Jewelers who misinterpret the state of the jewelry market risk employing the wrong retail strategy, cautions columnist Sherry Smith.
N.C. Retailer Wins Local Family Business Award
Perry’s Fine, Antique & Estate Jewelry was named one of Charlotte, N.C.’s top five most outstanding family-owned businesses by the Charlotte Business Journal.

Charlotte, N.C.--Perry’s Fine, Antique & Estate Jewelry was named one of Charlotte, N.C.’s top five most outstanding family-owned businesses at the Charlotte Business Journal’s inaugural Family Business Awards ceremony on March 23.
Criteria for the award included overall excellence, innovation, ethics, philanthropy and contributions to the Charlotte region.
Finalists were divided into five categories--20 or fewer employees, 21 to 50 employees, 51 to 75 employees, 76 to 225 employees and 226+ employees. Perry’s won the award in the 21 to 50 employees category.
Hundreds of business leaders were at the event, held at the city’s Ritz-Carlton, to celebrate the 19 family-owned businesses who won.
Perry’s was founded in 1978 by Ernest and Priscilla Perry. The two still own and run the company along with their daughter, Hadley Perry, who serves as vice president and is gradually assuming leadership of the company.
The store buys, sells, repairs and appraises fine, vintage, antique and estate jewelry, gold, coins, diamonds, silver, platinum and more. They also are seeing growth in their custom jewelry department, as 3-D printing and computer technology allows them to collaborate with customers throughout the whole process.
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