Spring 2014 Hardlines Strategies

STORE PROGRAMS

Smart Planning The New SmartBook Saves You Time and Makes You Money

Blish-Mize will send you a customized Market Book ahead of the Buying Market once you confirm your attendance. And, for your convenience, the SmartBook and all of the market programs are now avail- able on www.blishmize.com. This tool is a must-have because it gives you quick access to the best prices on the products you buy most frequently. By hav- ing that purchasing information in hand, you’ll have the busy work done in advance, giving you more time to explore all the benefits the Buying Market has to offer, such as attending informative educational seminars, exploring new assortments and spending more one-on-one time with your sales representative or vendors. “The SmartBook is designed to take the tedious back-end work out of preparing for the Market so once there, you can explore some of the new concepts on display to improve your operations,” Blish-Mize Vice President of Marketing Chuck Short says. Product Category Analysis Your customized SmartBook will orga- nize your purchases by product group, beginning with a list of each vendor’s new tool is called, is full of historical purchasing data and even sales projections, all customized and specific to your store. B lish-Mize has spend at the market more productive and efficient. The SmartBook, as this introduced a tool to make the time you

“With the SmartBook, you don’t have to remember every item you bought—a full listing of what you carry in your store is all right there, making it easy for you to calculate potential savings by purchasing at the Market.” —Chuck Short, Blish-Mize Vice President of Marketing

Featured Items and New Products sorted by Booth Number. The SmartBook also goes a step further and projects what you might need based on the same three- and six-month periods from the previous year, also showing your projected savings for those time periods by vendor. While savings will vary per customer, Short estimates that if you take advan- tage of ordering from the SmartBook, you could save between 7 and 9 percent on your entire order. Even better for you: all orders made at the Spring Market will get Net 10th prox plus 60 days dating.

“With the SmartBook, you don’t have to remember every single item you bought—a full listing of what you carry in your store is all right there, making it very easy for you to calculate potential savings by purchasing at the Market,” Short says. Easy Ordering Your sales representative will also review with you the easy ordering ability from your customized SmartBook. A Vendor Directory is also included inside. For more information, visit with your sales representative, or email Chuck Short at chuck.short@blishmize.com.

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