A few months ago, we asked INSTORE’s Brain Squad to share the top experiences that should be on every jeweler’s bucket list. The overriding theme in...
EVER WONDERED WHAT YOUR customers really want to wear? Or what kind of advertising, exactly, would grab their attention? Philip Bosen, director of Von Bargen’s, wondered...
A dozen employees of a Chinese cosmetics company were ordered to “belly-crawl,” around a 23-acre lagoon during a national holiday last week because they failed to...
The Big Story for INSTORE’s November 2015 issue is about customer types retailers may encounter between Black Friday and Christmas Eve. Thanks, Brain Squadders for being...
From interactive displays to traditional boutiques, these stores show the range of ways to serve the bridal customer.
Stop complaining for just seven days and watch your finances improve, says. T. Harv Eker, self-made millionaire and author of “Secrets of the Millionaire Mind.” In...
Their tagline is “Where Oklahoma Gets Engaged!”
Results from INSTORE’s 2015 Big Survey (to be published in the October issue of INSTORE) reveal that involvement in charitable causes – even more so than...
Continuing with my holiday theme, here are a few tips to keep in mind when training staff and polishing your customer service skills (while you still...
Start early. Sometimes the best event planning is done floating in the pool while sipping margaritas.
Ruth Mellergaard, a principal with Grid 3/International, is a designer of note in two stores that took America’s Coolest Stores honors this year. The stores have...
Established in 1948, Bailey’s Fine Jewelry enters its third generation with five stores.
VALENTINE’S DAY ENGAGEMENTS are a welcome tradition for jewelers, of course, that can bring a flurry of post-December sales. At Albert’s Diamond Jewelers, a family-owned company...
He wanted to create something that Texarkana had never seen before.
I recently received this story from Heather Eichhorn Cruse, granddaughter of John Eichhorn, who founded Eichhorn Jewelry in Decatur, IN, 50 years ago. The business is...
Debbie and George Fox are working "crazy hours" to keep up with their store's skyrocketing growth.
"If I want to wear flip-flops and listen to The Offspring and serve alcohol, I’m going to," says its owner.
“We didn’t need another Family Name Fine Jewelers,” its owner says.
Hey, jewelry designers , are you ready to push the limits of your skill and imagination? Rio Grande has issued the call for entries for the...
As a resident of New Orleans for the past two years, I’m very much a newcomer. But I’ve lived here long enough to understand the magnetic...
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