CONTENTS

• An introduction to 6 decades of history
  
  
• The beginning of retail changes
  
  
• Home centers and other big-boxes
  
  
• An ever-changing merchandise mix
  

• Wholesaling's changing role

• How manufacturers have changed
  
  
• Associations and trade magazines
  
  
• The computer age
  
  
• Influential individuals in the industry
  
  
• What's ahead?