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TDmonthly´s Ongoing Series on Competing with Wal-Mart

By: Catherine Jo Morgan
Mar 24, 2005

Discovering a Merchandise Niche (and Holding Onto It)

TDmonthly´s Catherine Jo Morgan delivers an indepth report on how retailers can avoid merchandise niche dangers. While Wal-Mart looms large on the horizon, sucking up profits once enjoyed by independent retailers, the future of toy selling can be bright if given the right tools. Check back in April to read the full report.

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Writer's Bio: Catherine Jo Morgan is supervising her fourth generation of toy lovers, if you count herself plus her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. As a writer, web designer and artist, she loves to connect people with the resources they need. Read more articles by this author


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