Be prepared to land that whopper of a sale with these seven easy steps, no matter how small your store or your town. [dropcap cap=I] had...
America’s Coolest Stores share a recipe for success: one part dream, one part commitment and one part the deep sense of community they share. [dropcap cap=S]oon...
When things turn bad in your life, you will be floored at who steps up to the plate with support.
It’s your call. You can weather these tumultuous times by trying to play it safe and do nothing, or you can take control and make things...
These financial times could prove to be the best thing that ever happened to the jewelry industry — forging partners, not rivals. I for one am...
From phony discounts to poor grading, independents need organized help. But we’re just not getting it from our current array of industry bodies. Whether it be...
Sometimes it's a blessing to be hard of hearing and dim of sight.
Do we stay reasonably aggressive to make things better, or do we wave the white flag of surrender and wait for things to get better? ...
Let’s get back to cash and away from extended credit before we become the next sub-prime crisis.
Closing out goods is not a threat to your brand identity. It’s an admission to your customers that you’re hurting too. And that’s OK. [dropcap...
… But will you? wonders our columnist
Imitation may be a nice compliment, but there’s a limit to how much flattery one should have to take, says Eve Alfill?. SO YOUR CUSTOMER WANTS...
Do more than wait for a bite, advises Jeff Unger.
Sometimes it takes conspiratorial fibbing to make a dream come true, says Steve Feldman HE’S A PLOTTER AND SCHEMER,, making up one cockamamie story after another...
Designer brands curry favor with chains? at their own expense, says Emerson Robbins YOU KNOW THE CHILDREN’S STORY about killing the goose that laid the golden...
It isn’t easy being a traveling sales rep, says Jeff Unger. So give one a hug today! Look appealing? Well, here’s what you as retailers don’t...
Brands can lift your store ? or kill it, says Emerson Robbins YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT, but if you carry any branded merchandise in your...
Jeff Unger’s got a question for you — who runs your store? You or your software?
How Karen Flyer came to terms with selling luxury products I’VE NEVER BEEN a ?jewelry person?, so to speak. So when friends and associates of...
Payment due? Don’t make Jeff Unger come looking for you! IF YOU’RE A FAN of Looney Tunes, you know the cartoon with Sam Sheepdog and Ralph...
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