Get the best results with Wilkerson

After analyzing, customizing, marketing, training, accounting and all of the other services Wilkerson’s provides you with when it’s time to sell your store, in the end, it’s all about successful results.

Wilkerson and Associates takes pride in providing our customers with profitable jewelry store sales that meet and exceed expectations. Over the last three decades, we’ve worked with over 5,000 jewelers. Below are just a few examples of those clients’ success.

Ferber Jewelry

Event: Going Out of Business Sale
Timing: Christmas 2007
Location: Jackson, Mississippi
Result: Over $2 Million in gross sales
Annual Volume Before Sale: $1.2 Million
Wilkerson Sale Projected Volume: $1.1 Million
Wilkerson Sale Actual Gross Sales: $2,064,733.01

Ferber Jewelry is a family owned jewelry store that has been in continuous operation for 25 years. It was located on the first floor of a multi-story office building in Jackson. They were known for their quality jewelry and custom designs. In spite of a slow local economy, through a combination of effective newspaper advertising and direct mail, this sale event produced nearly twice the previous year’s volume in two months .

Hart Jewelers

Event: Going Out of Business Sale
Timing: Christmas 2007
Location: St. Charles, Missouri
Result: Over three times last year’s Christmas Volume
Last Year’s Volume: $814,309
Wilkerson Sale Projected Volume: $727,314
Wilkerson Sale Actual Gross Sales: $1,033,794

This family owned and run business was twenty years old. They had a solid reputation with loyal customers. It was located in a small strip center just off an interstate. Hart Jewelers was on an increase of business. Sadly Pat is unable to dedicate the amount of time the store requires due to his progressive Huntington’s disease. So he chose Wilkerson to do this for him saying he ‘wanted to do it right.’

Davies Jewelers

Event: Going Out of Business Sale
Timing: Christmas 2007
Location: Dalton, Georgia
Result: Over three times last year’s Christmas Volume
Last Year’s Volume Same Time Frame: $169,810
Wilkerson Sale Projected Volume: $545,400
Wilkerson Sale Actual Gross Sales: $802,599

This lovely 50 year old business was created in an historic home in the small southern town of Dalton, Georgia. The owner, Mrs Virginia Travillian, used both the first and second floors of this house which made it a unique shopping experience. After her husband died Ms. Virginia made the decision to retire. She called Wilkerson to help her cash out her assets with a strong Going Out of Business Sale. Through direct mail and newspaper, we accomplished her goals.

Jack Kellmer Co.

Event: Store Closing Sale
Timing: Christmas 2007
Location: Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Result: Over three times last year’s Christmas Volume
Last Year’s Volume Same Time Frame: $1,050,000
Wilkerson Sale Projected Volume: $3,200,000
Wilkerson Sale Actual Gross Sales: $3,717,133

This expansive elegant freestanding store in Cherry Hill, New Jersey is just one of this company’s locations. Jack Kellmer Jewelers is a well respected jewelry business offering many of the branded lines including Rolex and Raymond Weil. The owner Jim Kellmer called Wilkerson when he had sold this particular location. He wanted to maximize his return and he knew Wilkerson would be the company to do it. We achieved over a year’s volume through this Store Closing Sale and with a variety of advertising medias.

Bailey’s Fine Jewelry

Event: Store Closing Sale
Timing: Christmas 2006
Location: Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Result: Over three times last year’s Christmas Volume
Last Year’s Volume Same Time Frame: $448,957
Wilkerson Sale Projected Volume: $1,200,000
Wilkerson Sale Actual Gross Sales: $1,390,029

For almost 6 decades Bailey’s Fine Jewelry has been providing North Carolina with fine quality service and jewelry including many of the fine brands such as Mikimoto and Hearts on Fire. This was just one of their locations and was located in the Golden East Mall. Since Clyde Bailey Jr has known and worked with Bobby Wilkerson many times over the years, it was easy to choose Wilkersons to help them close this location.