Customers Prefer Jewelry Stores—But Only Safe Ones

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Of course this makes sense in our current situation since we have no experience with, or knowledge about how to deal with new diseases until they're studied, so logic dictates that people will only want to shop where they feel safe, but what safeguards are they looking for? This gives you the percentages so you'll know where to focus if you deal with the public.

Customers Prefer Jewelry Stores—But Only Safe Ones
July 6, 2020 by Rob Bates



"While most consumers still want to buy diamond jewelry at a physical store, they want to make sure that proper COVID-19 precautions are in place, according to new research from the De Beers Group.

Even digital-savvy generations, such as millennials and echo boomers, said they would prefer to buy diamonds in-store: Some 59% of those groups listed physical retailers as their preferred place to buy gems.

However, with COVID-19 spiking in certain areas, customers want to make sure that their shopping experience is safe and comfortable.

According to the research, the three most important considerations for consumers in choosing a store is whether it limited the number of customers in the store (favored by 68%), whether it provided hand sanitizer (66%), and whether staff members always wore face masks and gloves (64%).

Smaller numbers of consumers wanted stores to make sure each piece of jewelry was cleaned after being handled (53%), to mandate that customers wear face masks (48%), and to have screens that separate customers and sales associates (42%).

Just 4% of consumers said they would feel comfortable shopping with no safety measures in place.

The report can be seen in its entirety here. ... "
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