b'CANDYUDELLthe jewelry and watch businesses. Candys passion has left an impres- But each member of the next generation has carved out an im-sion on him.portant role and that makes Candy proud. The dream is that your She can be intense at times. When she has a vision, shes relent- kids can do better than you, and that is what theyre doing, she says. less but in a very elegant way. Thats part of her charm. She will fightDespite spending so much time together at work, the family still tooth and nail for something, but she doesvacations together, and Candy and Mark it with such grace and integrity that itsCandy Udell accepting thesometimes take a grandchild on a buying trip hard for anyone to say no to her. Lifetime Achievement Awardto a Swiss watch show, just like they did with from the Womens Jewelry No matter how expansive her respon- Association in 2013Randi and Scott when they were young. sibilities, Candy maintains an unwavering dedication to detail.Scott notes that his mother personallyWHEN SHE HAS A VISION, sends gift baskets to clients each holiday season, hand-selecting items to go in themSHE IS RELENTLESS BUT and assembling them herself. IN A VERY ELEGANT WAY.You could easily outsource that project, he says, but she wants to make SCOTT UDELLsure its up to her level. Thats how she has taught us to do things in life.Candy and Mark have paid forward theMy mom is a complete superwom-creative freedom Marks parents affordedan, Randi says. She manages her time so them to their own children, who comprisewonderfully. Growing up, she was a working the companys fourth generation. mom; however, she still came home every Today, Randi, Scott, and the Udellssingle night and made a home-cooked meal nephew, Zach Udell, are company viceto make sure we were together as a family. presidents.Even today, shes an incredible grandmother Randi has taken the companys socialand spends her free time with her grandkids.media by the reins. Shes cultivated that completely by herself,Candy counts encouraging her children to enter London Jewelers Candy says, while London Jewelers brand-within-a-brand, Two byas one of her best moves, as poignant as her decision to join Mark at London, which caters to bridal customers, is Scotts brainchild.London Jewelers when they were first married. Zach, meanwhile, plays a vital role in the watch business. Hopefully, my grandkids will be the fifth generation [at London Even with separate responsibilities, the entire family is involvedJewelers], she says.in running all aspects of the business together, from buying to designing and selling. AN IMPACT GREATER THAN JEWELRYRandi, Scott, and Zach faced the task of finding their footing inIts important to London Jewelers to be embedded in the local their early years of joining London Jewelers, which was no easy featcommunity, supporting the areas where it sells. considering, Mark and I have such big footprints, Candy says.Continued on page 34AMERICANA MANHASETT EAST HAMPTON SOUTHAMPTON TH London Jewelers operates seven stores at upscale CARTIER S HOE RMTA HLILL ALTS shopping center Americana Manhasset on Long Island, pictured below, as well as the stores pictured in the insets at left.WESTFIELD WORLDTRADE CENTER WHEATLEY PLAZA GLEN COVEAMERICANA MANHASETTDAVID YURMAN BULGARI JEWELRY & DIAMOND SALON VAN CLEEF & ARPELS WATCH SALON TWO BY LONDON AUDEMARS PIGUET32 RETAILER HALL OF FAME 2023'