Tiffany & Co., looking to widen its international customer base, launched a Canadian e-commerce web site. It is following in the footsteps of other e-tailers that established their local presence by creating local sites, sometimes identical to the original one.

As Tiffany is deepening its involvement with the Canadian diamond industry with mining, polishing and marketing operations, it is taking its Canadian presence further, offering diamond jewelry on a site dedicated to the Canadian market.

The site, which opened without any fanfare earlier this year, is nearly identical to the main site with hardly any difference besides prices noted in Canadian dollars. The one notable difference is the absence of the Wedding & Gift Registry section.

Read more about Tiffany's Canadian online diamond jewelry store at http://www.idexonline.com//portal_FullNews.asp?id=24769 .