A SMASH HIT IIV'76...70 BE TWICE AS BIG IN'77

Huge success of Firsl annual Congress & Exposition underscores individuality ol Home Cenler relailing need lor own show! 700 exhibitors for the first time in one place displayed the broad product mix involved in Home Center retailing . for home improvement, remodeling, maintenance, decorating, home care, recreational/leisure and related needs Overflow crowds al seminars confirmed the urgency of the seminar topics slore layout & design, product mix, merchandising & displays, advertising & promotion, inventory control & pricing, employee training, customer clinics and others. Special evenls on lhe exhibit floor added excitemenl including how to promote-and stage-customer doit-yourself clinics for a wide range of products. Attendance lrom 50 states, Canada and 26 foreign countries . owners, top management, buyers, and merchandisers from Home Centers . wholesalers, building material dealers, chain stores with home improvement centers other retailers moving toward the Home Center retailing conceDt.

Seccnd show al New Orleans' Superdome and Rivergale will grow with booming $25 billion marketplace. . many first-show exhibitors have doubled, tripled, even quadrupled their exhibit space . many other manufacturers and suppliers will be exhibiting for the first time. More seminars being planned . all totally-oriented to Home Center retailing plus special sessions for wholesalers. More special educalional/display cenlers Do-it-yourself clinics, retail advertising, Do-it-yourself literature, Home Center of the Year award entries, Do-ityourself films and visuals. Programs geared to large and small retailers alike whatever your background as a building material dealer, hardware store, mass retailer large orsmall . . independent or chain . . rural or major metro area this is the one national event for you to discuss and learn of your opportunities in the rich Home Center marketplace. Special ladies programs scheduled including many not available to public tour groups . with a choice of several programs. Gontinuous free shultlebus between Superdome, Rivergate and major hotels.

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