Imagine a prospective shopper entering your store. The first thing they see is a phalanx of retail fixtures stacked high with merchandise. Yikes! Even if your products are tempting, your presentation is overwhelming. Prospects can’t wait to leave. While this is an extreme scenario, using the right retail store fixtures can make all the difference between enticing shoppers to come in and browse – or turning them away at the door.
The first thing customers want to see is an overview. What kind of store is this? What types of merchandise do you have to offer? Giving them that comprehensive panorama first enables them to see how your store is organized. That sets the stage for step two – attracting their more specific interest in your merchandise on display.
The right store fixtures, strategically placed, create immediate visual interest. From there, the floor and wall fixtures you choose – and how you arrange them – invite shoppers to explore further.
Creating merchandise “scenes” or categories helps your customer focus, pulling their eye from the broad panorama toward middle distance displays. That introduces the element of choice, guiding your customer’s attention – and their feet – farther into the store and encouraging browsing. As they move around your fixtures, they are able to zoom in even further on individual items on display.
While the right layout can direct customer flow, different types of merchandise invite different types of customer interaction. So the fixtures you choose and how you organize your store depends on what you sell:
So you’ve chosen the right retail fixtures and designed an enticing layout. How do you know it’s working? Whether you’re a major retailer or a tiny boutique, it’s important to track your customer flow in order to understand how well your arrangement is performing. Analyze information such as total number of visitors and which areas of your store are visited most and least frequently.
Armed with factual data, you can see what’s working and which fixtures or layout details need to be modified to improve sales.
Palmer Retail Solutions strives to offer our clients the absolute best combination of innovation, quality, service, and value for our diversified custom store fixtures and merchandising displays. For more information about our designs, retail fixtures, cash wraps, kiosks, or point of purchase displays, visit our website at: http://www.palmerretailsolutions.com.