The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
l m ter view s With
 Prominent Market Men and Groc@rs
By JOHN c. MOSES

Anybody can sell woman the first bill of goods, but the trick in the retail game is to sell the second and hold all future trade. You must treat the ladies right at the beginning, and sell just what you advertise. Otherwise it's goodby trade That is what these live merchants that use this Saturday market page try to do each week. and that is the secret of their big Saturday business.
 The market is all torn up this week, ac- cording to some of our regular advertis- CTS, and this is the cause of the curtail- ment in advertising space. Meats. and other staple commodities are "out of sight" as expressed by one merchant A great many other articles of food are in the same boat
 To build up and hold a good trade you must start right. We have with us this week the Rite Stores advertisement. Ton certainly will be treated according to the name if you give them a trial order this morning The firm is outside of the high rent district and are tearing the bottom out of prices Look over the ad and be convinced I'm right. Their stores are at Ihlrd avenue and Fourteenth street and seventh avenue and Fourteenth street MT Stewart, in charge of the business is a fine fellow to deal with, and knows how to treat customer.
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 WV. Woods & Co. the upper Second avenue hustlers, have a nice list of prices to choose from this morning and as usual. have hundreds of other bargains Their business has increased from year to year until now they sell so much stuff in bulk that at times the store has the appearance of wholesale house. Con- tnued good treatment of customers and cut prices will keep any store busy.
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 When l tell you to look for Newmon &s Co.'s Market across from the >postof- flee that should be sufficient directions to locate this firm. After you arrive at the market, the courteous treatment you receive and the cheap prices will take you back each week. It's a place where all are treated alike and the aim of this firm is to sell as cheap as possible and make quick turnovers. They like to see everybody happy
 Holzers Market has become a byword In hundreds of homes in this big town of ours. It's the quality of the meats they handle that has built up such splendid trade for my young friend Holzer He's one of Birmngham's squarest business men, and outside of cleanliness, his main other hobby is to please the public. If your Sunday dinner comes from Holzer's Market. bet your last penny that it is choice one. The delcatessen depart ment is strictly up-to-the minute, and any prepared delicacy can be obtained here
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 At the C. D. Kenny Co.'S Tea and Cof- fee store business is on the hum Extra help has been hired as this is preserving time The genial manager, MT. Brum- back, IS especially popular just now with the ladies. as he looks after the sugar end of the trade very closely, and the ladies are thanking him for putting sugar down to 12 pounds for $1. I'm with the women at preserving time" said MT Brumback. Resides, we sell tons of tea and coffee, and the people must have sugar to sweeten each with So I keep the retail price at the lowest notch"
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 It always does me good to have a talk with the Catanzano brothers. If ever they have business worry, no one knows it. In fact it seems to me they do such nice business they have no ground for worry. Their marlxetsalways affords the choicest of foods, and a look into the large cold storage plant they operate will sharpen the dullest appetite. Frozen fish, frozen poultry of all kinds, vegetables in fact Sunday dinners made to order Go round and have a talk with them. It will cheer you up.
 
 The chain of quality stores of the Hill Grocery Co., keep all competitors busy trying to meet the prices of this firm And these prices are ground down to the last notch this morning. Just glance through the list on this page and be con virced. If Hill advertises an article you can rest assured he has it in every one of his il stores It seems to do MT. Hill good to stir up competition. and when he does stir up competitor it's merry chase he gives him. MT. Hill came up the line through judicious business prin- l ciples and honest advertising.