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Get Ready to Showcase Your Independence, Your Air-Con and Your Emoji Game

Summer is a time for fun, events and, let’s not forget, hot dogs.

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4 years ago

June 10, 2021

INSTORE Staff Instore June 2021 Issue

1 NATIONAL INDEPENDENT RETAILER MONTH celebrates its 10th anniversary this year amid a growing awareness that mom-and-pop retailers are good for marketplace diversity and keep more dollars in the local community. Proclaim your independence with an event tied to July 4th. The Independent Retailer Month website (indieretailermonth.com/resources) has posters and other visual elements you can print out to display in your store windows.

3 On AIR CONDITIONING APPRECIATION DAY, let the sweaty, panting crowds know that they’re always welcome in your store and will be received with some good old-fashioned lemonade and an invitation to relax.

17 It’s WORLD EMOJI DAY. According to a WordStream study, using an emoji in your Facebook posts can increase shares by 33 percent and interactions by 57 percent. Add some life to all your texts today.

21 On NATIONAL HOT DOG DAY, hire a food truck to cook up a treat for all visitors. “And don’t forget to take pictures of some beautiful diamonds on the food truck for social media,” says consultant Megan Crabtree.

Four Decades of Excellence: How Wilkerson Transformed a Jeweler's Retirement into Celebration

After 45 years serving the Milwaukee community, Treiber & Straub Jewelers owner Michael Straub faced a significant life transition. At 75, the veteran jeweler made a personal decision many business owners understand: "I think it's time. I want to enjoy my wife with my grandchildren for the next 10, 15 years." Wilkerson's expertise transformed this major business transition into an extraordinary success. Their comprehensive approach to managing the going-out-of-business sale created unprecedented customer response—with lines forming outside the store and limits on how many shoppers could enter at once due to fire safety regulations. The results exceeded all expectations. "Wilkerson did a phenomenal job," Straub enthuses. "They were there for you through the whole thing, helped you with promoting it, helping you on day-to-day business. I can't speak enough for how well they did." The partnership didn't just facilitate a business closing; it created a celebratory finale to decades of service while allowing Straub to confidently step into his well-earned retirement.