And one reader really wants to know how to find employees.
And one jeweler will no longer accept rings bought elsewhere online for sizing.
Despite a strong year last year, many jewelers are pessimistic about 2022.
Traditional “giftware” disappearing from showcases, according to 2021 Big Survey.
INSTORE Big Survey finds 62% of jewelers carry 10 or fewer vendors, up from 32% a decade ago.
“Can you make a ring from my kidney stone?”
And, of course, they talk about their holiday sales so far as well.
One says he’s not happy with the current goings-on in Washington D.C.
These were your letters from November.
Big Survey finds 92% of owners and managers are white.
One in three jewelers walking 5 miles or more a day.
Difficulties in training and selling are at the top of the list.
Most suffered business losses. Many others suffered personally.
In the 2021 Big Survey, we asked jewelers for their elevator pitches.
INSTORE 2021 Big Survey finds more than 6 out of 10 jewelers get the band sale most of the time.
From retirement planning to staffing, many made changes they’d been putting off.
Finding underscores precarious state of most jewelers’ exit plans.
As for life lessons, “Embrace the unpredictability,” jewelers tell the 2021 Big Survey.
Japanese maker tops poll for fourth straight year; Rolex falls out of top 3.
But some feel rich all around.
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