Formats streamlining sales: store formats from distributors focus home improvement retailing techniques on lawn and garden

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Full-store formats from distributors plan to transfer home improvement retailing techniques to the lawn and garden market. Pro-Group's Garden Master is a network of independent lawn and garden retailers and distributors that allows member stores to combine their merchandising, promotions, and customer service. Servistar's Home and Garden Showplace increases its product mix and gardening product purchases, and can better compete with neighboring home and garden centers as a member of the co-op.

Lawn and Garden Tractor and Home Lawn and Garden Equipment Manufacturing, Lawn and garden equipment, Lawn & Garden Equipment NEC, Marketing, SERVISTAR Corp., PRO Group Inc.

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Hiring smart for high-quality help: despite high demand for good employees, there are proven high-tech and common-sense strategies to attract and keep quality help

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Home improvement retailers need to implement proper strategies to efficiently recruit new employees and reduce their turnover rate. Some home improvement retailers have improved their employee recruitment by considering current employees' participation in the hiring process. Home improvement retailers also plan to retain their employees by offering advantageous benefit packages and job training programs.

Employee recruitment

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The battle's on for your best employees; when competitors come to town, the first place they're likely to look for help is your store

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The turnover rate is higher at independent hardware stores that lack the home center chains' financial stability. Independent stores that cannot offer the same employee benefits as home center store chains need to motivate their employees with other incentives such as job titles or additional responsibilities. Turnover at home improvement stores might increase when chains expand their growth plans.

Prevention, Employee motivation, Employee turnover

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