tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796221668764867227.post5033107992172896395..comments2023-12-17T04:51:36.196-06:00Comments on Bibliophemera: The J.K. Gill Company: Booksellers and StationersChuck Whitinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17535408831418392506noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796221668764867227.post-31373394362610487492015-06-14T17:03:24.125-05:002015-06-14T17:03:24.125-05:00The fact that they hired a consultant in from the ...The fact that they hired a consultant in from the East Coast (Massachusetts) in the late 1980s and change direction to be an "upscale executive" type store killed them. As their chain store buyer and flagship store manager, I saw the writing on the wall once we changed from standard paper clips to brass higher end paperclips and gave my notice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796221668764867227.post-73079174670086758632014-12-21T00:24:28.527-06:002014-12-21T00:24:28.527-06:00Poor leadership caused the demisePoor leadership caused the demiseEd Ariniellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04406426725779873948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796221668764867227.post-77086914483400161312013-01-10T15:10:40.738-06:002013-01-10T15:10:40.738-06:00The real reason for JK Gill's demise was that ...The real reason for JK Gill's demise was that the company changed focus from art supplies & books to office supplies like Office Depot. Office supplies were always a part of the inventory but when they hired a new CEO in the 90's they did away with almost all the art supplies & reduced their books to almost nothing. They were a good company to work for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com