The Guide
What our jobs are really all about...
Job One
The job isn’t merely to find good people. The job is to start with good people and help them become great people. It’s your only job – it’s Job One.
Got Cash? Now What?
The number of retailers who have told us that they have eliminated debt completely is astounding – and is especially notable for those who have never before been debt free.
Really BIG Data – 2020 Loose Round Diamond Sales
Quite a lot has been written, and reprinted, about the average selling prices of diamonds and engagement rings. The issue with these surveys is that they are just that – surveys. They are not facts based on transaction prices but rather responses from survey participants. Relying on consumer surveys may not be useful when merchandising your own businesses and relying on averages of a lot of data, as you will see, is less useful still.
Moneyball
How do you objectively determine the impact you or a member of your team has on the business, especially in a year like 2020?
Fat Man at a Buffet
Having recently completed our final Plexus meeting of the season, one thing was true across the board; everyone is in much better financial shape than they were a year ago.
BIG gives BACK
What a better way to celebrate our 20th anniversary in the jewelry industry than by giving back and helping independent retailers?
Pants? Who Needs Pants?
The Zoom Wardrobe is a thing.
Those Mall Customers
Many of the jewelers we work with have been reporting that new customers have been shopping in their stores over the past couple of months.
Planning in a Blender
Under normal circumstances, planning for the 4th quarter is pretty routine. However, nothing is normal this year and we struggle to get our arms around these issues – we struggle to plan.