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Hancocks advises on merchandising pick and mix

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Confectionery wholesaler Hancocks is offering retailers advice on maximising pick and mix sales during the remaining weeks of summer. Pick and mix confectionery is a top seller each summer, but the wholesaler believes effective merchandising can help increase sales even further this year by utilising…

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