Canadian grocer April-June 1918 . , It is a good thing Inoticed that or I would have forgottenall about it. Moreover, Mr. Krivel makes the mostof every display device. A glance at theaccompanying illustration will give somesuggestion of the method of store dis-play, though of course it is possible in aphotograph to give only a very limitedsection. But enough is shown to indi-cate the way the policy of the store op-erates to take advantage of every oppor-tunity offered. Even pillars, the bugbearof the merchant, are made to serve. Heis fortunate in the service of a very gooddisplay man, Charles
Canadian grocer April-June 1918 . , It is a good thing Inoticed that or I would have forgottenall about it. Moreover, Mr. Krivel makes the mostof every display device. A glance at theaccompanying illustration will give somesuggestion of the method of store dis-play, though of course it is possible in aphotograph to give only a very limitedsection. But enough is shown to indi-cate the way the policy of the store op-erates to take advantage of every oppor-tunity offered. Even pillars, the bugbearof the merchant, are made to serve. Heis fortunate in the service of a very gooddisplay man, Charles Mandel, who ar-ranged the displays illustrated. Letting the Windows Sell Both WaysThen there is an interesting pointabout the windows. They are not fencedoff from the store, as is the custom inso many stores, but open inwards as wellas outward, so that they not only attractthe possible customer outside the store,but also the probable customer of these windows is devoted exclu-(Continued on page 104.) 96 April 26, Four Stores Join New Liskeard Firms Unite to Combat Mail Order HouseCatalogues to Cover Whole Section, the Cost to be OUT of the North Country comesthe news that a new idea is beingevolved to meet the mail ordercompetition of the large departmentstores. The idea is for four stores ofdifferent classifications to combine inthe issuance of a catalogue to be dis-tributed throughout the country in thatdistrict. The idea was conceived bymerchants in the town of New Liskeardand the firms which have entered anagreement to carry out the project arethe George Taylor Hardware Company;Wesley McKnight, mens furnishings;Elliott & Co., dry goods; S. Greenwood& Sons, grocers. Will Give Complete Selection By combining together in the issu-ance of this catalogue these merchantshave in reality all the advantages of adepartment store or mail order of the reasons for the loss of tradeto the mail order houses in the past hasbeen the advantage of wide selectionwh
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