. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Sbptrmbee 24, 1914. The Florists' Review 15 RETAIL STORE MANAGEMENT WHAT THE LEADERS IN THE TRADE ARE DOLNG HOW TO DO IT. It is absolutely all right to send cir- iilars or letters to possible flower , telling them of your stock, \our facilities, your aims, or even to make proposals in person at the prop- ,1 time and place. It is not all right til pester with begging letters solicit- iiio business, to run down your com- petitors, or to call unasked at a pri- vate house. It is good business to have an at- tractive show window that will draw pe
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Sbptrmbee 24, 1914. The Florists' Review 15 RETAIL STORE MANAGEMENT WHAT THE LEADERS IN THE TRADE ARE DOLNG HOW TO DO IT. It is absolutely all right to send cir- iilars or letters to possible flower , telling them of your stock, \our facilities, your aims, or even to make proposals in person at the prop- ,1 time and place. It is not all right til pester with begging letters solicit- iiio business, to run down your com- petitors, or to call unasked at a pri- vate house. It is good business to have an at- tractive show window that will draw people into your shop by its charm, hut it is bad business to go out on the pavement and bring them inside. Tt is good business to show every- thing worth showing in your shop, and had business to ask a prospective cus- tomer to buy it. It is good business to talk, to draw your customer out. It is bad business to talk too much. It is good business to show costly tlowers or plants to a customer who can afford them. It is bad business to show- them to one who cannot afford them. It is good business to give all you have promised, and bad business to give less. It is good business to give credit where means and integrity warrant, and bad business to give credit where means or integrity does not warrant. It is good business to be courteous to everyone. It is bad business to waste your own and other people's time. SIOXJX CITY FIRM GROWS. The branching out of the firm of Kocklin & Lehman, of Sioux City, la., with its opening of a store in Le Mars, la., marks one more step in the growth of this concern. It is seven years since M. E. Rocklin, now general manager of the three stores operated by this firm, •'amp to Sioux City after manv vears' experience with E. H. Hunt; and Bas- sett & Washburn, of Chicago, and opened a small store at 405 Douglas street. Prosperity led to the opening "t a branch store in the Martin hotel, "ow in charge of Miss Shulkin, and the rt'inoval
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