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Ocuco’s Innovations UGM 2020 Has Been Canceled

It is re-scheduled in spring 2021.

Published

4 years ago

March 16, 2020

INSTORE Staff

(PRESS RELEASE) As a result of the continuously evolving COVID-19 virus, recent reports from the World Health Organization (WHO), national and regional guidelines from public health officials and Ocuco’s concern for the health and safety of our customers and employees, the Innovations Lab management team took the tough decision to cancel the Innovations UGM 2020.

This follows the announcement from the Vision Council to postpone Vision Expo East and consolidate it with Vision Expo West later in the year. At this time, we, Ocuco, want to express our concern for everyone impacted by coronavirus.

Ocuco is exploring methods to deliver some of the content of the UGM via webinars and/ or pre-recorded videos. Further information will be provided as soon as the delivery methods and scheduling have been finalized.

We, Ocuco, would like to express our sincere gratitude to all our customers, partners and suppliers during this challenging time and look forward to the next Innovations UGM which will be held in spring 2021.

When There’s No Succession Plan, Call Wilkerson

Bob Wesley, owner of Robert C. Wesley Jewelers in Scottsdale, Ariz., was a third-generation jeweler. When it was time to enjoy life on the other side of the counter, he weighed his options. His lease was nearing renewal time and with no succession plan, he decided it was time to call Wilkerson. There was plenty of inventory to sell and at first, says Wesley, he thought he might try to manage a sale himself. But he’s glad he didn’t. “There’s no way I could have done this as well as Wilkerson,” he says. Wilkerson took responsibility for the entire event, with every detail — from advertising to accounting — done, dusted and managed by the Wilkerson team. “It’s the complete package,” he says of the Wilkerson method of helping jewelers to easily go on to the next phase of their lives. “There’s no way any retailer can duplicate what they’ve done.”