. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ? -f/F f|. "^ J jv, ^5ji(^'!w^Tf^^'rTf":> ?y ^y»j *^v' c*/T~'*T^ .'f ?^>r^*^^^^'. t \" • ?*. *» • ?' r-dn ^T F^ \ May 1, 1913. The Florists'Review « i i i ^<^^fM^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\^-i S3:S2LXSGSSJS5!:S5 THE RETAIL FLORIST »^'^^^^^^S^^0^^^^^^^^^'=7^^4t^-ii&9i1,b^'i^^^. THE TREND OF THE TRADE. Helpful Competition. In The Review of March 20 there V as an interesting article on "The Trend of the Trade," and as this is a subject of great importance to all, it no doubt has been read with interest and has also given rise
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ? -f/F f|. "^ J jv, ^5ji(^'!w^Tf^^'rTf":> ?y ^y»j *^v' c*/T~'*T^ .'f ?^>r^*^^^^'. t \" • ?*. *» • ?' r-dn ^T F^ \ May 1, 1913. The Florists'Review « i i i ^<^^fM^^^^^^^^^^^^^^\^-i S3:S2LXSGSSJS5!:S5 THE RETAIL FLORIST »^'^^^^^^S^^0^^^^^^^^^'=7^^4t^-ii&9i1,b^'i^^^. THE TREND OF THE TRADE. Helpful Competition. In The Review of March 20 there V as an interesting article on "The Trend of the Trade," and as this is a subject of great importance to all, it no doubt has been read with interest and has also given rise to many opin- ions for and against the views which were expressed there. There is no doubt as to the large amount of stock to be handled; so large that it might be said to be in excess of the demand. This is not so, however. At any rate, the demand may be increased. This has been done and is being done from day to day. Yes, the stock is here and we must sell it and we are going to sell it. The wholesaler who opens new re- tail stores is working along one line which should meet with success. It must not be a combination of whole- sale and retail business, however, but strictly a retail store, buying from the wholesale department. Then will re- sult honest competition, and every com- petitor of this kind is boosting busi- ness. Cut flowers at retail must be sold ut retail prices and there is no reason why any retailer should fear the com- petition of the wholesaler with his re- tail store; nor should he consider him a menace. Of course, a small town will furnish only a certain amount of trade, but there are so many of the public who are not educated into flower buying that our opportunities are prac- tically unlimited, provided we push on carefully and intelligently along the proper lines. Find the right field and then develop it, and it will work to the advantage of aU. Every new store, handled properly, makes new business for itself as well as for competitors. The Get-t
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