Sherry Smith breaks down the results so far this year, including which categories are the sales standouts and which are struggling.
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Sherry Smith breaks down retailers’ performance last year, including how natural diamonds fared vs. lab-grown.

Current jewelry sales trends portend tougher days ahead. Sherry Smith shares six things retailers can do to make sure they are ready.

Sherry Smith digs into year-to-date data on lab-grown vs. natural diamonds, the performance of colored gemstone jewelry, and more.

Last year was great and 2022 has started out strong, but, Sherry Smith notes, myriad factors could impact sales going forward.

Sherry Smith shares independent jewelers’ sales figures for the third week of the month.

Sherry Smith shares the numbers on independent jewelers’ sales from Dec. 8 to 14.

Sherry Smith shares data on independent jewelers’ sales for the first week of the month.

All categories showed strength, but diamonds led the way, Sherry Smith writes in her latest column.

So why not make it one filled with happy, productive employees, Sherry Smith asks in her latest column.

In her latest column, Sherry Smith weighs March 2021 against March 2019 to give a more accurate picture of how jewelry is performing.

V-Day was sweet for jewelers this year, and it has independent jewelers off to a strong start in 2021.

Sherry Smith breaks down gross sales, average retail sale and more for independent jewelers in the first 21 days of the month.

It’s not too late to call your best customers and find out who they still need to shop for this holiday season, Sherry Smith writes.

Sherry Smith says things are looking up for independent jewelers, but waiting to replenish top sellers could be a costly misstep this holiday season.

Following a “dismal” April and a “bleak” May, Sherry Smith notes that independent jewelers’ sales have warmed up recently, particularly in this one category.

Jewelers need to re-evaluate their sales forecasts, their inventory and their employees, writes Sherry Smith in this special edition of On Data.

In another special edition of On Data, Sherry Smith says jewelers need to consult their team of experts about the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.

In this special edition of On Data, Sherry Smith talks virtually connecting with customers and compiling a cheat sheet for employees on available resources.

Sherry Smith looks at sales and gross margins on loose diamonds in her latest deep-dive into industry data.

Despite a few challenging months, 2019 turned out to be a positive year for the independent jeweler, Sherry Smith writes.

The Edge Retail Academy’s Sherry Smith returns with a mini-update on how the holiday season is going.

In a new data-driven column, The Edge Retail Academy’s Sherry Smith breaks down the year so far for independent retailers.