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May 2008
Make your layout pay out! Retail consultants Rich Kizer and Georganne Bender offer advice on how to arrange your store for maximum sales.

Inside:
  • Special Report - Selling by Design

  • Behind the Counter - Get Something in the Buyer's Hands



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    2008 Model Retailer Business Pages


    Welcome to the 2008 Model Retailer Business Pages!

    This PDF document is readable with Adobe Acrobat Reader. If your computer doesn't have Acrobat Reader, it's available free by clicking on the Adobe link.

    You can find the company you're looking for several ways:

  • Search by hobby category

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  • Click on any advertisement or logo to go immediately to that company's Web site


  • You may also print as many copies of the Business Pages as you'd like. As an electronic document, Model Retailer is able to update the Business Pages anytime. That means the information is the most reliable and up-to-date you can get.

    If you see information that needs to be changed or updated, please contact Tim Kidwell at tkidwell@modelretailer.com, or at 262-796-8776, ext. 230. If you would like to advertise in the Business Pages, please contact Jim Hagerty at jhagerty@kalmbach.com, 262-796-8776, ext. 537.

    We hope you find the 2008 Model Retailer Business Pages easy to use and of great value!

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    What's Selling Prizes for June Drawing!
    You can win a prize package of 1:72 and 1:35 model kits from Dragon Models, a Heli-Max Axe CP helicopter and Tamiya Eclipse Advan XB car, or an Atlas O 53'6" Wood Express Reefer and Trainman AAR 3-bay 70-ton Hopper Car in our next quarterly drawing. All you have to do is participate in the What's Selling survey. E-mail Tim Kidwell or call 262-706-8776 ext. 230 for more information.
    Special Report - Selling by Design
    Behind the Counter: Get Something in the Buyer's Hands

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    INDUSTRY NEWS
    LGBoA and Märklin, no deal in 2008
    LGB of America President Tony Castellano, in a press release, thanks customers and retailers for their support over the last two years, but says that "it appears that there will not be an agreement for LGB of America to purchase LGB products from Märklin in 2008."

    Horizon buys German distributor JSB GmbH
    Horizon Hobby further expands its reach into the European market with the acquisition of German hobby distributor, JSB.

    China labor changes affect market
    Hobby retailers are facing a rough road. With China's new Labor Contract Law, labor is getting more expensive in the Far East.

    Round 2 makes pact to bring classics back
    Round 2's Tom Lowe has licensed AMT, MPC, Polar Lights and American Muscle from RC2.

    iHobby: recoup costs with Ticket to Ride
    Retailers going to iHobby this Oct. 16-19 should make use of HMA's program to reduce costs.

    ASTRA offers new dealer benefits
    ASTRAX and Listserv are the two newest benefits offered by the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association.

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