Now introducing … Instore’s ?Big Survey’
WELCOME, READERS, to our inaugural ?Big Survey? edition ? a brand-new annual feature that we expect to be a valuable addition to INSTORE’S editorial lineup.
It’s been one of our most ambitious (and most complicated) initiatives ever, and we’re very proud of the results ? the collective insights of more than 550 of your fellow jewelers. (Thanks, every one of you!) You’ll learn what inventory categories perform most strongly, what marketing methods work best, how different team members are paid, and even how many jewelers have guns in their stores. We think you’ll find the results, in many, many cases, eye-opening.
How can you use all of the data we’re bringing you in the ?Big Survey?? Well, one way not to use it is to look at an answer and feel comfortable that your store places in the middle of the pack in that area. Instead, look at the very top performers ? the upper 10 to 20 percent ? and emulate their behaviors. That’s the way to get to the top of your field, and you’ll find many ideas for business-building actions here.
Do remember, however, that this is something of a beta version and not all the kinks have been worked out yet. Next year, we’re looking at switching up the questions as well as getting more precise answers on some of the ones we feel we didn’t quite hit.
In the meantime, we hope you read carefully, benefit thoroughly and enjoy greatly the aggregated wisdom of this feature, the biggest-ever survey of American jewelers.
Wishing you the very best business …
David Squires
Executive Editor and Associate Publisher
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