THtr SOUTHLANE

By WAYNE GARDNER executive vice president

EMBERS of the Lumber Association of Southern California traditionally look forward to the Palm Springs Management Conference held in November. This meetins is a combination of business and ple-asure which cannot be surpassed.

This year we will occupy the Palm Springs Spa and Hotel; one of the finest properties in the desert. It's new, it's different, it's in the center of Palm Springs and everyone will enjoy it and want to return, even without the other members of the lumber association.

1973 will be the 23rd year the conference has been held and will undoubtedly be the best.

The theme is"What is Your Future," which everyone is concerned with but doing something about it is a horse of a different color.

Home centers are the focus of attention in today's market. Is there a home center in your future? Will it be on your present location, or on a completely new location? If you stay where you are, will you remodel or rebuild completely?

How can you evaluate location, your management team? How about your inventory? What about suppliers? These are just some of the questions to which

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answers will be given. Better plan to attend.

The opening speaker will be Pete Kulynych of Lowes. For those who remember him from a few years ago, you might be interested in knowing that the growth pattern predicted for Lowes was exceeded by at least l$Vo. lf you have problems and questions about home centers, Pete has undoubtedly experienced them and knows the answers!

Subjects to be discussed by the panels are:

Is there a home center in your future?

Remodel or rebuild on a new site?

Who do home improvement centers buy from?

Better management information is the key to profits in a home center.

Panel participants will be members of the industry from southern California.

John Lvman. v.o. of Securitv Title lnsurance Co.. wilf be the speaker between panels on Friday morning. The title of his talk is "You do have a Future.''

Friday for lunch there will be a new and excitingly different format, also an outstanding speaker.

There will be tennis. eolf. dinner at a restaurant of your choici. relaxation in the mineral baths and a dinner-dance on Thursday night.

All this adds up to a great conference. The datesNov. 15-17.