Creative Shop Talk Podcast Episode 256 | Retailers in the Wild: Elevate Your Retail Shop Using These Observations From My Time in New Zealand
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In This Episode:
I’m home from a 6-week trip across New Zealand where I perused more than 150 independent retail shops! Phew! In this episode of the podcast, I am sharing 5 tips/observations that will elevate your retail shop.
Want customers lining up instead of walking by? It’s time to revamp your retail strategy and I have the keys to success! Here are 5 powerful tips to magnetize customers and maximize sales, all inspired by visiting retailers in the wild in beautiful New Zealand.
5 Tips to Elevate Your Shop:
- Boost Visibility: I’ll give you some ideas and platforms you can use right now to make sure people can find you.
- Perfect Your Shop Standards: There is more to keeping shop than turning on the lights and unlocking the door!
- Signage That Sells: I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Good, clean signage is a silent salesperson.
- Check Your Inventory/Merchandising: I’ll offer my thoughts around aligning inventory with your branding as well as making sure your shop is “shoppable.”
- Stop Making Assumptions About Your Customers: Offer your help. Serve all of your customers with hospitality.
Fun Signage Photos from Adam Blackwell’s shop, Blackwell & Sons:
“Clear is always kind.”
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Related podcasts we think you’d like:
Episode 78: Retail Success Stories – Learning to Level Up with Amy Hart
Episode 103: Increase Sales With Your Silent Salesperson: Signage
Episode 144: How to Create a Customer Journey Map
Episode 168: Merchandising to Sell: Intuitive Merchandising
Episode 175: How to Audit Your Brand Assets
About Your Host, Wendy Batten:
In case we haven’t met yet, I’m Wendy, a small business coach and founder of The Retailer’s Inner Circle, where I help other independent shop owners learn how to gain the right business skillsets to see more profits, paychecks, and joy as they navigate running their retail business.
Through online classes, business coaching programs, speaking, and a top-ranked podcast, I’ve helped hundreds of retailers around the globe reclaim their dream and see the success they want from their beautiful shops. My signature private coaching community, The Retailer’s Inner Circle, has helped retailers around the world build their retail business skill sets and confidence.
I am proud to have been featured in several major publications, including my own business column in What Women Create magazine. I have been privileged to be a guest on top-ranked podcasts and sought-after as a guest speaker and teacher for several brands, associations, and communities that are passionate about the success of independent retailers.
When I’m not coaching, you will find me either DIYing and renovating my very imperfect old crooked cottage by the sea in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Lunenburg, NS, or blogging about our travel and RVing adventures and the weird fun things we get up to in our coastal village. I’d love to invite you to check out one of my free resources for real retailers at https://wendybatten.com/free-resources/
For more support from Wendy:
Retailer’s Inner Circle – Join Wendy inside the best retailer’s community
Wendy’s FREE Resources for shop owners
Hang out and connect with Wendy on IG
All of Wendy’s programs and services for shop owners can be found HERE.
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