Retail Adventures

MAY 22, 2023

Mango, a Spanish clothing design and manufacturing company founded in Barcelona, Spain, now has locations all over the world. This location, part of the Bowery Bay Shops, a 15,000 square foot retail space in the newly remodeled LaGuardia Airport, is a stunner. There is no clear focal point and no clear theme.

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Retail Adventures

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In January of 2021 she began to search for new space, hitting the jackpot when she found the historic Christian Geister House in the nearby village of Algonquin, Illinois was available. When your store is located in a house each room has its own decompression zone and each room needs its own speed bump display. She buys to standout.

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Retail Adventures

MARCH 21, 2022

The word “eclectic” has been used to describe all sorts of things but perhaps its best use is to describe Leon & Lulu , Mary Liz Curtin’s wonderfully kinetic store located in Clawson, Michigan. Located in the adjacent former Clawson movie theater, the building was a derelict mess. Everything had to be renovated and restored.

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Retail Adventures

AUGUST 25, 2021

This is especially important if your store is located in an area where people tend to walk, and areas populated with restaurants and bars. Cross merchandise everywhere. Create a marketing and promotions calendar for each month of 2021. 2020 was hard and 2021 hasn’t been a picnic for retailers either.

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Retail Adventures

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Discounting has become big business year round, so during the holidays it’s a good idea to offer sweet deals on items you don’t want to carry over into 2021. Get rid of what you can early so your open to buy looks good and your inventory is not clogged with merchandise that isn’t saleable. Add a sign recommending gift cards.

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Retail Adventures

AUGUST 16, 2022

Place carts and baskets in key locations throughout the sales floor, not just near the door. These small fixtures – we like stacking tables – are used to stop shoppers by offering new and exciting merchandise that is irresistible. Spinner racks located near the cash wrap work, too. Add a sign recommending gift cards.

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