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Visual Merchandising
&
Displays
Faiza
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Retail Image
Retail
Image?
Significance
Positioning
of Retail Image
In 3 Seconds
Name
Line of trade
Claim to fame
Price position
Personality
Atmosphere
The
Visual Merchandising
Proactive, integrated
atmospherics approach to create
a certain look, properly display
products, stimulate shopping
behavior, and enhance physical
behavior
What VM does?
Is a Communication Tool
Exterior Planning
Storefront
(structural alternatives)
Signage
Marquee
Store
entrances
Display windows
Exterior building height
Surrounding stores and area
Parking facilities
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Store Entrances
How
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General Interior
Flooring
Colors
Lighting
Scents
Sounds
Store fixtures
Wall textures
Temperature
Aisle space
Dressing facilities
In-store transportation
(elevator, escalator,
stairs)
Dead areas
Personnel
Merchandise
Price levels
Displays
Technology
Store cleanliness
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space
Merchandise space
Personnel space
Customer space
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Determines floor
space necessary to
carry and display a
proper merchandise
assortment
Sales-Productivity
Ratio
Assigns floor space
on the basis of
sales or profit per
foot
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Interior (Point-of-Purchase)
Displays - Basis
Assortment
display
Theme-setting display
Ensemble display (cross merchandising)
Rack / Case display
Off Shelf display
Cut case / Dump bin
Self supporting stacks / pallets
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Shop Displays
Window displays (Exclusive windows,
Open windows)
Live Displays
Marquee Displays
Freestanding / Island Displays (Gondola
setting)
Counter displays
Brand Corners
End Cap / Power Aisle Displays
Cascade / Waterfall Displays
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Challenges
Clicks
Transformation
Online
Online
Disadvantages
Can be irrelevant to
masses
Can be slow for less
internet savvy shoppers
Can be too complex
Cannot display threedimensional aspects of
products well
Requires constant updating
Authenticity and Credibility
issues
More likely to be exited
without purchase
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Advantages
Cyber space
No boundaries
Wider spectrum of customers
Easy Market penetration
Strong Feedback system
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Characteristics
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Pitfalls of e-tailing
No ambiance
No emotional experience
Intangible merchandise
Security issues
Impersonal Customer Service
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Retail MIS
Point of Sale Technology
Supply Chain Management
Customer Relationship Management
HRIS
MIS (Exception reports, Interactive
Reports, Ad-hoc Reports)
Electronic Data Interchange facility (EDI)
Concept of ERP systems
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