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Dis-Location: In a Lonely Place

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Dis-Location: In a Lonely Place

Location, location, location. The retail mantra that’s so nice, we say it thrice.

Does your store benefit from a killer location? Or maybe not so much? Or maybe not at all? Here are some signs that your store might be a bit, umm, off the beaten track.

  1. The lone tumbleweed blowing across your showroom floor.
  2. Hillary Clinton stays in your store during high terror alerts.
  3. Have to hang lunch high in the trees so bears won’t steal it.
  4. Ambient noise = vultures cawing, rattlesnakes hissing, and “city folk” whose car broke down moaning in your basement.
  5. Cable company says they’ll be by to hook you up between the hours of 1 p.m. and 2016.
  6. Your goldsmith uses nearby lava flow for metal work.
  7. While watching Mars Rover footage on TV you notice the robot approaching your front door.
  8. Your last customer was competing in the Iditarod.
  9. Sales staff is made up of Gilligan, the Skipper and Ginger.
  10. Giant hand keeps putting pieces of cheese in front of your door and dropping what seem to be huge white mice way off around the corner and in the distance.
  11. Only customer is a volleyball named “Wilson”.
  12. Store was featured on an “In Search Of …” episode.
  13. Nearest neighbors in the tornado are the roof of a barn and a flying cow.
  14. Five-year warranties on watches already expired by time customers get all the way home.

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Dis-Location: In a Lonely Place

Published

13 years ago

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Dis-Location: In a Lonely Place

Location, location, location. The retail mantra that’s so nice, we say it thrice.

Does your store benefit from a killer location? Or maybe not so much? Or maybe not at all? Here are some signs that your store might be a bit, umm, off the beaten track.

  1. The lone tumbleweed blowing across your showroom floor.
  2. Hillary Clinton stays in your store during high terror alerts.
  3. Have to hang lunch high in the trees so bears won’t steal it.
  4. Ambient noise = vultures cawing, rattlesnakes hissing, and “city folk” whose car broke down moaning in your basement.
  5. Cable company says they’ll be by to hook you up between the hours of 1 p.m. and 2016.
  6. Your goldsmith uses nearby lava flow for metal work.
  7. While watching Mars Rover footage on TV you notice the robot approaching your front door.
  8. Your last customer was competing in the Iditarod.
  9. Sales staff is made up of Gilligan, the Skipper and Ginger.
  10. Giant hand keeps putting pieces of cheese in front of your door and dropping what seem to be huge white mice way off around the corner and in the distance.
  11. Only customer is a volleyball named “Wilson”.
  12. Store was featured on an “In Search Of …” episode.
  13. Nearest neighbors in the tornado are the roof of a barn and a flying cow.
  14. Five-year warranties on watches already expired by time customers get all the way home.

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Family Legacy, New Chapter: How Wilkerson Turns 89 Years of History Into Future Success

After 89 years of serving the Albany community, Harold Finkle Your Jeweler faced a pivotal decision. For third-generation owner Justin Finkle, the demanding hours of running a small business were taking precious time away from his young family. "After 23 years, I decided this was the time for me," Finkle explains. But closing a business with nearly nine decades of inventory and customer relationships isn't something easily managed alone. Wilkerson's comprehensive approach transformed this challenging transition into a remarkable success story. Their strategic planning handled everything from advertising and social media to inventory management and staffing — elements that would overwhelm most jewelers attempting to navigate a closing sale independently. The results speak volumes. "Wilkerson gave us three different tiers of potential goals," Finkle notes. "We've reached that third tier, that highest goal already, and we still have two weeks left of the sale." The partnership didn't just meet financial objectives—it exceeded them ahead of schedule.

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