America's Coolest Stores

America’s Coolest Stores 2012 Revealed

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13 years ago

July 23, 2012

INSTORE Staff Instore July 2012 Issue


Green Lake Jewelry Works	TWO By London	Diamond Vault	Versani	Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry

R. Grey Gallery	Idar	Zoltan David Collection	Moondance Jewelry Gallery	Catherine Angiel

AMERICA’S COOLEST STORES CONTEST URL: americascooleststores.com

This year’s contest was the fifth time we have split the competition into two divisions: Big Cool for stores with 6 or more full-time employees; and Small Cool for stores with 5 or fewer. From a total of 108 entries, 10 finalists per category were selected by INSTORE’s editors. Panels of five industry-expert judges chose the top five stores in each division. Five Honorable Mention stores were chosen from each of the division’s finalists and will be featured as monthly Cool Stores in INSTORE through July 2013. Judges viewed the entries on a specially created website and rated stores on a scale of 0 to 100 in six categories: story, exterior appearance, interior appearance, advertising and marketing, online presence and overall individuality. Total scores were calculated weighting the categories according to importance: story 50 percent, exterior 75 percent, interior 100 percent, advertising 50 percent, online 25 percent and individuality 100 percent. Many thanks to our amazing judges and all those stores that took the time to enter!

2011

First Place, Big Cool: The Tiny Jewel Box
First Place, Small Cool: Max’s
Second Place, Big Cool: M.C. Ginsberg: Objects of Art
Second Place, Small Cool: Robert Goodman Jewelers
Third Place, Small Cool: Elizabeth Blair Fine Pearls
Third Place, Big Cool: Levinson Jewelers
Fourth Place, Big Cool: Betteridge
Fourth Place, Small Cool: Kas A Designs
Fifth Place, Small Cool: Mahlia Collection
Fifth Place, Big Cool: Hamilton Jewelers

2010

First Place, Big Cool: O.C. Tanner
First Place, Small Cool: Don Muller
Second Place, Big Cool: Cornell’s Jewelers
Second Place, Small Cool: Alara
Third Place, Small Cool: Churchill
Third Place, Big Cool: Lily & Co.
Fourth Place, Big Cool: Jackie Abrahams
Fourth Place, Small Cool: Goldworks
Fifth Place, Small Cool: E.E. Robbins
Fifth Place, Big Cool: Lee Michaels

2009

First Place, Big Cool: London Jewelers
First Place, Small Cool: Zoltan David
Second Place, Big Cool: Hyde Park of Phoenix
Second Place, Small Cool: Patronik Designs Jewelry Gallery
Third Place, Big Cool: Ylang | 23
Third Place, Small Cool: The Green Bull Fine Jewellery Couture
Fourth Place, Big Cool: Diana Vincent Jewelers
Fourth Place, Small Cool: Spexton
Fifth Place, Big Cool: Manfredi Jewels
Fifth Place, Small Cool: Dumont Estate Jewelery

2008

First Place, Big Cool: Lee Read Jewelers
First Place, Small Cool: Zachary’s Jewelers
Second Place, Big Cool: B.C. Clark Jewelers
Second Place, Small Cool: I. Gorman Jewelers
Third Place, Big Cool: Tivol
Third Place: Small Cool, Hamilton Hill International Designer Jewelry
Fourth Place, Big Cool: JB Hudson Jewelers
Fourth Place, Small Cool: Sami Fine Jewelry
Fifth Place, Big Cool: Silverscape Designs
Fifth Place, Small Cool: Kerry Catherine Jewelry

2007

First Place: Traditional Jewelers
Second Place: Warner Co. Jewelers
Third Place: DeBoulle
Fourth Place: Wesche Jewelers
Fifth Place: Saxon’s Fine Jewelers
Sixth Place: J. Green Jewelers
Seventh Place (Tie): David Gardner’s Jewelers
Seventh Place (Tie): Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts
Ninth Place: Tapper’s Diamonds & Fine Jewelry
Tenth Place: Hamilton Jewelers

2006

First Place: Underwood’s Fine Jewelers
Second Place: Josephs Jewelers
Third Place: Christopher’s Fine Jewelery
Fourth Place: Kimball’s Jewelers
Fifth Place: Long’s Jewelers
Sixth Place: Gunderson’s Jewelers
Seventh Place (Tie): Fox’s Gem Shop
Seventh Place (Tie): Shreve & Co.
Seventh Place (Tie): Simmons Fine Jewelry
Tenth Place: Jewelry Design Center

2005

AFirst Place: Bigham Jewelers
Second Place: J.R. Dunn Jewelers
Third Place: Schwarzschild Jewelers
Fourth Place: I. Gorman Jewelers
Fifth Place: Becky Beauchine Kulka
Sixth Place: Hyde Park Jewelers
Seventh Place (Tie): Murphy Jewelers
Seventh Place (Tie): Harold Jaffe Jewelers
Seventh Place (Tie): Eve J. Alfill?
Tenth Place: Justice Jewelers

2004

First Place: Wattsson & Wattsson Jewelers
Second Place: Turgeon Raine Jewellers
Third Place: Destin Jewelers
Fourth Place (Tie): Gary Michaels
Fourth Place (Tie): Samuel Getz
Sixth Place: Kimberly & Co. Jewelers
Seventh Place: The Crystal Shoppe
Eighth Place: McMartin Jewelry
Ninth Place (Tie): Ross Simons
Ninth Place (Tie): Ylang-Ylang Fine Jewelry

2003

First Place (Tie): Clodius & Co. and Push
Second Place: Kokopelli
Third Place: Diamonds n’ Dunes
Finalist: Town and Country
Finalist: Gemesis
Finalist: Camden & Co.
Finalist: Mark Loren Designs
Finalist: Molina Fine Jewelry
Finalist: Rafinity

2002

First Place: Decatur City Jewelers
Second Place: Continental Diamond
Third Place: Wanna Buy A Watch?
Finalist: Legend Jewelers
Finalist: Mignon Faget
Finalist: T. Foster & Co.
Finalist: The Collector Fine Jewelry
Finalist: Judith Ripka
Finalist: The deBoulle Salon
Finalist: Jared

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