'Sometimes an opportunity comes along and you just have to take it.'
SAM FRIBUSH of Berman’s Jewelers in Ellicott, MD, had worked in the business for 54 years and never thought of it as a job — until recently. “I...
Closings are flat, and more new businesses are opening. The Jewelers Board of Trade reported that 195 U.S. jewelry retailers closed their doors in the second...
That’s an increase from first-quarter 2017. The Jewelers Board of Trade reported that 282 U.S. jewelry retailers closed their doors in the first quarter of 2018....
It’s targeting April 30 for the closings. Brisbane, Australia-based Michael Hill International Ltd. has been unable to find a buyer for its nine U.S. stores and...
That's far fewer than in 2016.
Only 34 new retailers opened. The Jewelers Board of Trade reported that 174 U.S. jewelry retailers closed their doors in the third quarter of 2017. That...
Closures are down, but so are openings. The Jewelers Board of Trade reported that 195 U.S. jewelry retailers closed their doors in the second quarter of...
The company previously had 6 stores. Wisconsin’s A&E Jewelers is closing its two remaining stores, located in Oshkosh and Neenah. It has already closed its stores in Fond...
Both closures and new openings were down. The Jewelers Board of Trade reported that 250 U.S. jewelry retailers closed their doors in the first quarter of...
It had been open for 131 years
Rent had also gone unpaid. Hampton Jewelers in Okemos, MI, has closed, with the local township seizing its equipment as a result of delinquent property taxes,...
The number of closures increased.
There’s good news. As Scoville Jewelers in downtown Glens Falls, NY, closes its doors, another jeweler plans to take its place. Regional chain Northeastern Fine Jewelry...
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He couldn’t stay away. Dick Anderson decided a while back that he was done with the retail jewelry business. And then he decided he wasn’t. Anderson...
The owner says shutting down is “bittersweet.” Gaalaas Jewelers in Stillwater, MN, is closing after 110 years in business. Christmas Eve will be the downtown shop’s...
At its peak the business had 100 employees.
Retailer comes up short in turnaround plan. Winnipeg-based Ben Moss Jewellers will close its 54 store locations after 106 years in business, Chain Store Age reports....
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