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Without a buying plan in place before you hit the show floor, it’s easy to lose your way in the hustle and bustle of a big gift mart. But how do you develop a good buying plan and then utilize it to direct your buying decisions? Sue Murdock, general manager for Goebbert’s Farm & Garden Center and a former buyer for JC Penney, explains how to work with your team to develop a solid and successful buying plan that fits your garden center’s sales goals, how to build out that plan by the numbers, and how to best use your plan when making buying decisions.