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How to Use Fixtures to Direct Traffic Flow

Independent Retailer

Ideal for small objects such as toiletries, socks, gloves, earbuds, and bath sets, acrylic slatwall trays offer a wonderful cross-merchandising opportunity to highlight smaller products that would otherwise be passed up or shuffled around in the mix of your store. Slatwall Merchandisers. Acrylic Slatwall Trays.

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What is a Category Reset

Wiser

That means rearranging the category to promote the new product. Electronics and appliances may happen at a much lower frequency, as those products tend to have less seasonality outside of holiday promotions. Consider Cross-Merchandising Opportunities. Promote the items as a whole outfit, or at least as a combination.

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How to Knock Assortment Planning Out of the Park

Wiser

Beyond the merchandising itself, assortment planning also refers to optimizing a store’s visual merchandising, layout, and the placement of the products. It can happen quarterly, monthly, or with the seasons, as it does in fashion retailing. Consider Complementary Items for Cross Merchandising.

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Trends in Toys and Gifts at Baby Stores

SGN Magazine

She also boosts interest in toys by promoting on Instagram and Facebook, which Banta cited as her main source of advertising. The nipple balm I keep over by the kids’ clothes, and I cross-merchandise them between our maternity clothing side and children’s clothing.”. We always cross-merchandise everything.

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What is Visual Merchandising?

Wiser

Fashion retailers like Rebecca Minkoff are using these technologies in-store, while home goods retailers like Wayfair have a mobile AR app that lets you choose designs and see how they look in your room in real-time. Are they trying to stay on the cutting edge of the latest fashion trends? Find Opportunities to Cross-Merchandise.

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What is Visual Merchandising?

Wiser

Fashion retailers like Rebecca Minkoff are using these technologies in-store , while home goods retailers like Wayfair have a mobile AR app that lets you choose designs and see how they look in your space in real-time. Are they trying to stay on the cutting edge of the latest fashion trends? Find Opportunities to Cross-Merchandise.

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50 Ideas to Spin the Doors on Your Stores!

Retail Adventures

Cross merchandise everywhere. Discuss products, policies, promotions – anything store associates need to know that day. A class, trunk or fashion show can be a big undertaking, but it’s not a major event unless it attracts potential customers who come to watch and buy something while they’re there. Toot your own horn.