Getting Back to Work: Improving the Vendor/Retailer Relationship

WEBINAR: Right now, jewelry retailers need suppliers to not only support them, but help them be successful — and vice-versa.

Published

3 years ago

June 18, 2020

INSTORE Staff

IN THE AGE of video conferencing, detailed inventory tracking and countless merchandising options, jewelry retailers need their suppliers to not only support them, but to help them to be as successful as they possibly can — and vice-versa. Megan Crabtree of Crabtree Consulting, John Carter of Jack Lewis Jewelers and Scott Bates, regional sales director of Kim International, discuss ways to improve this symbiotic relationship to the benefit of both parties. Moderated by Trace Shelton, editor-in-chief, INSTORE.

Why This Jeweler Chose Wilkerson

Mark Lauer is the owner of Mark Michael Diamond Designs, the Minnesota-based jewelry gallery known for exceptional and uniquely designed diamond jewelry. Though he loved creating the beautiful jewelry his business was known for, retirement was an exciting alternative to the 60+ hours a week he’d spent building it up. He called Wilkerson to help with a retirement sale. “I did talk to two other companies, but I just didn’t feel they offered the same services that Wilkerson did,” he says. “I knew Wilkerson had the expertise to follow through and give me the service and results that I wanted. They’re the number one rock stars in this industry.”