Valalan's Jewelers

One of the most solidly established and popular jewelry stores in the South Bay is a perfect example of how women can-and do-create th, eir own great successing business. Allie Tsai, whose mother, Amy, founded what is now Valalan's Jewelers 44 years ago, as the Jade Palace in the Del Amo Mall, says that when she was a child she could hardly wait to finish her homework so she could go help her mother in the store.

Today, Tsai is a graduate gemologist from the Gemological Institute of America, where she also worked for more than five years grading diamonds in the G.I.A. laboratory. She went on to earn a design degree that gives her special skills in creating and sketching ideas for original and custom jewelry. Customers like dealing with her so much that several have raved in online reviews about her skills and sensitivity to their needs. "Innovative product knowledge and solutions is our speciality. Selling, trading, repairing, and redesigning options available. We facilitate our clients to make a value-oriented decision when it comes to their jewelry needs."