How to Set Up the Perfect Coffee Shop

Coffee shops are everywhere in the world, but how can you make the perfect one stand out from the rest? Specialty Store Services is here to help, whether deciding on the design or selecting specific store fixtures. There are tons of decisions you have to make in order to create the best coffee store atmosphere Read More …

The Power of Personalization Trends in Retail

Having a personal touch in retail is now an enticing thing for 2023. Shoppers are used to the traditional norm of stores, and businesses now need to take it to the next level. Personalization trends go above and beyond the customized shopping experience by including targeted marketing, recommendations of products, and overall more intimate relationships Read More …

Creating a Positive Retail Experience When the New Normal is Not Normal

As governors and other local officials give retailers the go-ahead to reopen stores, it is important for stores to define what they stand for and why they are an important part of their communities as well. Over the last couple of months, there have been a lot of physical stores that have been shut down Read More …

Signage Helps Implement Social Distancing

Signage and floor marking tapes and dots are an easy and inexpensive way to enforce new social distancing norms. It is important to let your customers and employees know that the CDC recommends that when people are in your store or business that they need to stay at least six feet away from each other, Read More …

Consignment Assignment: Creating Order from Chaos

When people want to sell items of value, they often turn to consignment stores to do the job for them. Although certain online platforms offer opportunities to sell just about anything these days, many people don’t want to deal with the hassle and uncertainty of determining fair pricing, fielding bids, and dealing with strangers. They’d Read More …

Essential Tips to Make the Most of a Small Retail Space

When you walk into a department or warehouse store, you may be struck by the vastness of the space. Even though these stores are stocked full of goods, there’s also plenty of space to walk and explore merchandise. Unfortunately, smaller retail stores, like boutiques, don’t have the same access to the square footage as their Read More …

Merchandising With The Rule of Three

As humans, we generally seek to quantify and categorize. Considering how quickly we often have to decide whether something is a threat or not, this makes sense from a biological perspective. Sometimes, however, it leads us to create rules that don’t actually exist. Rule of Three in Retail Consider the common assumptions that both bad Read More …

Gondola Shelving: Why So Peculiar a Name?

If you work in retail, you’ve certainly encountered retail gondola shelving, a popular, floor-standing retail display system that includes a base with a vertical spine, which supports cantilevered shelves on one or both sides. Typically, some sort of pegboard, slatwall, or solid board is used for the vertical element, to allow for versatility in adding Read More …

Eye-Catching Art Displays to Amp the Aesthetic in Your Retail Space

The main goal in any retail operation is to make sales. For this reason, you go to some trouble to create displays and pathways throughout your store that encourage browsing and facilitate buying. That said, you also want to create a welcoming and memorable retail experience, and this requires you to add ambiance to your Read More …

Beating the Hanger Blues: How to Manage Mass Inventory on Hangers

Whether you run a clothing store or your retail location simply offers a lot of apparel, you’re sure to have a chunk of inventory on hangers and racks. While this is an excellent way to maintain organized displays in your store, swapping out inventory en masse can get tricky when you’re fumbling with an armload Read More …