Our Story
Michael and Eric, the 'founding fathers' of Kids Gold Jewelry Source.com, had been doing business together for over 20 years before meeting face to face. Eric owned a full-line children's clothing store specializing in name-brand fashions for newborns, infants, boys and girls up to age 12; Michael owned a company that designed, manufactured, and distributed fine classic 14k gold jewelry exclusively for children. When a close mutual friend introduced them they became instant friends. Today they have pooled together their years of manufacturing and retail experience to create a wonderful online store: Kids Gold Jewelry Source.com. This online fine jewelry store is merchandised to satisfy the gift giving needs of those who are searching for quality 14k gold jewelry for children.
Our website will be the home that families and friends can depend on to find the classic 14k gold necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings they are looking for. Our elegantly gift-boxed jewelry is perfect for children's gift-giving events throughout the year. We would love Kids Gold Jewelry Source.com to be your destination when you need a classic, beautifully designed 14k gold piece of jewelry for a child.
Michael
"I was working for a company that manufactured 14k gold wedding bands, bracelets and gemstone jewelry just prior to entering the kids jewelry business. I sensed that a market existed for 'better' jewelry for children.
With my knowledge of 14k gold jewelry, I started my company in 1978 along with my wife. She designed the line and I merchandised and sold it to children's specialty stores and independent jewelry stores.
We soon learned that were not just selling a nice product, but we were also creating and merchandising a whole new category for the marketplace! It was thrilling and professionally rewarding for me to be a pioneer in an industry that I loved.
Our assortment was highly focused and broad enough for any store to carry.
Each item was beautifully packaged and merchandised in point of purchase displays enabling each store to make a statement that they carried children's jewelry.
Over the next eight years we grew nationally and added chain stores such as the Zale's fine jewelry division of Bailey, Banks & Biddle, Macy's, Littman's Jewelers, K-Mart, Bradley's, Consumers Distributors, Service Merchandise, Caldors, and Hills. By 1993 we were in over 5,000 stores nationwide!
Although the merchandise assortment was similar in each store, creative individualized packaging allowed us to reflect the differing personalities of each store and location. Consistently, the top sellers in all stores were essentially the same!
The customers I know we will satisfy are: mothers, grandmothers, aunts, fathers, grandfathers, uncles, friends and family who need to buy baby's first gift of classic 14k gold jewelry and special children's gifts for all subsequent major gift-giving events: birthdays, holidays, baby's Baptism, First Holy Communion, Bar and Bat-Mitzvahs, Quinceanera, etc.
Now that the Internet is an accepted retail environment I am confident that our new venture, Kids Gold Jewelry Source.com will be a success because:
- Buying from our online store will be easy, saving you time and money.
- I have learned from my 30 years in the kids 14k gold jewelry business what the most popular items are.
- I am committed to product value and I guarantee my customers 100% satisfaction.
Eric
"The retail children's clothing business has been in my family for over 50 years. My father, uncles, and cousins each had stores, and when I was very young my father used to take me to his store to 'help' him. I made cardboard boxes by folding in the corners. The highlight of my day was going to lunch with dad and drinking an 'egg cream' at the local luncheonette.
After college (I studied music and film-making) I fell in love, got married, and went to work in my father's store. My dad was my mentor, teaching me everything about kid's clothing, and the most important thing about any business: to understand and satisfy my customer's needs. I learned that fashions and styles will change with the seasons, but listening to my customer and reacting in a positive way are 'universal laws' that will never change.
When I was seasoned in the business, my dad helped me purchase a store of my own from a family that was also in the children's clothing business for many years. During the next eighteen years of running my own store I learned many things about customers, people, and the retail business. I learned that price isn't the most important thing, but value for product, time and money is. I learned that to be successful a retail store must have the items that the customers are searching for presented in an exciting way, at a good-value price. Ease of shopping and checking-out are also essential.
Having my own store meant I could count on the American Dream: start a family, buy a house, and realize the fruits of my own accomplishments.
I am excited about working with Michael to create another opportunity to serve our customers. We are working together to create Kids Gold Jewelry Source.com as a one stop destination for beautifully designed and packaged classic 14k gold children's jewelry. We want to put a big smile on the faces of our customers when they first open the package they bought from us, and whenever they wear their gold jewelry. Having happy and satisfied customers returning again and again would put big smiles on our faces too!"
