[dropcap cap=W]elcome to instore’s “Big Survey,” year four. It’s one of our annual projects that I’m most proud of. And one we couldn’t do without...
[dropcap cap=D]o you have a place where you can be creative? Someplace where you are completely away from all the distractions? Where you can think big...
[dropcap cap=F]or me, the America’s Coolest Stores contest is a fantastic opportunity to forge a closer relationship with inspired jewelry store owners. All the cool store...
[dropcap cap=Y]ear is going fast. Halfway done now. Time to take a breather and reassess. These are two distinct acts. Taking a breather without reassessing is...
You want people to work in your store because they love jewelry, says David Squires. [dropcap cap=I]t’s the time of year when our work gets...
You want people to work in your store because they love jewelry, says David Squires. [dropcap cap=A]s an employee and manager, I’ve always been a...
David Squires on the inspiration for poets, directors, and oh yeah, our magazine and trade show. [dropcap cap=O]h, youth. The age of passion and wonder. Of...
David Squires on a trade event you should definitely consider attending. [dropcap cap=T]his month, a quick pitch for The SMART Jewelry Show, which is being held...
[dropcap cap=L]ots of news this month so let’s get cracking. First off, if it isn’t already apparent, is a brand-new, thoroughly freshened version of your...
Meet some of your peers in this month’s issue (oh, and three more things ...).
Rediscover that loving feeling once again for a successful selling season. [dropcap cap=I]t’s a season of traditions. Basting turkeys, buying trees, stringing popcorn, sending cards, etc,...
The third annual Big Survey provides an overview of the current state of retail jewelry. [dropcap cap=I]t’s time for instore’s third annual Big Survey,...
Big or small, these America's Coolest Stores contest winners have stories to learn from.
The magazine you hold in your hands could be your first step toward a summer vacation. Every year in July, instore kicks things down a...
Pick a strategy and go with it. It’s you who will most determine how your year will be. Hard to believe it’s June already. (Though I’m...
Going the extra mile now will make your store even better when the recovery comes.
Take away one major new idea from the smart jewelry show, and we will have succeeded. Unless you’ve spent the past year on the International...
Slow down and carve out the time each day for those big, important projects.
And then get up, dust yourself off and get back to being the very best you can be. The holidays are over. Hype has quieted,...
Get 2009 off to a rousing start by following our to-do list of 100 things … plus three more. There’s nothing like starting off a...
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