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Merchandising

'Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it,' said Confucius — and in retail, seeing it is literally the job.

About the course

This 1-day workshop for wholesale and retail staff covers categorisation and grouping of stock, the principle of cross-merchandising, and draws on 77 specific visual merchandising tips, alongside protecting high-risk merchandise from stock loss. The result: staff who can move stock faster through better visual presentation, not just tidier shelves.

What it covers

Merchandising
Explaining what merchandising is

Categorisation and Grouping
Fast movers, slow movers, price consciousness, departments

Presentation Principles

Physical Presentation Techniques

Signage for Merchandise Displays

Principle of Cross Merchandising

Accessories and Visual Merchandising

Preventing Stock Loss

Protecting High Risk Merchandise

House Keeping Standards

Colour

77 Visual Merchandising Tips

How we run it

"Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." ~ Confucius

The world has never been more visual than at this very moment. This workshop is about leveraging statistics and knowledge to assist you in moving as much stock as quickly as possible. It is not about window dressing.

HD TVs, 3D Movies, Facebook photos and Pinterest. A picture is worth a thousand words!

This workshop is ideal for those just looking for a refresher, some new ideas, some inspiration or the basics all over again. A few hours of your time that will be well invested.

Course outline (PDF) Why do this training?

Run it for your team

We can adapt Merchandising to your industry and your people’s real situations, and run it at your premises, at our venue or as a virtual workshop. We agree the outline with you before you order, and the rate per delegate drops as the group grows.