1. The Discount Store News offers some tips for .......... effective in-store partnerships.

2. Imagine a consumer shopping experience where there's no .......... through the confusing tangle of options or having to guess which size to pull out for a closer look.

3. Now imagine the increased sales that could be generated when shoppers are directed by quality .......... to fixtures whose design and planogram makes merchandise almost irresistible.

4. The above scenario is more than a .......... as vendors are now working with retailers in creating displays that fuel movement of inventory from stores' back doors into patrons' hands.

5. Retailers, who are always keeping an eye on the bottom line, continually search for ways to speed up the rate at which they put manufacturers' merchandise on the .......... .

6. Cooperation from vendors in repositioning merchandise closer to the .......... of sale pushes the envelope toward faster turnover.

7. Melanie McIntosh adds that in today's competitive retail environment a retailer cannot afford to consider merchandising as a .......... .

8. Merchandising and display are an important part of the marketing plan and should have a reasonable budget allocated, even for a retailer operating on a .......... .

9. After investing money on the important priorities such as merchandise, location, staff, insurance, accountant, advertising, your carefully budgeted money can be lost if your store doesn't .......... up to the customers' expectations.

10. If your store looks like a bargain .......... customers will expect those kinds of prices and may draw the conclusion that your product is poor quality.