5 Simple Tips To Make Your Store Look Fuller When You Own A Dollar Store
One of the quickest ways to increase sales is to maintain a fully stocked store at all times. Yet there are times when money may be tight, or you want to reduce overall inventory to increase inventory turns, or sales just exceed expectations. At those times it is important to do everything possible to maintain a fully stocked appearance in your store. With a few changes to the way you run your store you can accomplish that very thing. In this article I present 5 simple tips to make your store look fuller when you own a dollar store.
1) Hang gift bags along the ceiling. If you are looking for a very inexpensive technique to create a fuller look in your store, then hang brightly colored gift bags on the walls toward the ceiling of your store. This is a very inexpensive strategy if they are one-deep. It will really brighten up your store as well.
2) Move all overstock and back stock merchandise to the sales floor. Start by adding shelves along the top of gondolas. Fill those shelves with the merchandise you would have placed in your backroom. Be sure to remove the items from their shipping containers so the customers can see the merchandise. You'll find this technique adds up to unexpected sales and it really contributes to a fuller look for your store.
3) Purchase extra quantities of items that sell quickly. This is especially effective whenever those items are on sale from your suppliers. Put the extra merchandise onto end caps, create displays in the lobby area, and store it overhead on shelves across the very top of your gondola fixtures. Be sure to unpack the items from their shipping cartons and face everything into attractive displays.
4) Always stock toward the front if you own a dollar store. Creating the illusion of a full store requires the customers to see lots of merchandise as they first enter the store. Most shoppers will stop and scan your store before they proceed to begin walking aisle by aisle. That short scan should reveal front-facing end caps that are brimming with merchandise. Forward gondolas should also be fuller than those toward the rear of your store. With a little effort you'll own a dollar store that looks to be overflowing with merchandise.
5) One-deep may be the answer when merchandise inventory is low. Many larger retailers have discovered that placing shelving close together provides the opportunity to stock only 1-3 deep. Customers see what appears to be fully stocked display shelves. Yet using this technique you can spread a case of 12 items into 4 rows. This technique requires some extra work, but you'll be amazed at the impression you can create.
There are many other techniques that can be used to create a fuller look. When you own a dollar store it's important that you recognize which techniques work best for you and your store. Make the adjustments to keep shoppers coming into your store and buying. You'll be happy you did.
To your dollar store business success!
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Bob Hamilton is an entrepreneur, author, writer, business consultant and trainer.
