Jimmy Degroot

Smith and DeGroot Release ‘A Vendor Perspective’ Podcast Episode

The industry veterans discuss the relationships between retailers and vendors — dynamics, potential problems, and how to keep them on track.

Published

9 months ago

March 13, 2024

Jimmy DeGroot

IN EPISODE 7 of The Business of Jewelry Podcast, Jimmy DeGroot and Peter Smith talk about the supplier’s point of view in the industry. In “A Vendor Perspective,” the industry veterans discuss the relationships between retailers and vendors — dynamics, potential problems, and how to keep them on track. They discuss how industry members on both sides of the aisle can form and maintain positive, productive partnerships.

Windsor Jewelers: Building for Tomorrow with Wilkerson

After 43 years in the jewelry industry, Windsor Jewelers' President Rob Simon knows the value of trusted partnerships. When planning a store expansion in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, he turned to Wilkerson to transform existing inventory into construction capital. "There have been very few companies I've dealt with that I totally trust," Simon shares. "Wilkerson understands their success is 100% based on your success." The partnership enabled Windsor to fund new showcases and construction while maintaining their position as their community's premier jeweler. For Simon, the choice was clear: "Over the years, I've been abused in every direction there is by different people in this industry, so I know what to avoid. One company not to avoid is Wilkerson."