Update: It has been announced that Schmitt Jewelers was named Luxury Retailer of the Year. Congrats!

Today, it was announced at Luxury by JCK that 40-year-old Valley company Schmitt Jewelers was chosen as one of the top five retail jewelers nationwide.
 
The Luxury Retailer of the Year Award identifies LUXURY’s most innovative retailer, whose focus is on the future of retailing, and acknowledges their efforts over the past year. Voting takes place through midnight Wednesday, May 28.  To vote for Schmitt Jewelers text LUX05 to 22333. The winner will be announced Thursday morning.
 
“We’re thrilled to be selected as one of the finalists for this award. Being recognized as one of the most innovative retailers in the country is very exciting,” says Tom Schmitt.  “JCK is one of the go-to publications in our industry, and we’re honored to have been chosen.”
 
Schmitt Jewelers in North Central, on the southwest corner of 7th Street and Glendale Avenue, opened in 2003.  Schmitt Jewelers Arcadia opened October 2014 and is located on the northeast corner of 44th Street and Camelback Road. (The company’s original home was at 16th Street and Bethany Home Road.)