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2005: more sweat, more ideas, more love …

IT’S DECEMBER AGAIN? As we end our fourth year of publication here at Instore magazine, things are definitely winging along at the speed of light. 

Some highlights: 

In an independent poll of close to 500 jewelers conducted by the Jewelry Industry Opinion Council, retailers chose Instore, for the third consecutive year, as the industry magazine they value most, giving us more votes than the other four major American industry publications combined. (You’ll notice that, in this month’s Editor’s Note picture, my head is a wee bit bigger than usual. Those survey results are the reason.)  

Like my head, our mag got bigger ? much bigger, and we launched a bunch of new idea-filled departments for you ? monthly features like ?Benchmarks?, ?Style Counsel?, ?Know It All?, and ?Manager’s To-Do List?. Plus, we improved, expanded and otherwise refined other popular sections like ?Cool Stores?, ?Tip Sheet?, and ?New Arrivals?. Plus, we gave you some of our biggest lead packages ever ? including a 50-page ?America’s Coolest Stores? edition and a ground-breaking analysis of a jeweler at the crossroads we published in October called ?What’s Next??  

Whew! We worked hard ? really hard ? to give our readers an information package they could use to make real improvements in their businesses. We hope we succeeded. Now it’s time to turn our sights to 2oo6, when we’re determined to provide you with even more rich, chewy goodness in our expanded editorial package, debuting next month. See you then! 

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Wishing you the very best business …
David Squires 
Executive Editor and Associate Publisher 
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After being in business for over a quarter of a century, Wayne Reid, owner of Wayne Jewelers in Wayne, Pennsylvania, decided it was time for a little “me time.” He says, “I’ve reached a point in my life where it’s time to slow down, enjoy a lot of things outside of the jewelry industry. It just seemed to be the right time.” He chose Wilkerson to handle his retirement sale because of their reputation and results. With financial goals exceeded, Reid says he made the right choice selecting Wilkerson to handle the sale. “They made every effort to push our jewelry to the forefront of the showcases,” he says, lauding Wilkerson for their finesse and expertise. Would he recommend them to other jewelers who want to make room for new merchandise, expand their business or like him, decide to call it a day? Absolutely he says, equating trying to do this kind of sale with cutting your own hair. “The results are going to happen but not as well as if you have a professional like Wilkerson do the job for you.”

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Chalk It Up

Published

16 years ago

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2005: more sweat, more ideas, more love …

IT’S DECEMBER AGAIN? As we end our fourth year of publication here at Instore magazine, things are definitely winging along at the speed of light. 

Some highlights: 

In an independent poll of close to 500 jewelers conducted by the Jewelry Industry Opinion Council, retailers chose Instore, for the third consecutive year, as the industry magazine they value most, giving us more votes than the other four major American industry publications combined. (You’ll notice that, in this month’s Editor’s Note picture, my head is a wee bit bigger than usual. Those survey results are the reason.)  

Like my head, our mag got bigger ? much bigger, and we launched a bunch of new idea-filled departments for you ? monthly features like ?Benchmarks?, ?Style Counsel?, ?Know It All?, and ?Manager’s To-Do List?. Plus, we improved, expanded and otherwise refined other popular sections like ?Cool Stores?, ?Tip Sheet?, and ?New Arrivals?. Plus, we gave you some of our biggest lead packages ever ? including a 50-page ?America’s Coolest Stores? edition and a ground-breaking analysis of a jeweler at the crossroads we published in October called ?What’s Next??  

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Whew! We worked hard ? really hard ? to give our readers an information package they could use to make real improvements in their businesses. We hope we succeeded. Now it’s time to turn our sights to 2oo6, when we’re determined to provide you with even more rich, chewy goodness in our expanded editorial package, debuting next month. See you then! 

Wishing you the very best business …
David Squires 
Executive Editor and Associate Publisher 
(Click here) 

Related Topics:

click to Comment(Comment)
Advertisement

SPONSORED VIDEO

You Wouldn’t Cut Your Own Hair. Why Run Your Own Retirement Sale?

After being in business for over a quarter of a century, Wayne Reid, owner of Wayne Jewelers in Wayne, Pennsylvania, decided it was time for a little “me time.” He says, “I’ve reached a point in my life where it’s time to slow down, enjoy a lot of things outside of the jewelry industry. It just seemed to be the right time.” He chose Wilkerson to handle his retirement sale because of their reputation and results. With financial goals exceeded, Reid says he made the right choice selecting Wilkerson to handle the sale. “They made every effort to push our jewelry to the forefront of the showcases,” he says, lauding Wilkerson for their finesse and expertise. Would he recommend them to other jewelers who want to make room for new merchandise, expand their business or like him, decide to call it a day? Absolutely he says, equating trying to do this kind of sale with cutting your own hair. “The results are going to happen but not as well as if you have a professional like Wilkerson do the job for you.”

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