| Utilizing alcohol to disinfect areas |
|
56% |
| Sporting a masks |
|
52% |
| Declining to shake arms |
|
33% |
| Avoiding commerce exhibits |
|
32% |
| Curbside pickup |
|
20% |
| Appointment solely |
|
10% |
| Video gross sales |
|
6% |
| We by no means did any of those |
|
6% |
| We’re completely again to regular |
|
2% |
| Different |
|
6% |
*“Others” included insisting on masks, plexiglass obstacles, shorter hours, and limiting foot visitors.
SOME 57 PERCENT of jewelers stated they proceed to disinfect surfaces of their shops with alcohol whereas simply over 52 p.c stated they have been nonetheless sporting masks.
Quite a few respondents (32 p.c) stated they have been nonetheless not shaking arms and practically 32 p.c stated they have been avoiding commerce exhibits and different industry-related occasions.
“We used an appointment calendar initially to assist unfold out purchasers and keep social distance by avoiding crowding,” stated one jeweler who discovered there have been benefits to the pandemic measure: “We’ve discovered it’s very efficient to handle the day’s enterprise though we not want to look at a most occupancy.”
Feedback by jewelers for the Large Survey revealed that some have been all about following practices that prospects have been comfy with, whereas others have been returning to pre-pandemic enterprise practices.
“We used a few of these measures—masks, sanitizer and curbside [pickups]—for some time however we’re again to enterprise as traditional,” stated one jeweler.
The 2021 Large Survey was carried out between August and September, attracting nearly 700 nameless responses from house owners and managers of impartial jewellery shops throughout the US and Canada. The complete outcomes will likely be printed within the upcoming November subject of INSTORE.
