Jimmy Degroot

Video: Maximize on the Opportunities That 2020 Brought the Jewelry Industry

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3 years ago

February 14, 2021

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THE FOURTH QUARTER of 2020 was a bright spot for many jewelers, says Jimmy Degroot. Some consumer dollars that normally would have gone toward travel landed instead went to jewelry.

But the pandemic and associated lifestyle changes won’t last forever. Are you prepared for the changes that are coming?

Degroot says it’s time to use that late-2020 momentum to improve your business for the long term. In today’s video, he offers ideas on how to do that.

Watch the video:

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