Recently I received a phone call from RV Dealer magazine. They wanted to interview someone from our organization about how RV dealers can update and maximize their floor display space. I referred them to our resident expert and all around great guy, Stew Gershbaum. Once I find the article I will post and link to Read More …
I have to admit that I have gotten off the habit of posting. I would imagine all my readers have been really upset. Well I am here to say that I am back and I will promise to be more diligent with my postings. The realities of life have take over my time. We just Read More …
The new Store Security mini catalog is now being sent out with every order. In it there is Specialty Store Services complete line of do-it-yourself security systems and security cameras. Our systems are easy to install and set up. We have also included our line of safes, cash counters and our ever popular cash drop Read More …
One of the articles I wrote has been picked up and published by another website. The site is www.salesopedia.com, “The World of Sales from A to Z”. Click here to see my article. The title of the article is “Leveraging Employees to Increase Retail Store Sales”. This article is about how the retail store owner Read More …
How do you get customers to come back to your store? That is a question that even the big retailers and even Specialty Store Services encounters all the time. Is it service? Is it the price of the product? Is it the product line itself? You can get the customers into you store with a Read More …
Editorial Comments: This is the transcript of an online video we produced this last week. We will be producing more over the next couple of months and hope to make it a regular feature on our website. Click here for a link to the video. Welcome to “Retailers’ Roundtable.” I am your host Eric Read More …
Editorial Comments: Stew Gershbaum is one of Specialty Store Services outside sales reps. In this entry he is discussing Point of Purchase, also known as P.O.P displays. Our background in POP displays goes back many years when one of the founders of our company (Mal Finke) was a pioneer in retailing with one of the Read More …
One of the local giants in the video retail business in the Chicago area, John Sarantakis, President of People’s Choice Video Express, has written a great article in the Video Business Magazine. It is about how video retailers can stay competitive in today’s market. Click here for the link. In the article he refers to Read More …
As I just finished that last post I reminded myself that we have a new line of “Sexy” mannequins. The are very real looking(to say the least). They are more full figured and have a more realistic shape (more curves) than the stereotypical “model” shape of most mannequins. They are perfect for swimwear and lingerie. Read More …
We have a new showroom here at Specialty Stores. The other day I went in to it and took a look around. There is gleaming bamboo floors, a wall color that was pleasing to the eye and a series of suspended black grid panels that hang above the showroom floor and give the space a Read More …