Welcome to the Jewelry District, a podcast by J.C.K. Online. This podcast is sponsored by Jewelers Mutual. In 1913, a group of jewelers were told their livelihoods were uninsurable.

They came together through these times, and in doing so, Jewelers Mutual was formed. Today,

they're here to protect you through the next century. To help for the times ahead, they've taken

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Today, JCPay's Rob Bates and Victoria Gimelski talked with Rhett Auden, co-owner of Krogan's

Jewelbox.

Red talks about how the power of social media has helped her company during the COVID-19 crisis.

Welcome to the Jewelry District, JCPay's podcast. This is Victoria Gimelski, editor-in-chief of the magazine and the website, and I'm with...

Rob Bates, news director of the magazine, J.C.K. and the website, J.C.K. Online.

We've got a wonderful guest today, Rhett Outen. She is co-owner of Krogan's Jewel Box, along with her sister, Mariana, located in Charleston,

South Carolina, and one of the country's oldest retailers. They've been around since about 1903. So

coming on 120 years, which is really exciting. Ret, it's wonderful to have you. Thanks for joining us.

Thank you so much for inviting me. Tell us a little bit. So just before we get into the

nitty gritty, of course, we know there's lots to talk about and how you've been managing

during South Carolina's lockdown and recent reopening, I understand. But tell us a little bit

about the background of the store and family business and how you and your sister and her daughters

work together. Well, we're located in the

historic area of Charleston, South Carolina. My sister, Marianna, and I are third generation.

It's my grandfather's business. He was a hand engraver and a bench jeweler. It was a humble

spot, definitely humble beginnings. After my mom graduated from the college of Charleston,

he convinced her to come work for him just one summer. And that was all she wrote. She wanted to be

a writer and she had big aspirations about moving away. But once she started working in his little

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