Golden Guide
Midas Chain has released its all-new 2017-2018 catalog! This updated volume offers retailers thousands of Midas Chains’ unique styles. For more than 30 years, Midas has offered collections in gold and sterling silver to jewelers nationwide.
midaschain.com
Prioritize People
The CIBJO Commission has released a special report on human resource management in advance of the November 2017 CIBJO Congress in Bangkok, Thailand. The report focuses on staff recruitment and the methods necessary to build and sustain a winning team of employees.
cibjo.org/congress2017
Style and Grace
Beloved flame-haired actress Debra Messing of NBC’s Will And Grace will receive a new kind of recognition at the 2018 GEM Awards, where she will take home the first ever GEM Award for Jewelry Style.
jewelers.org/gemawards
Vaunted Videos
Platinum Guild International USA’s video series, which won three bronze Telly Awards and two platinum Hermes Creative Awards, is available for viewing online. The nine-part series features notable jewelry designers and fashion editors, including Wendy Brandes, Myriam Gumuchian, Deirdre Featherstone, and Severine Ferrari.
platinumguild.com
For the Children
Jewelers for ChildreN’s Hope for the Holidays program offers holiday greeting cards and an honor donation program, along with contribution cards and inserts.
jewelersforchildren.org
This article originally appeared in the November 2017 edition of INSTORE.
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.
