BIG Newsletter: Averages Smaverages
If it was 32 degrees and sleeting with 100% humidity yesterday, but it’s going to be 112 degrees and bone-dry tomorrow, that doesn’t mean that today will be sunny and 72 degrees with 50% humidity. Such is the nature of averages.
BIG Newsletter: 1669
Sixteen Sixty Nine isn’t referring to a year. According to a recent article in JCK online, it is the number of jewelry companies that closed in 2016.
BIG Newsletter: Undisclosed Diamond Situation Still Uncertain
We as an industry are at a point in time where we must recognize the need to ensure our reputation is not marred by any of these stones being sold as natural, and not being properly disclosed.
BIG Newsletter: Death and Taxes (or if There’s a Will, where is it?)
This is about your Last Will. I was meeting with my attorney and accountant a few months ago, working with both of them on estate planning and my Will.
BIG Newsletter: Strong Teams Lead To Success
Football season has begun and I recently read an article on the ways to make "special teams" strong. One thing that strikes me every year is how some teams just seem to gel, they come together and just work well.
Throwback Thursday: Life in the Fast Lane
Cars take up space. Inventory takes up dollars. A well oiled merchandise highway allows plenty of space (dollars) for new product to enter from the right, and move from lane to lane without obstruction. As these products accelerate, other merchandise gets out of the way to allow their passage. They beep and wave as they go by, and exit off to the left at often blazing speeds.