The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season is one of the most active in recent memory — and there's still over two months to go. November 30 is when hurricane season officially ends and in addition to preparing for hurricanes, jewelers in coastal states need to be prepared for what to do after a storm strikes.
Even if you're not in an area that has the potential to be impacted by extreme natural disasters, storms of lesser severity can still cause major problems.
But what about water damage that is a result of neglecting the maintenance of your building?
Even though the cause is different, the results can be just as costly. That's why regardless of being in a hurricane state or a desert climate, every jeweler should know how to prevent water damage.
Fear not. Jewelers aren't the only ones who feel the pressure of capitalizing on holiday sales — pretty much every other type of retailer goes to great lengths to take advantage of the year-end shopping rush.
When it comes down to crime prevention, however, jewelry store security needs to be viewed through a different lens.
Is your jewelry store security better than a colleague's on the other side of the country because you have a guard and they don't? Or is their business better off because they're in a smaller town and don't carry the high-end luxury watches that are frequently targeted by criminals?
Don't spend too much time debating. There's no right or wrong answer when it comes to comparing the strengths and weaknesses of jewelry store security.
Benjamin Franklin once said, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
You'd be hard-pressed to find better wisdom about insurance or crime prevention, especially from a source more respectable than the man who founded the oldest, continuously active insurance company in America.
