Spring 2019 Hardlines Strategies

MARKET PREVIEW

These products will be offered with special deals that can be had only during Market hours. Orders qualify for prize tickets when submitted at participating vendor booths. Assortment Central can show any retailer what new ideas can be found in merchandising products in innovative ways. This section of the floor features carefully organized displays across a number of product categories that show how neat and organized a hardware store aisle can be when merchandised at a high level. Retailers can pair these merchandising tricks with Market-only discounts to take their stores to the next level. What’s New?! So much! That’s how the What’s New?! area on the show floor, near the entrance, will make retailers feel as they explore the latest vendors and products to be

added to the Blish-Mize warehouse. Blish-Mize customers can build their store’s product diversity and bring their customers the latest in industry items with this section as their guide. Looking Smart Attendees can make the most of their time at the Market by looking ahead using the customized SmartBook. The booklet, available online or in print, is specific to a customer’s store and can help retailers make smart buying decisions both before they attend the Market and during their time in Overland Park. The SmartBook includes past purchases out of the warehouse for the past 12 months. It also has ordering amounts for the next three and six months to help better plan purchases. The booklets showcase three different sections of items. The first is

the “Margin + Coupon Items,” which includes about 300 of Blish-Mize’s bigger discounted items, some with spiffs. The second is any new items that Blish-Mize has added from that vendor in the last year. The third group will be the balance of the items you have purchased, sorted in quantity order. Party Down After a full day of meetings, buying strategies and long hours on the show floor, retailers and their families and friends are invited to enjoy one of the great attractions from Kansas City: barbecue. Blish-Mize customers will be treated to lawn games like bag toss, casino tables and live basketball on the big screen, providing entertainment for kids and adults alike while they enjoy food catered from famous Jack Stack BBQ.

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