Economic difficulties can be opportunities

By Herb Zarkin President HomeClub

T ge CURRENT upheavals in I the economy, "adjustments" of the stock market. the decline of coupled with the continuing impact of the trade deflrcit. in total do not paint an overly optimisticpicture of the coming year. However.

Home C I ub views these dif- ficulties as "opportunities" and feels strongly that it has froperly positioned itself to maximize sales in the lumber and building materials categories. Thus,

Story at a Glance

More remodeling and repair by d-i-yers. retailers must position stores to serve both amateur and professional ...dafficult economic times expected.

HomeClub expects to have a strong 1988.

Rather than continue to review all the negatives that passed in calendar 1987, we believe that the expansion of our buying staff, continuing