Canadian grocer October-December 1913 . u be a) are well hitched up andafter perusing this the pedestrian looksonce more at the array of goodsmokes and as aforesaid in manycases, purchases. Retailers Possibilities. Grocers have not yet half studiedout the possibilities there are for themin all forms of tobacco, remarked adealer recently. Why should retailersnot get as big a share of this profitablebusiness as the druggist does or the con-fectionery trade? Windows will pull if properly dress-ed. Certainly they will and ones enthu-siasm will be greater if he will rightnow begin to think that all


Canadian grocer October-December 1913 . u be a) are well hitched up andafter perusing this the pedestrian looksonce more at the array of goodsmokes and as aforesaid in manycases, purchases. Retailers Possibilities. Grocers have not yet half studiedout the possibilities there are for themin all forms of tobacco, remarked adealer recently. Why should retailersnot get as big a share of this profitablebusiness as the druggist does or the con-fectionery trade? Windows will pull if properly dress-ed. Certainly they will and ones enthu-siasm will be greater if he will rightnow begin to think that all trade ishis, and go after it. The handling of cigars—that is theproper handling of them—necessitatesthe use of a showcase, and an air-tightone at that. The cigar to provide a sat-isfying smoke and not unroll should con-tain a certain amount of moisture. Manydealers use as a humidor a damp spongeor glass of water, and as there is noextra outlay on this material, it canreadily be seen that a little extra profitis not hard to A Montreal cigar display simply arranged but possessing good selling qualities. Bores of cigars and pipes make acceptable Christmas boxes, iiiui retail dealers should play up this more than is their custom. 131


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