs but not actually her own line.

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Re: Why did Kathy Levine jewelry line fail on QVC?

I loved Kathy as a host, and she was so successful doing that, it's probably very tempting to think that you can create as well as sell. It wasn't good, but if you have a dream, and the chance to try , why not ? She seems very happy now.

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Re: Why did Kathy Levine jewelry line fail on QVC?


@JONNYSBRO wrote:

I remember it was called La Vintage but it didnt last long. People said it wss pretty much a direct copy of Heidi Daus on HSN but not as good.

@JONNYSBRO ..... it failed because it was ugly, gaudy junk!!!

 

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Re: Why did Kathy Levine jewelry line fail on QVC?

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@JONNYSBRO wrote:
Lisa is not a failure shes a entrupener and all her jewelry has sold out pretty much. She will be expanding i think Lisa os smart to be in business for herself it takes time to build a business instead of innediately going to another shopping channel where they tell u what to do. Kathy line on HSN was there and gone. Evine live unfortunately they changed CEO who.dropped her line. I was more surprised at her QVC failure because she was in an environment where she should have thrived.

@JONNYSBRO .... in time LR will be a has been just like all the other QVChost who left for greener pastures!!! 

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