Palmer Retail Solutions Blog

If you’re a foodie wanting to share your skills or simply a creative entrepreneur, starting a food kiosk might be your pathway to success. However, in order to cook up success, you need to assemble the right ingredients. And that requires thoughtful...

Investing in a mall kiosk is a great way to start your career as an entrepreneur. But something you may not realize is that kiosks have a lifespan – typically about 4-6 years. At some point, your mall kiosk will need to be replaced due to wear and...

There are a million things you need to do if youplan to open a mall kiosk. For starters, you have to find the right location and select the right products to sell, but your kiosk won’t be the sales dynamo you’re hoping for unless you choose the...

If you follow retail trends, you know department stores are suffering. Big names that have served generations are falling by the wayside. Their demise is causing upheaval at malls, which are in turn scrambling to reinvent themselves to retain – or...

Shoppers are increasingly buying online. Everyone knows this. Amazon has now surpassed Wal-Mart as the world’s largest retailer, right? But wait. Amazon just opened their first-ever retail storefront, in New York City. As a retailer trying to...

Thinking about opening a retail store? Sometimes a kiosk is the best way to go! There are many products that simply do not warrant an entire store, but they can be a match made in heaven when it comes to kiosk sales.

While retail stores in general are seeing an increase in impulse buying, kiosks by nature depend almost entirely on impulse sales. Sure, hungry customers may approach your kiosk on their own. But you want them to buy more. And those passersby who...

Kiosks have become highly popular with retailers, no doubt because they’re so versatile. Your kiosk could be a stand-alone, self-service merchandise display – perhaps with a touchscreen shoppers can use to interact with the product in some way. Or,...

What type of store will provide the best showcase for your product? It depends on what you sell. There are several factors to consider — and you may already have a personal preference — but the key factor in deciding whether to choose a mall kiosk...

It’s easy to assume that everyone who steps inside your retail store is ready to make a purchase. But that’s not necessarily the case. We’ve all heard “just browsing” when asking shoppers if they need assistance, right? These people are in some...