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Managing vs. Filling Spaces

Promotional space management

By Tony Corsberg, Principal, Merchant5 Advisors One of the most economical ways to increase sales is by increasing the average transaction size of the customers already in the store. Promotional space management is a valuable tool for achieving this, as …

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Endcaps That Go the Extra Mile

Literally anchoring store departments, endcaps should be a superstar seller in any store, but require more than just a set-it-and-forget-it mentality. In March, the North American Hardware and Paint Association (NHPA) released its third iteration of the Merchandising for Profit …

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Managing Inventory When Adding a Niche

managing inventory

Adding or enhancing a niche requires more than ordering products and putting them out in your store. Below are five best practices to guide you in managing inventory in a niche category. To learn more about inventory management for all …

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Can Your Team Revive This Endcap?

scary endcap

Soon (if you haven’t started already) it will be time to decorate for fall festivities. The endcap on the left is appropriate to the season. It also might give you the creeps, but for all the wrong reasons. Instead of …

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Can Your Staff Fix This?

Click the picture to download a PDF of this story. By Jesse Carleton, jcarleton@nrha.org Endcaps Askew Something’s wrong in the picture of the endcap on the left. Can everyone on your staff figure out what it is? In January, Hardware Retailing introduced a …

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Creative Merchandising Roundup

merchandising

Often, some of the best merchandising ideas you get are those from other people. Looking at what other retailers are doing can sharpen operations at your own store.  If you’re like most retailers, you are constantly looking for ideas. Hardware …

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