True Hardware Case Study by Daniel Cavaliere For Exam Prod1026 May 2021 (only) CASE STUDY REFERS TO ALL QUESTIONS Tools R Us (TRU Hardware Centres) is a UK BASED Regional Warehouse style Hardware store (Catering for all domestic DIY and many common small and medium sized building projects). The company includes three centres in Kent, four centres in Sussex and four centres in Essex, each based on the outskirts of a large town. They are large centres, usually busy places with good sales throughout the year but make most of their profit leading up to and including the bank holiday periods such as Summer bank holidays, Christmas, and Easter Holidays, (they are often seen as the place to go to get any items needed for home repairs, DIY and decorations, as well as supplying most builders with their equipment and material needs). TRU's sell hand tools and electrical power tools amongst other small items), they sell timber (internal