Posts Tagged ‘Face-Out Merchandising’
Slatwall Scanner Hooks
One of the most useful product display hooks for slatwall is the slatwall scanner hook, also known as a flip scanner hook. This uniquely designed scanner display hook fits on slatwall or slat board and features an attachable clear plastic plate in which product and price labels, UPC Bar Code labels, QR Code Labels, etc. can be placed. Scanner hooks are ideal for use with POS (Point of Sale) Systems. Slatwall scanner hooks offer simple ways to display merchandise simultaneously while helping in product identification for both customers and inventory control purposes. Slatwall scanner hooks are popular among supermarkets and grocery stores, pharmacies and drug stores, convenience stores, dollar stores, party stores, beauty supply stores, variety stores, pet stores, health food stores, liquor stores, gift shops, automotive and are also used in warehouses.
Slatwall scanner hooks (flip scanner hooks) are made of metal and come in different finishes such as zinc, black and white epoxy. Scanner hooks for slatwall are available in different lengths including: 4-inches, 6-inches, 8-inches, 10-inches and 12-inches. The metal hook itself is 3/16-inch diameter wide. The clear plastic label holder for the scanner hook measures 1 ¼ -inch high by 2-inch wide. The label holder can be flipped up for easy access to merchandise and for product stocking.
When buying slatwall scanner hooks, choose the right length size to suit the number of products you wish to display. Also consider your display area when deciding on placement of your slatwall scanner hooks. For example, it’s a good idea to use shorter length scanner hooks if your aisle space is tight between your slatwall and other floor displays.
As the retail industry continues to adopt digital inventory and POS systems, slatwall scanner hooks in particular will continue to be a must-have store display accessory.
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Super Spring Grid Displays
Spring is finally here! Retailers have been busy recently gearing up for the change of season. One of our customers sent us photos showing how she tricked out her gridwall for Spring Sales.
It’s no surprise that gridwall panels continue to be a favorite choice for store owners especially those who want to maximize space. Plus, retailers can get really creative with merchandising by simply using the many accessories available for grid displays. Choose from wood shelves, tempered glass shelves, acrylic shelves and wire shelving, as well as gridwall baskets, specialty product holders and containers designed for grid panels. Add hang rails, face-outs and grid hooks to best present your products to customers. Finish grid displays off with grid sign holders and signs of varying styles to further attract your customers’ attention.
If you have floor space, consider using standing grid displays. Add grid legs and bases with rolling casters to create a portable grid display. Grid displays are our top seller for use at trade shows or outdoor markets. For more information about Gridwall and Gridwall accessories visit: www.discountshelving.com.
Put Your Best Merchandise Face Forward
In retail, creating the right look is one of the key ingredients to sales success. Smart use of displays and accessories can help put your best merchandise forward.
As you put together your retail displays remember that you want to make a positive impact as soon as a potential customer walks through your door. That first impression will often prove the amount of time they will spend in your store. Keep in mind that most people only give you one chance to make a good first impression. Also, it takes just seconds, a glance for them to form an opinion about your store.
When merchandising, pay careful attention to everything from lighting and store layout, to traffic flow and retail store signage. Strategic product presentation will also help you make a great impression. One of the best ways to attract your customer’s attention quickly is to use face-out presentations. Face-out merchandising means having the front part of a product facing the customer. If you sell books or music, it means titles and CDs are displayed on shelves or easels, with the covers facing the buyer. Showing just the spines of books or CDs in a bookcase, requires the purchaser to be motivated to work hard to find anything they may want, let alone catch their attention to even want to try!
If you’re selling clothes, face-out merchandising is even more critical. Don’t hide your merchandise by making the mistake of just hanging clothing on racks where only the edge of a sleeve or shoulder is visible. For a shopper, it’s like having to dig through a closet aimlessly with no direction. Not many customers would bother sifting through this type of display without any eye-catching triggers to entice them.
Think about using mannequins and forms to display your clothes. They offer one of the best options for an attractive face-out presentation. It’s proven that “people like to see clothing on people”, to help visualize how clothing will look on themselves. Place clothing forms near folded items to entice customers. Mannequins are typically used to attract attention in display windows and inside to lead buyers to a particular section of a store where often racks of similar clothing set-ups.
If you don’t have the floor space or budget for mannequins, a great alternative is to use apparel racks and accessories. Many stores use apparel racks and accessories that are designed to create effective face-out merchandising.
Which racks and accessories offer eye-grabbing appeal? The following products have proven to help increase sales:
Two-way racks and four-way racks with face-out arms present are compact, perfect for the center of the floor.
Spiral racks offer a cascade effect from which you can hang and feature the same item in different colors.
When capacity is an issue, supplement your round clothing racks, and double bar clothing racks with clothing rack toppers.
Made of wire, glass, or wood, you can display face-out signage or forms on top of these rack toppers.
On walls, use straight-outs, waterfalls and slant arms. Unlike shelves straight-outs, waterfalls, and slant arms give you the opportunity to practically “reach out” to your customers.
When it comes to merchandising, don’t be shy, grab and entice your customers with face-out displays.