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Here’s how Best & Less plans to stand out in the crowded discount sector

Inside Retail

This gives Best & Less a point of difference in the highly competitive discount department store sector, where the dominant player Kmart has a broader focus on homewares and general merchandise. Best & Less sees itself as a hybrid between a discount department store (DDS) and specialty retailer. “We

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From Cobblestones to Cyberspace: VMSD Celebrates Its 125th Year of Service to the Retail Industry

VMS

It’s a great example of cast iron architecture, which – coupled with the availability of plate glass – was a keystone to merchandising theater. These innovations were the sparks that led to the inception of the visual merchandising and store design industries. He believed that merchandise presentation was an art form.