Six Retailers Inducted Into JA 100 Club

Staff -- JCK Online, 7/1/2005 2:00:00 AM

Jewelers of America recently inducted six more retail members into the JA 100 Club, bringing the total membership in the club to 90. The new JA 100 Club inductees are: Bruce Watters Jewelers, St. Petersburg, Fla., established 1905; Cole & Young Co., Lansing, Mich., established 1874; Dubes Jewelry, Janesville, Wis., established 1870; Gould's Diamonds and Jewelry, Anoka, Minn., established 1880; Saboe Jewelry, West Union, Iowa, established 1854; and S.E. Needham Jewelers, Logan, Utah, established 1896.

The JA 100 Club, created in 1995, acknowledges JA members who have been in continuous operation for at least a century and who have served their communities with high professional distinction.

A complete list of JA 100 Club members is posted on the JA Web site.

Qualifying JA member retailers who have operated their businesses continuously for 100 years or longer and would like to be considered for induction should call (800) 223-0673. Visit www.jewelers.org for membership information.