b'Harvey and Maddy RovinskyIts a question Maddy had been mulling over even before their induction, as the store marks its 60th year in business.Ive asked that question because were celebrating our 60th anniversary. What got us here and what are we saying at 60 years? I think the fact is that were here after 60 years. People trust us. The owners are part of the business. We dont sit somewhere in another state and run this business. Were available. Their employees notice too. My voice is always heard. If I have a question, comment, or idea, I just knock and theyre always willing to listen, Moran says.They also give employees the freedom to do what they were hired to do and empower them in their roles. From my standpoint, I am as close to being an owner of a company as I can be withoutMy voice is always owning a company, says Steveheard. If I have a Jaffe, a store manager and question, comment,diamond buyer. or idea, I just knockIts no wonder so many Bernie Robbins employees have stayedand theyre always with the company for a decade orwilling to listen.two, or more.SANDRA MORAN, Jaffe, for example, has beenBERNIE ROBBINS JEWELERSwith the retailer for more than 28 years; Barnard and Moran, 32 and 20 years, respectively. But showing their employees how much they value them is an extension of one of Bernie Robbins core tenetsmake everyone feel valued and make everyone feel like theyre at home.It started with the letter Maddys mother used to write to clients about how the business was there to help in any way they coulda copy of which still hangs in Harvey and Maddys office in the Somers Point storeand continues to this day. Theyre good to their people, good to their clients, and good to their vendors, Friedman says.One of Maddys favorite work memories dates to the early 1970s, and it exemplifies the respect, admiration, and care shown to everyone in the Bernie Robbins sphere. After their first store in Philadelphia moved to Sansom Street, they were near Jewelers Row as well as the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. There, they had a customer named Kathy who worked as a secretary on the stock exchange and fell in love with a trader. They wanted to get married, but the Catholic Church wouldnt perform the ceremony because she was divorced. Harvey decided to offer a solution: have the wedding in the store. They got a judge to officiate, and then sent the couple out for a nice dinner that evening.Lo and behold, Kathy became a Bernie Robbins employee in the late 90s. Her husband John joined the team in 2006; he still works in the accounting department at the Somers Point store.While many feel lucky to be working with the Rovinskys at Bernie Robbins, to hear Maddy tell it, they feel just as lucky to be a part of the jewelry world. Its my second fairy-tale career, she says.16 RETAILER HALL OF FAME 2022'