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Lynn Woolf
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No Easy Way Out

By Lynn Marcinkowski Woolf posted on January 29, 2015 | Posted in Best Practices
Source: Lynn Woolf, Managing Editor of Rural Lifestyle Dealer
A recent editorial ("Your #1 Ally Against Big Boxes") shared research that says that customers want smaller, independent businesses to win over big box stores and I suggested strategies to take advantage of that.
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Lynn Woolf
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Polaris's New Take on Big Box Doesn't Leave Out Dealers

By Lynn Marcinkowski Woolf posted on October 20, 2014 | Posted in Rural Lifestyle Market
Polaris recently announced its promotional partnership for its power sports division with Costco Auto Program (CAP) -- a new take on the large retailer strategy. Costco will not sell, only display, a select group of products and then direct interested members to the closest dealer who has signed up with the program.
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