Economic difticulties can be opportunities

By Herb Zarkin President HomeClub

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CURRENT upheavals

the dollar against other currencies coupled with the contrnulng lmpact of the trade deficit, in total do not paint an overly optimisticpicture of the comlng year. However, HomeClub views these difficulties as "opportunities" and feels strongly thai-it has properly 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 ...dif' ficult 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

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