- September 30, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
By Eric Poston
Shown above, from left, are John and Jay Shulan, owners of Shulan’s Jewelers, which offers jewelry, watches, china, crystal, silver and gifts.
Shulan’s Jewelers, located in Fairlawn, is celebrating 100 years in business this year. Photos: Eric Poston
FAIRLAWN — For the past 100 years, Shulan’s Jewelers has been serving customers in the Akron area.
In 1921, Alex Shulan opened a new jewelry business at the corner of South Main and Mill streets in Downtown Akron. His son, Jay, built the first jewelry store in a strip center in Ohio in 1954, according to company officials. Jay’s son, John, built a new store at 2850A W. Market St. in Fairlawn in August 2019, and he now is joined by his son, also named Jay, representing the fourth generation working in the family business.
John Shulan said Shulan’s Jewelers is the third oldest…
