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MARKET PREVIEW

The Blish-Mize Spring Buying Market provides opportunities for retailers to get exclusive access to deals, networking and industry education.

Buying Simplified How One Retailer Uses The Buying Market App to Save Time and Money F or many retailers, the Buying Market is a race against the clock. Buyers are balancing

with more confidence. The approach helps avoid overbuying while still taking advantage of volume discounts and dating programs. By speeding up the ordering process and improving accuracy, the app saves time during the Buying Market and helps protect margins once inventory hits the shelves. For AJ Zillinger, manager of Oberlin Farm and Supply in Oberlin, Kansas, the app has become a key part of market planning. His family’s store opened in 2018 and serves a mix of contractors, homeowners and farmers.

Instead of relying on paper flyers and handwritten notes, retailers can search products, review show specials and build orders before they arrive. That preparation reduces errors, prevents missed deals and allows retailers to spend more time evaluating products and talking with vendors. The app also supports better purchasing decisions by tying market orders to real sales data, so retailers can review past performance, compare it to current promotions and adjust quantities

limited time on the show floor with the need to find the right products, secure strong pricing and stay on budget. The Blish-Mize Buying Market App helps simplify that process by putting planning, ordering and product information in one place.

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