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Stuller Announces 2017 Bridge Event Dates
The eighth season of the supplier’s conference, held at its Lafeyette headquarters, begins in late June.

Lafayette, La.--Stuller has announced the dates for its 2017 Bridge conference event.
The three-day conference explores business insights and allows for networking, all at its Lafayatte, Louisiana headquarters.
This year’s event will feature classes that delve into issues such as understanding industry trends, business planning essentials, inventory management, customer experience, customization technology, and branding and marketing.
The 2017 Bridge schedule is as follows.
--June 25-27
--July 16-18
--Aug. 20-22
--Sept. 10-12
--Oct. 15-17
For more information visit Stuller.com/Bridge.
“We created the Bridge conference to help our customers grow as jewelers, as store owners, and colleagues,” said Taylor Burgess, executive director of customer experience at Stuller. “Bridge offers a chance for jewelers to learn from Stuller experts as well as one another, and to move the jewelry industry forward, together.”
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