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10 Fascinating Things We Learned from Big Survey 2016

From informative to shocking, this survey had it all. There’s a lot to be learned from INSTORE’s 2016 Big Survey — but that’s no surprise. With...

Fun8 years ago

If You Don’t Know This Jewelry-Store Slang, You Might Be Behind the Times!

Read our guide — it's awesomesauce!

Big Survey8 years ago

$50,000 Is a Critically Important Number for Many Jewelers

Bad things happen beyond that amount.

Tips and How-To8 years ago

Here Are the Real Reasons Jewelers Quit Their Jobs

Jewelry-store employees fare a pretty loyal group overall, as we previously reported. But people do move on for a variety of reasons. Understanding why employees choose...

Tips and How-To8 years ago

‘I Shoulda Lived on Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches’: Jewelers Reveal What They ‘Shoulda Done’ In Their Early Years

You can learn a lot from an experienced jeweler about how to do things — and how not to do them. For Big Survey 2016, we...

Tips and How-To8 years ago

These Are the Unexpected Expenses that Really Hurt Jewelers

When you run a small business, there’s always something unexpected coming up — sometimes positive, sometimes negative. And sometimes expensive. For Big Survey 2016, we drilled...

Tips and How-To8 years ago

What’s the Next ‘Breakout Category’ in Jewelry?

Times are changing, and so are consumers’ tastes in jewelry — at least to a degree. For Big Survey 2016, we asked, “What do you think...

Tips and How-To8 years ago

Did You Ever Notice How Attractive Jewelry Store Owners Are?

There’s just no getting around it: Jewelry store owners are a really good-looking group of people. Wouldn’t you agree? Maybe it’s because of all the time...

Tips and How-To8 years ago

Jewelers Share Their Most Humiliating, Frustrating and Bizarre Stories

As part of Big Survey 2016, we asked you to tell stories that you’ll laugh about one day — even if you’re not laughing yet. You...

Tips and How-To8 years ago

And the Presidential Candidate that Jewelry Store Owners Prefer Is …

When it comes to the upcoming presidential election, no one candidate is a majority favorite among jewelers. But Republican nominee Donald Trump holds a strong plurality...

Tips and How-To8 years ago

Jewelers Share Their Life Mottos

There’s more to life than jewelry. Okay, maybe not much more, but many of our readers did wax philosophical when asked, “If you were to get...

Fun8 years ago

Here’s How Much Jewelers Drink

The hardest-drinking jewelers in the business? They’re from the Midwest, with 17 percent of jewelry store owners or managers in the heartland putting away more than...

Tips and How-To8 years ago

This Is What’s Distracting Your Employees from Their Work

You pay your employees for a full day’s work, but sometimes you get … less than that. As they go about their daily tasks, your staff...

Tips and How-To8 years ago

Here’s the Biggest Sacrifice That Jewelers Make

No matter how many books you read, you don’t know what it’s like to be a parent until you have a child. It’s the same thing...

Tips and How-To8 years ago

What’s the Best Time for a Jeweler to Post on Facebook?

When it comes to social media, jewelers tend to believe that it’s the early bird who catches their followers’ attention. The hours between 7 a.m. and...

Tips and How-To8 years ago

Here’s the ‘Best New Supplier,’ According to Our Readers

More INSTORE readers chose Stuller than any other company as their best new supplier in 2016. Tied in second place were Gabriel & Co., Lafonn and...

Tips and How-To8 years ago

The 5 Most Engaging Types of Facebook Posts for Jewelry Store Owners

Got a dog? If your answer was no, you might want to run down to your local pet store and buy a new best friend if...

Tips and How-To8 years ago

The 10 Commandments of Sales, According to Our Readers

Sales is both art and science, and probably a few other things, too. People work for years and decades to become good at it. And as...

Watches8 years ago

These Are Our Readers’ Top Watch Brands, and the Brand Our Readers Covet Most

More INSTORE readers would like to add Rolex to their cases than any other jewelry or watch brand, according to results of the 2016 Big Survey....

Tips and How-To8 years ago

Here’s What You Really Think About Lab-Grown Diamonds

What do INSTORE readers think about the controversial topic of lab-grown diamonds? When it comes to selling them, it’s a solid “maybe.” In our 10th annual...

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10 Fascinating Things We Learned from Big Survey 2016

If You Don’t Know This Jewelry-Store Slang, You Might Be Behind the Times!

$50,000 Is a Critically Important Number for Many Jewelers

Here Are the Real Reasons Jewelers Quit Their Jobs

‘I Shoulda Lived on Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches’: Jewelers Reveal What They ‘Shoulda Done’ In Their Early Years

These Are the Unexpected Expenses that Really Hurt Jewelers

What’s the Next ‘Breakout Category’ in Jewelry?

Did You Ever Notice How Attractive Jewelry Store Owners Are?

Jewelers Share Their Most Humiliating, Frustrating and Bizarre Stories

And the Presidential Candidate that Jewelry Store Owners Prefer Is …

Jewelers Share Their Life Mottos

Here’s How Much Jewelers Drink

This Is What’s Distracting Your Employees from Their Work

Here’s the Biggest Sacrifice That Jewelers Make

What’s the Best Time for a Jeweler to Post on Facebook?

Here’s the ‘Best New Supplier,’ According to Our Readers

The 5 Most Engaging Types of Facebook Posts for Jewelry Store Owners

The 10 Commandments of Sales, According to Our Readers

These Are Our Readers’ Top Watch Brands, and the Brand Our Readers Covet Most

Here’s What You Really Think About Lab-Grown Diamonds

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