Each year, tourists flock to the warm waters and sunny skies of the Caribbean, looking to escape cold temperatures. Capturing tourist’s dollars in your retail store, especially during the high season, is paramount. With so many shops vying for tourists’ dollars, how do you get your store to stand out from the competition? With a Read More …
Housewares are a very unique gift to get someone and sometimes are hard to find in retail stores. This blog will discuss how you can sell these unique items in your store and why they are so beneficial. Specialty Store Services knows all the ins and outs of retail solutions, including stocking kitchen accessories, how Read More …
Do you feel like you can run a souvenir shop successfully? Understanding what you need to get yours off the ground and running is paramount. Launching any business comes with several steps that need to be considered before officially opening your doors to customers. Specifically, if you’re considering starting up a souvenir store, certain aspects Read More …
Many store owners feel like they’re “working” all the time. They’re constantly thinking about inventory, sales, marketing, and more. It can be easy to forget why you got into this business in the first place. But it’s important to remember that passion is what drives successful businesses. If you’re not passionate about what you’re doing, Read More …
Being your own boss has its perks – you get to choose which clients, projects and schedule works for YOU. But it’s no walk in the park! Taking control of your career means allocating energy into making sure everything is as successful as possible – not always easy or straightforward. And there are different paths Read More …
The use of retail mannequins can significantly boost sales of clothing and other fashion items. Mannequins allow potential customers to see how the clothing looks on a person instead of lifeless items on a shelf. This helps them visualize themselves wearing the clothing and if the style is right for them. Often customers will seek Read More …
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 …
You might think selling goods in your retail store is as simple as placing them on shelves, but there’s a lot more to the psychology of selling—from the colors you use to catch attention, to how you price your wares, to where you place them on shelves—the ones at eye level are likely to be Read More …
The “stack it high and watch it fly” model of retail essentially relies on well-stocked shelves to create an attractive shopping atmosphere, giving the impression that a company is flush, and encouraging increased sales. Consider how shoppers might feel looking at a shelf that has been picked over and contains only sparse merchandise—it creates an Read More …
Clearance sales are a necessary part of any retail operation, and when they’re successful, both you and your customers reap the benefits. Stores have the opportunity to move out a lot of old inventory and replace it with a new, full-priced inventory. Shoppers get a great deal on items they may have been on the Read More …