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Article: Culling Best Practices.(Wilkinson Hardware Stores Ltd management information)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)(Statistical Data Included)
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- Mass Market Retailers
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- June 25, 2001
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DALLAS -- American retailers should look at their counterparts in other countries not only as potential competitors but also for ideas about how to improve their own businesses.
That was the message behind a session called "Best Practices in Global Merchandising" at the International Mass Retail Association's recent convention here.
Probably few mass retailers in the United States are familiar with Wilkinson Hardware Stores Ltd. in the United Kingdom, for example, but many could probably learn a thing or two from the 190-unit discount store chain, whose merchandise offerings go beyond hardware to include health and beauty aids, cleaning and laundry ...