As many of you know, I love numbers. Maybe that is why I pursued a degree in accounting and got my CPA right after college. I have always said that numbers tell a story to me. That is why I loved this quote so much. It summed up what I have always felt. When I met with Abe Sherman over a year and a half ago, he showed me the Balance to Buy™ system and it was like I heard angels singing! (OK so maybe I am being a little over dramatic right now.)
So as we all settle back in after Las Vegas, it is time to take a moment and reflect back on the craziness of Jewelry Week.It was so nice to see so many friends and colleagues. Every year our industry descends on sin city and eats too much, drinks too much, and has an overall great time! From all the events, like the Diamond Empowerment Fund's "Diamonds Do Good" to the Indian Diamond Council Awards to the Jewelers for Children Gala, we take a week out of our busy lives to enjoy each other's company, while working hard.
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The BIG Network was created to provide the link allowing the much needed collaboration between retailer and supplier. As vendors enroll in The BIG Network, retailers are able to share their data with that specific vendor. Contact BIG for instructions. GN Diamond has been in business for over 35 years with offices in Israel and Philadelphia.
While we often hear that the way we do business needs to change in order for us to remain competitive, few have offered viable solutions. One of the ways the industry can strengthen is through a closer collaboration between retailers and vendors.Through true partnerships, we believe we will be able to work together.
This is a question that I get asked a lot. I was recently appointed the new Chairman of the MJSA (Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America). I have had the pleasure of being interviewed a few times over the last month or so, and inevitably this is a question that keeps getting repeated. And each time [...]
By Abe Sherman Around the first week of September, I wrote a rather long article about synthetic diamonds. It had very limited distribution; I only sent it to our Plexus members because I wanted to discuss the subject during our fall Plexus meetings to get a sense of how jewelers were feeling about the subject, [...]
Thoughts from Ann Arnold, BIG's Chief Strategy Officer We constantly hear from our clients and colleagues that this industry has to change. For those that do not know me, prior to joining the BIG team earlier this year, my family and I owned Lieberfarb bridal manufacturing company for over 40 years. As many others in this [...]
Buyers Intelligence Group (BIG) is pleased to announce a new addition to the BIG team, Ann Arnold as Chief Strategy Officer. Ann will focus on integrating BIG's three powerful industry products, enabling the company to provide a comprehensive, scalable, industry solution that delivers dramatically improved performance to jewelry retailers and manufacturers. Arnold is a 27-year veteran [...]
By Abe Sherman At first I was going to describe it as a wave. Then I was going to use the image of a Tsunami, a high wall of water moving onshore crushing everything in its path. But “Tsunami” would be a pejorative in this context since there won’t be any destruction, only opportunity: Massive opportunity [...]
