July 2016
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Note: NEW LOCATION: World Forum on B-16
Date: Tuesday, August 2nd
Time: 8:30 am
Network News
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July Vendor Listing
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buzz worthy
Congratulations to the winners of our June buzz worthy drawing from burton + BURTON
Elaine Cordeau, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System Gift Shop, Sarasota, FL
Meridith DeForest, St. Francis Health Caring Spirit Gift Shop, Topeka, KS
Tammy Bulman, Sanford Health Gift Shop, Bismarck, ND
Our July buzz worthy giveaway is courtesy of Doodle Pants
Member to Member
NEW Question: What is your typical profit margin? We have gift and a snack shop in our 1,000 square ft. operation. Kathy Willoughby, Union Hospital Corner Shop in Dover, Ohio
Question:
Have you heard of any hospitals who have agreements between the retail establishments that exist on their hospital campuses that helps each of them avoid carrying the same items?
NEW Responses:
I would start by searching online for “Sales Exclusivity Agreement Samples.” There are many options that come up, which you could use as a starting point for creating your own agreement.
Best of luck!
~ Hilary Anger, Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Gift Shop in Wyandotte, MI
Your hospital must have a legal advisor either on staff or as a consultant. That person should be designing this document so that it contains appropriate language, is binding and speaks in the same manner as other agreements the hospital has.
~ Donna Thoene, Lowell General Hospital Gift Shop in Lowell, MA
Yes, our hospital has always had a “gentleman’s agreement” with our pharmacy. We decided the pharmacy would carry the larger items and we would carry the smaller items, say Tylenol and Advil in single-dose is in our gift shop. Most recently the cafe right across from the pharmacy has decided to carry cough drops, Chapstick, etc. I can see the need for an agreement now too and would love to have a copy if anyone has one.
~ Connie Slingluff, Blount Memorial Hospital Gift Shop in Maryville, TN
My guess is that whatever contract you come up with will be of no interest to them. Before you invest energy into producing a contract, will your administrator make them sign it? I would continue to make sure your vendors protect you and if not, stop doing business with them. You might have to work with your pricing structure a bit in order to be more attractive to your customers on the same items that your competitor is selling. Make your shop more of a destination than the other places.
~ Greg Holtgrewe, Baptist Health Paducah Gift Shop in Paducah, KY
In response to the request for written agreements for crossing the line and using similar vendors, I guess my first question is who owns what? Pharmacy, Coffee Bar, Gift Shop
~ Barbara Hoey, Medstar Union Memorial Hospital The Front Door Gift Shop in Baltimore, MD
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