ERA also announced that Stephen Barnes has joined its team as a Business Advisor, exclusive to IJO members.Stephen is a 20+ year member of IJO and a retailer of his family’s jewelry business, Barnes Jewelers.
“Bringing Stephen onboard as a Business Advisor is a natural fit,” said Mr. Brown. “Stephen has been an advanced Edge software user since 2003 and an Edge Retail Academy client himself since 2005. He will be able to convey the strategies that ERA provides, with clear examples from his own experiences.”
Mr. Barnes provided consultations to IJO members at last week’s IJO Buying Show.
About Edge Retail Academy
Edge Retail Academy is the leading provider of jewelry business advisory services combined with real-time data to improve the sales and profitability for the jewelry industry. It offers products to both jewelers and jewelry vendors including the largest grouping of aggregated retailer sales and inventory data in the industry. For more information, please visit www.edgeretailacademy.com.
About IJO
The Independent Jewelers Organization is an elite group of retailers. Members are Master IJO Jewelers and arehand-selected for membership in the Independent Jewelers Organization (IJO). IJO is an organization which only accepts jewelers with the highest ethical standards and superior professional integrity. IJO provides marketing and educational opportunities to over 1,000 members worldwide. As a Master IJO Jeweler, members receive benefits such as expert training, allowing them to update their knowledge, skills and experience to help the consumer make a confident jewelry purchase. Group purchasing power allows Master IJO Jewelers to pass a significant savings on to their customers while maintaining the highest quality products they have come to know. And the fact that IJO Jewelers are active members of their communities means they strive to offer an unsurpassed level of service. Master IJO Jewelers adhere to an ethical code-of-conduct offering the honesty, trust, integrity and "Brilliance You Deserve"® no other jeweler can provide. For more information please visit www.ijo.com.
