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January 19th, 2010

visual merchandisingVisual merchandising is a comparatively new career field in which has sprung up with the growing popularity of window and floor displays. The retail visual merchandising shares many of the same principles as advertising, graphic design, and interior design — the purpose of visual merchandising is to create a logical and visually pleasing environment that will grab attention and translate into increased sales. The basics are pretty easy to understand – a clean store, well lit, with merchandise displayed in neat groupings, but as an industry, visual merchandising delves a lot deeper, focusing on the psychology and motivations of the target customer.

Learn a few merchandising tips that can help your business become more visible. Here are top five tips for retail visual merchandising, Entice – Visual merchandising actually starts on the street outside the store. The creative and interesting window displays will catch the eye of people walking by and will draw them into the store. The state of visiting an establishment should be as rich as is appropriate — any prospective customer should be able to walk in and feel respected and comfortable, whether it’s music, product displays, lighting, or even the climate control, everything in the store can impact the shopping experience, Inspire – Create product displays that will show the customer how an item might fit into their everyday life. In a home store, that might mean a sofa-chair grouping or a complete table setting. In a clothing store it might mean dressing mannequins — whatever the store type, customers are more likely to purchase if they can imagine themselves using/wearing the product.

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