by Marc Cohen | Jun 9, 2014 | Industry, Marketing, News
Best of luck to Ashley Gold (American Jewelry & Pawn) with her new endeavor. She’s off to a great start! Leading the way to becoming a role model and breaking another stereotype associated with the Pawnbroker business. Episode One: Les Gold Les is the...
by Marc Cohen | Jun 9, 2014 | Industry, News
More than $48,000 worth of stolen property was recovered by Eau Claire police and returned to its owners between Feb. 1 and June 1. A key component in many of the cases is pawn shops. During that four-month period, Detective Jason Kaveney has investigated 95 cases,...
by Marc Cohen | Jun 5, 2014 | Business, Industry, Laws, News
This IS big news (Seattle minimum wage to $15.00 per hr) and places Seattle’s Pawnbrokers at a disadvantage…workers making more money, may not need the financial services of a pawnbroker as much. Seattle’s city council on Monday unanimously approved...
by Marc Cohen | Jun 5, 2014 | BE ON THE LOOKOUT, Industry, News
This report comes with 3 messages: 1) Be on the look out for these 4 suspects who are wanted by Police in a distraction theft. 2) As the pictures show,it happens so fast . They file in one by one and innocently distract the sales associate. 3) Camera...
by Marc Cohen | Jun 2, 2014 | Business, Industry, Security, Security.edu, Tech
Having a front row seat in the call center of a closed-circuit television (CCTV) technical support center, I can tell you that having a fully functional CCTV system consistently recording is a top priority. While few things are as burdensome as staring at a video...