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Carefully choosing display elements is an essential step in any visual merchandising project and incorporating the right color for your brand or product can bring your display to the next level. But why not stick to a classic black or transparent scheme? While transparent or black display fixtures are usually a safe bet, research from colorcom.com reveals that 52% of shoppers won’t return to a store based on aesthetics alone. A study by 97thfloor.com shows that color advertisements engage customers 42% more than black and white.
If you haven’t used color in your displays before, don’t be nervous! This guide will help you decide which colors can psychologically promote and sell your products and services. Continue reading Color Psychology for Marketers & Merchandisers
Category: Retail Strategy
A Guide to Using Retail Signage in Your Store
In today’s increasingly competitive retail environment, visual merchandisers and marketers must be vigilant when seeking ways to gain an edge on their competitors. Retail signage is one clear way to gain this advantage. Retail signage helps attract customers into a store, and further encourages purchases once customers enter.
However, visual merchandisers need to design signage with intent. Otherwise, signage may miss the mark and ultimately become ineffective. Let’s go over a few recommendations and strategies to create the most effective signage for your store. Continue reading A Guide to Using Retail Signage in Your Store
5 Examples of Good Customer Service in Retail
There are many benefits to focusing on customer retention; In fact it actually costs 5 times less to keep your current customers than it does to obtain a new one. And even better, the gift of loyal customers keeps on giving; Your brand reputation will increase, and in the age of social media, word will travel fast. But how do we keep these customers loyal? Well, a retail company successful in keeping its current customers happy has exceptional customer service. Continue reading 5 Examples of Good Customer Service in Retail
How to Create the Perfect Holiday Retail Displays This Season
Holiday displays help retailers take advantage of the popularity and profitability of winter holidays, where gift-giving and decorating become widespread across many cultures and countries. With most holiday sales taking place between the months of November and December, many stores choose to alter their retail displays at this time to join in on the holiday excitement. Continue reading How to Create the Perfect Holiday Retail Displays This Season
How to Display and Design Endcaps
Endcaps are point-of-purchase product displays that are placed at the end of aisles in retail stores and grocery stores. Due to their conspicuous placement, endcaps are prime real estate for visual merchandisers. Not only do they encourage impulse purchases, they set the tone for the entire aisle they’re attached to and temporarily influence buyer behavior as a result.
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The Ultimate List of Retail Statistics and Trends
Retail is a rapidly changing business. In fact, how we purchase has changed immensely in just the last five years. From eCommerce, to pop-up shops to brick and mortar, there are a lot of areas for consideration when choosing which direction you want your store to take. Over the years, we at shopPOPdisplays have seen a number of these changes in the industry through our collaborations with large brands and retailers.
These statistics and trends should be able to help you leverage the potential of your in-store brand, expand on customer loyalty, and get ahead of the competition. Continue reading The Ultimate List of Retail Statistics and Trends
How to Encourage Impulse Buying with Point-of-Purchase Displays
For brick-and-mortar retailers, impulse purchases are key to capturing additional, unplanned sales from customers. These small purchases can incrementally grow to represent a significant portion of sales—over the course of a year, the average customer will spend $5,400 on these small, spontaneous transactions. Interestingly, 79 percent of impulse purchases occur in brick-and-mortar stores as opposed to online, representing a sizeable and unique strength that all brick-and-mortar retailers should integrate into their visual merchandising strategy. Continue reading How to Encourage Impulse Buying with Point-of-Purchase Displays
How to Pick the Right Size Display Box
Whether you are a collector of antiques, sports memorabilia, or want to showcase a unique piece of art, picking the right size display box is essential to the success of your display. At shopPOPdisplays, we carry a wide range of acrylic display boxes that will perfectly complement your items. Below we have compiled some basic guidelines and suggestions to help you determine what type of display box and base is right for your item. Continue reading How to Pick the Right Size Display Box
How to Create Striking Displays to Overcome eCommerce Competition
Online shopping may be on the rise, but many customers are unwilling to let go of traditional, brick-and-mortar retailers. In fact, only a slim majority of millennials prefer shopping online, with all other age demographics-even Gen Z-preferring to go in-store. This is primarily due to the diligent work of visual merchandisers to create unique, engaging in-store experiences. Continue reading How to Create Striking Displays to Overcome eCommerce Competition
How to Use Pedestals to Make Point-of-Purchase Displays Stand Out
Point of purchase displays, also known as POP displays, are a very effective way to display products and encourage sales from shoppers within retail stores. POP displays are usually displayed separate from shelving, in any part of the store where customers can engage with products.
POP displays can provide a range of benefits for brands that choose to implement them. One medium that brands use to create POP displays is display pedestals. Since they are available in a range of colors, styles, and sizes, marketers find these effective vehicles for their POP displays. To learn more about how POP displays benefit brands and how to select the best pedestal for your POP display, read on. Continue reading How to Use Pedestals to Make Point-of-Purchase Displays Stand Out