Bank Holiday rambling

As we approach the end of the summer and the rugby season beckons forth our thoughts in retail display look towards the pre seasonal peak getting our clients ready for christmas.

as avid supporters of independent retail we are considering offering free display advice to ensure that boutiques all over the country are prepared for the forthcoming peak season when many stores make the profit to see them through the tougher times in the retail calendar

Is this a good idea?

the truth is I don't know if anyone would appreciate it or even use the service

Any feedback would be helpful

Point of sale - Its important you know!

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Show and Sell – Its not a dark art!

Show and Sell – Its not a dark art!

Having worked in retail display for over 20 years it never ceases to amaze me how retailers present products and services, I am not just talking here about independents some corporates place little or no value on display and visual merchandising.

As a retailer I implore you to look at your store as a buyer walking in fresh from the high street, what do they see? Is it a clearly defined offer, do you have high level display to draw your customers further into your store to look at higher margin product? Is your product facing the customer ready for them to easily touch and feel? You can then “show and Sell”

All of these things are basics that each of us like when we shop and it is important we look at our own housekeeping to make sure we maximize the buying experience of each of our customers which will in turn maximize their spend and maximize your profits!

Don’t get me wrong you have to keep your display relevant to the product or service you are selling, to attract the buyers and customers you want, if you have a discount store and you are selling on the lowest price proposition then there is no commercial reason to display these items on “Gucci” display stands it will switch customers off.

Decide on your proposition and work to it, create the atmosphere for your customers that they expect.

Make the buying experience good for them and a happy time they will come back and tell their friends to come to you!

Why not have a look at our corporate video out in the ether at the moment.

I think this tells the story quite nicely!

Holiday Blog

AS the holiday season is now fully in the swing and we have returned from our Staycation in the UK this year its nice to see the London streets buzzing with the tourist trade and hopefully retail are selling through all the stock for the Autumn winter collections now out in the stores.

This business we call "POP" tends to take us a season out of kilter each time, here we are enjoying some good summer weather and all we are doing is looking at delivering displays for the peak trade of Christmas starting end of september running through to January!

We ensure we have stock levels available for all main line products for call off and continue building the designs for the bespoke manufactured displays.......it really is a balancing act of trade which is affected by the climate!

more ramblings to follow.......................


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