Wednesday 11 January 2017

How to Attract New Retail Customers?

Whether you are a high street retailer or a destination retailer, there are many ways to attract new retail customers. A few simple things you can do to help you attract new customers. These below tips are designed to be applicable to a range of different retail types.

Don’t Let People Become Desensitized

Humans become familiar with things quickly, very quickly. For example, a fragrance can be very mesmerizing at first, but after a few minutes, you won’t even be able to pick up on it. So are the displays. People no longer notice if nothing changes for a few weeks. This is particularly applicable to your signage, your window displays or if you are set back from the road.

When store displays aren’t changed around they become stale and customers stop noticing them. Preferably a window display should be changed every 2 weeks. A shop’s window is one of the most lasting marketing tools a shop has. It is comparatively inexpensive to keep the products and window dressing props appropriate, and it is continually on the show.

It is important to not only change the window displays regularly to prevent customers from no longer noticing your shop, but also to create bold and attractive displays. These types of store displays should be neat, orderly and have a good focus on your products. In the end, they are the advertisement for your shop.

Social media is here to stay, and though it may not be the highest converting of your sales methods, it can help you to drive footfall. Hosting an event can be a great way to increase your footfall. Your events and your social accounts should enjoy some cooperation.

But you have to choose your event wisely. For example, you get a local chef to show off some recipes using your food or a personal stylist to give a talk. You can promote these events to your customers at the till and ask them to invite your friends. If you are working together with someone from outside of your business (e.g. the chef or stylist), you should also ask them to promote the day.

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