Hardware merchandising October-December 1910 . casewhere a merchant offered a boys hockeystick with every purchase of a pair ofskates costing over a certain result was a large sale and the samestore has done a rushing business everyseason since. A BRITISH COLUMBIA DISPLAY. N. G. Spiece, of T. J. Trapp & Com-pany, New Westminster, , arrangedthe holiday window shown in the accom-panying illustration, the window beingeight by four feet in size. A backgroundof white flannel was used with an archof cheese cloth having a border of purplesateen. The side wall and base weretreated in th
Hardware merchandising October-December 1910 . casewhere a merchant offered a boys hockeystick with every purchase of a pair ofskates costing over a certain result was a large sale and the samestore has done a rushing business everyseason since. A BRITISH COLUMBIA DISPLAY. N. G. Spiece, of T. J. Trapp & Com-pany, New Westminster, , arrangedthe holiday window shown in the accom-panying illustration, the window beingeight by four feet in size. A backgroundof white flannel was used with an archof cheese cloth having a border of purplesateen. The side wall and base weretreated in the same manner. Stars andrings carrying cutlery duly priced, weresuspended from the ceiling by wirealong with clusters of razor strops. Onthe top of the arch were the wordsMerry Christmas, while on the pil-lars shelves were hung to carry teapots,trimmed with table cutlery. A pyramidof shelves in the centre was used for avery attractive display of case cutlery,flat and hollowware, each article showncarrying a price ticket. Trays and small-. A Brinish Columbia Holiday Window Trim. Mechanical Window Display Made by Dakin Bros., Digby, kind of skate is better than should be in a position to ex-plain the advantages of lightness,strength, the qualities required in askate for speed, the best way of havingskates ground, etc. Too many clerksknow only the prices of the differentskates and cannot explain why oneshould be cheaper than another. If acustomer asks to see skates, they showthem the stock and name prices. Thecustomer may ask wherein the differ-ence lies between a $2 and a $3 salesman can only explain that itis a better quality skate. It is not aconvincing argument and the chancesare all in favor of the customer decidingon the cheaper variety. If the clerkwere able to explain just why the $3 It is a good plan for merchants tooffer prizes for fancy skating. This notonly stimulates interest in the sport butnecessitates the use of participants ofthe bes
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