Fall 2012 Hardlines Strategies

MARKET PREVIEW

Schedule of Events: Friday, Sept. 21, 2012

• Partscription. This vendor offers more than 8 million parts and accessories in its in-store, telephone and online service offering for lawn and garden, appliances, home electronics and much more. • Hardware House. Hardware House will have a wide variety of products on display. These products offer quality, value and a good margin in a product shoppers won’t be able to find anywhere else. In addition to its regular spot on the Market floor, Hardware House will have a strong representation in the mini-store concept area, where the focus will be on certain key categories. “These displays allow retail customers to see that they are able to purchase lighting, ceiling fans, locks, bath hardware and faucets in matching styles and finishes,” Blish-Mize marketing manager Don Miller says. “They will have more of a showroom look and should help retail customers make a buying decision.” One highlight of the Hardware House area will be the faucet program. Starting in 2014, the government will have new standards regarding lead content in faucet waterways. Hardware House has rolled out a compliance program ahead of schedule. “The 100-percent non-metallic decorative faucet program introduced last fall has exceeded expectations for this new category and is a natural expansion of anyone’s current program meeting price- conscious consumers,” Hardware House merchandise manager Dennis Bigler says. Customers who have yet to make their faucet selection compliant with the new standards should start making the switch now so their customers know they’re ahead of the game. • MC3000 Remote Ordering. Reordering inventory has never been easier. The MC3000 remote ordering device has a simple touchscreen interface with a database containing all the items Blish- Mize has in stock in the warehouse.

Market Opens

9 a.m.

Seminar: “Grow Your Sales with Scotts-Miracle Gro”

10-11 a.m.

Lunch

12-1 p.m.

Passport of Savings Coupon Cash Drawings

1 p.m.

Seminar: “Is Your Store’s Strategy Market Driven?”

3-4 p.m.

Passport of Savings Coupon Cash Drawings

5 p.m.

Market Closes

5:30 p.m.

Customer Appreciation Event

6-8 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 7:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast of Profits Buying Event

Market Opens

8 a.m.

Seminar: “Is Your Store’s Strategy Market Driven?”

9-10 a.m.

Passport of Savings Coupon Cash Drawings

10 a.m.

12-1 p.m. Lunch 12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch of Profits Buying Event 1:30-2:30 p.m. Seminar: “Grow Your Sales with Scotts-Miracle Gro”

Passport of Savings Coupon Cash Drawings

2:45 p.m.

Market Closes

3 p.m.

Users can also access the virtual programs from Midwest Fastener,

At the Spring Buying Market, Blish-Mize customers flocked to see the new Pratt & Lambert paint line and learn how they could integrate it into their stores.

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Fall 2012 • Hardlines Strategies