Monthly Archives: September 2009

Times are getting tougher for retail jewelers

All across the country some of the biggest names in the jewelry business are going broke. Zale said it will close 118 retail locations during its fourth quarter. That will make 191 stores closed in 2009. ============================== 120-year-old Finlay Enterprises … Continue reading

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Doing Business on Memo

There is a phrase in the retail jewelry trade, “on memo,” which basically means a “Consignment Memorandum.” Have you ever looked at the displays in a mall jewelry store and wondered how they could afford to have many thousands of … Continue reading

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New Entrance

When we first expanded this building there were 3 pre-existing exits onto Mesquite ave. –The city forced us to close all of them. Then the city allowed us to put in an exit through to the alley behind us. But … Continue reading

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