Good things come to those who … make good things I’ve had a retail store for over 30 years now. About 25 years ago we began...
It’s time to move on from this outdated terminology for colored gemstones. This article originally appeared in the February 2015 edition of INSTORE. We need to...
Lies (even the little white ones), invariably come back to haunt us. Honesty. It’s a concept that we have all explored from adolescence to adulthood. As...
It’s the season to buckle down and reap the rewards of what we’ve sown. My store is located in an agricultural community located in southern Indiana....
Once you know what you really want from life, you have a simple choice to make.
The dishonesty of a few shouldn’t influence all the ethical jewelers out there. “But Mother, everyone else is going,” said teenage “me” in many conversations, pleading...
STAY SANE Keep yourself mentally, physically and spiritually healthy. BY DAVE SALKIN Published in the September 2014 issue Sure, you love your jewelry career. You eat,...
The Business: The Lighter Side From Customers’ Antics To Their Wisdom (Teeth) BY CLIFF YANKOVICH Published in the July 2014 issue A peek at the funny...
The Business: Gems of peace The artisanal diamond sector needs your support to develop healthily. BY DOROTHÉE GIZENGA Published in the April 2014 issue The Diamond...
The Business: Fill Your Wagon Maintain your advantage over the competition with the right inventory BY BRUCE GOODHEART Published in the March 2014 issue “You can’t...
The Business: Client First When retailer-vendor relationships are based on what’s best for the customer, everyone wins. BY JENNIFER GANDIA Published in the January 2014 issue...
For those who’ve been not naughty but nice, your vendors are willing to help.
The Business: Bring Back the Wonder Use custom-cut stones to create heirloom-worthy pieces BY JEAN-NOEL SONI Published in the November 2013 issue Expertly crafted, one-of-a- kind...
The Business: The New Gold Standard The time has come to address mining practices BY DARLA ALVAREX Published in the October 2013 issue With only one...
The Business: Embrace The New Normal The times we live in are presenting us with new customers and new challenges. We have to change with them....
From the ups and downs of entering to knowing how you stack up to peers This article originally appeared in the August 2013 edition of INSTORE....
The Business: Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen BY MICHAEL NEDLER Published in the July 2013 issue One of my favorite programs was M*A*S*H, hence some of you...
The Business: TV is Dead Or, at least we’re redefining it BY SHANE O’NEILL Published in the June 2013 issue Tv is dead! Well, it’s not...
The Business: An Endangered Species Hunting down the last untreated gemstone BY CARA WILLIAMS Published in the May 2013 issue He was the global poster child...
The Business: Common Threads The best jewelers share some — if not all — of these traits BY ELLEN FRUCHTMAN Published in the April 2013 issue...
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