Fall 2023 Hardlines Strategies

RESET SUCCESS

Creating a Plan The store is 4,000 square feet inside and also has 12,000 square feet outside for lumber and building materials. The store’s inside core departments are home hardware and paint and sundries. They decided to maintain the fasteners department because it’s a challenging category to move, and Peggy helped them design the new floorplan around the existing fasteners display. Outside in the yard, they also kept the fencing and siding because it’s in a convenient location for loading. “Other than fasteners, nuts and bolts, we reset the entire store,” Kim says. “Peggy and the entire team went above and beyond, making sure we had everything we needed in the store for our official reset. She worked with us to create the new layout and helped coordinate Blish-Mize employees coming to the store to reorganize the departments.” Because paint is a significant traffic driver for the business, they moved the department to the front of the store near the entrance. In addition to resetting, they also created new impulse areas and endcap displays. These new areas have contributed to increased transaction sizes.

The store’s inside core departments are home hardware and paint and sundries.

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