Day's Events
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February 16, 2023
Love is blooming and wedding preparations are finally upon us! At Day’s Jewelers, we want to help make your day special, memorable, and symbolized exquisitely in the gorgeous rings you choose to wear together forever. The wedding band events at our stores are a wonderful opportunity to choose from thousands of band options, all for 20% off of their original prices. Has your wedding come and gone? Have you celebrated years of marriage and want to commemorate all of the time you’ve spent together? Don’t feel left out! These wedding band expo events have hundreds of anniversary bands to choose from as well and you’re more than welcome to come in to find exquisite bands to add to the wedding bands you took your vows with! (Image: Michael and Lara's gorgeous engagement photo; Photograph by Andrew Hager Photography) ...Read more »This entry was posted in: Day's Events -
November 11, 2022
A large part of the culture here at Day’s Jewelers centers around continued learning and education for the employees that put their time and energy into the company’s long standing goals. In January of 2022, Day’s Jewelers’ management team met to discuss strategic goals for the year and the decision was made to find a company-wide diamond training program to advance the diamond education of the team’s employees. Nine months later, with the help of Vanessa Phipps, Store Manager of the Day’s Jewelers Auburn location, and Stacy Nordlund, Director of Education for De Beers North America, the Introduction to the 4C’s course was brought to Day’s employees during the last week of October. ...Read more » -
September 23, 2022
The Day’s Jewelers team is constantly growing, changing, and shifting to bring you the best quality pieces of fine jewelry and to regard you as the family that you are to us. There’s so much behind the scenes work that goes into everything you see in our stores and online, and our team is proud to work together to create the final products that you love every day! Recently, due to the bittersweet retirement of our beloved former owners, Kathy and Jeff Corey, there have been some exciting new hires within our executive team. Without further ado, I’d like to introduce you to our new Vice President of Marketing, Vice President of Merchandising, and Vice President of Human Resources! Nikia ...Read more »This entry was posted in: Day's Events -
On September 24, 2022, Day’s Jewelers will participate in Jewelers for Children’s annual fundraising day. This event celebrates the success of the jewelry industry’s ongoing support for children in need and raises awareness and funds for the many charities that Jewelers for Children supports. 2022 marks the fifth year that Day’s Jewelers has participated in this fundraiser, raising over $15,000 for the organization in that time span. This year, our stores have pledged to donate 5% of sales on September 24th (JFC Day) to contribute with other JFC-partnered jewelers to fundraising efforts. Jewelers for Childre ...Read more » -
April 21, 2021Day’s Jewelers has promoted Joseph Corey as President of the 107-year-old Maine family business. The company is based in Waterville, Maine and operates 8 jewelry stores throughout New Hampshire and Maine. Corey replaces his father, Jeff Corey, and is the third generation of Coreys to be employed at Day’s. In 1938, 11-year-old Robert Corey, Joseph’s grandfather, got his first job at Day’s on Congress Street in Portland. The elder Corey became Manager of Day’s Caribou, Maine store in 1946. He left Day’s in 1955 to open his own store, Robert’s Jewelry in Madawaska, ME. In 1988, Robert’s sons, James Corey and Jeffery Corey and Jeff’s wife Kathy purchased Day’s from its original owners, Sidney and David Davidson. For the past three years, Joseph has held the position of Vice President of Store Operations at Day’s. He was first employed by the company 14 years ago as a Service Specialist in ...Read more »This entry was posted in: Day's Events
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February 15, 2021
Diamonds Do Good, a global nonprofit organization whose mission is supporting programs that develop and empower people in countries where natural diamonds are mined, has elected Kathy Corey as Vice President to their Board of Directors. Kathy Corey, along with her husband Jeff, are owners of Day’s Jewelers. With eight stores in Maine and New Hampshire, plus a robust e-commerce website, Kathy keeps busy by serving as the Vice President of Merchandising and Human Resources within the company. Despite her commitment to the company, Kathy has made the time to volunteer with numerous organizations since she purchased Day’s in 1988. “My volunteer work spans ...Read more »This entry was posted in: Day's Events -
Day’s Jewelers was recently named as one of the 2019 Best Places to Work in Maine. The awards program was created in 2006 and is a project of the Society for Human Resource Management - Maine State Council (MESHRM) and Best Companies Group. Partners endorsing the program include: Mainebiz, the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and Maine HR Convention. This statewide survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Maine, benefiting the state's economy, its workforce and businesses. The 2019 Best Places to Work in Maine list is made up of 100 companies in three size categories: small (15-49 U.S. employees), medium (50-249 U.S. employees) and large (2 ...Read more »This entry was posted in: Day's Events
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July 08, 2019For those living in the Nashua, NH area, you’re in luck. Day’s Nashua store has been selected as one of the top five choices for the INSTORE editors’ exterior, interior, marketing, and online presence categories. You can view the full article here. Our Nashua store started as a wish in May 2016. After opening our 7th store in Augusta, ME, Day’s wanted to construct a modern, contemporary store in New Hampshire that would be convenient to our customers as well as offer a comfortable browsing experience. The perfect location was found on 567 Amherst Street in Nashua, and construction eagerly began. Day’s was fortunate to be able to utilize the talents of Ouellet Construction of Brunswick, ME, and CWS Architects of Scarborough, ME to manage and design the project. Fulcrum Associates ...Read more »This entry was posted in: Day's Events
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June 17, 2019June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, and as part of this month of recognition, a fundraising event happens every year on June 21. The Longest Day, an event signifying the care and patience that is required of cherished Alzheimer’s caretakers, occurs on the literal longest day of the year, the summer solstice. The number of fundraising events that will occur on June 21 vary; participants are encouraged to be creative in their events and meet the biggest goal possible. From the Longest Day’s website: “The Longest Day is the day with the most light — the summer solstice. On June 21, thousands of participants from across the world come together to fight the darkness of Alzheimer's through an activity of their choice. Together, they use their creativity and passion to raise funds and awareness for the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association.” The battle to cure Alzheimer’s is a personal one ...Read more »This entry was posted in: Day's Events
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May 20, 2019On May 17th, I had the opportunity to attend an Artinian Gem Show, hosted at our very own Day’s store in Augusta. A few weeks ago I had the chance to speak with David Artinian, the mind behind these gem shows, for a previous blog post (check it out here), and I was very excited to go to one of these shows, to see the reality of all the research I’ve done and the conversations I’ve had with David. Let me tell you something: pictures of gemstones don’t do justice to the real thing. ...Read more »This entry was posted in: Day's Events
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