OPTIMIZING THE SHOPPER JOURNEY: HOW TO SET YOUR FLOOR TO SELL!

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The Parking Lot ______

You have about seven seconds to catch a customer’s attention. Here are some things to notes think about regarding your store’s parking lot:

 Is it easily accessible? ______ Do associates take the best spaces?  Is it clean?  Is it brightly lit? ______

The Store Front ______

The store front is much like the cover of a book: ______People judge books by their covers and they judge stores by their store fronts. Stores that ______stop traffic are a combination of exterior , signing and window displays that make a positive first impression. ______

 Does the store front need re-facing? ______ Does the store front need re-painting?  Is the store front sign visible from the customers’ vantage point? ______ If you have a lighted sign, are all of the bulbs in working order?  Is the sign distinctive? ______ Does its work with the other elements of the store front? ______

The Decompression Zone (DZ) ______

The Decompression Zone (DZ) is the 5’ to 15’ ______inside the front entrance of a store. It’s designed to slow down rushed and distracted customers so they can concentrate on shopping. The DZ needs ______to be uncluttered, inviting and easy to navigate. ______Speed Bumps ______Speed bumps are displays that work the same way as speed bumps in parking lots: they slow ______customers down so that they don’t miss important merchandise at the front of the store. A small table or other display placed just ______beyond the DZ makes an ideal Speed Bump.

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Visual & Display

______notes Horizontal Merchandising Merchandise that’s displayed horizontally by category or style on a shelf or fixture isn’t always ______a good idea. A horizontal presentation limits the amount of items a customer is likely to see. ______Vertical Merchandising Vertical Merchandising exposes customers to a ______greater variety of product at any eye . And since we read from left to right, Vertical Merchandising encourages purchases. Customers ______can scan the entire selection at a glance. Vertical merchandising is always preferred over horizontal merchandising. ______

Small Sizes on the Left, Large on the Right This technique can be used in many categories. ______Drug stores, for example, will merchandise a 7 ounce bottle of shampoo on the left, the 11 ______ounce size to its immediate right, and the generic (the one with the biggest profit margin) to the right of the larger size. Most customers are ______right handed and will unconsciously reach for the product closest to their right hand, rather than ______reach across their body, basket or shopping cart.

“Hot Spot Cross” Merchandising ______Every fixture has a “Hot Spot Cross”: it’s the section of the fixture that sells best. Draw an imaginary cross through the center of a fixture ______and display best selling items here. Product displayed to the right of the Hot Spot has an even ______better chance of being noticed. Each section of a fixture has its own Hot Spot Cross area. ______Visual Curve Merchandising (VCM) VCM involves slanting the shelves so that customers are exposed to more of the individual ______product, and the assortment. The slanted shelf creates a “Strike Zone Arc” that causes ______customers to look up and down at the product, as well as forward. Customers see more products! We’re here to help! If you’d like to talk about any Cross-Merchandising of the strategies we shared today, or if you just Cross-merchandising mixes different product want to brainstorm, give us a call. You can reach categories together – customers see and buy us at 630-513-8020 or via e-mail at: more because they can easily visualize how the [email protected]. items work together. And it gives you and easy Rich & Georganne opportunity to add on to the sale!

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Rich Kizer and Georganne Bender are professional speakers, authors and consultants whose client list reads like a "Who's Who" in business. Companies internationally depend upon them for timely advice on consumers and the changing market place.

KIZER & BENDER are contributors to MSNBC’s television program Your Business. They made Meetings & Conventions Magazine's list of Meeting Planners Favorite Keynote Speakers, have been named two of Retailing's Most Influential People, are included in the Top 40 Omnichannel Retail Influencers, and were listed among the Top 50 Retail Influencers two years in a row (2015 & 2016). Their Retail Adventures blog was named the Top Retail Blog by PR Newswire Media, and one of the Top 50 Retail Blogs in 2016. And with good reason: Rich and Georganne are experts on generational diversity, consumer trends, and , and everything retail. They are widely referred to as consumer anthropologists because they stalk and study that most elusive of mammals: today's consumer.

They are well known for their unique and intensive consumer research. Any speaker can talk about customers, but Georganne and Rich actually become them. In addition to focus groups, one- on-one interviews, and intensive on-site studies, their research includes posing as every kind of customer you can imagine; and maybe even a few that you can't. The result of their research is literally straight from the mouth of the consumer: solid ground level intelligence you can use to better serve your own customers.

KIZER & BENDER’s observations are widely featured in the medias, including the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, Las Vegas Review Journal, NBC, CBS, ABC, WGN, MSNBC, National Public Radio (NPR), The Voice of America, AARP, Deseret News, The Washington Post, and the National Retail Federation. Their books “Visual Merchandising & Store Design: How to Set Your Sales Floor to Sell”, “BRANDING!”, and “Jingle Bells, Christmas Sells: Events, Promotions & Tips for the Holiday Season!” have helped thousands of retailers improve their bottom line. Their magazine column, Georganne & Rich on the Road, is a two time winner of the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) Award of Excellence.

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