Archive for September, 2009

Have a Cup of Coffee

Posted in New Wholesale Items on September 4th, 2009 by brian – Be the first to comment

Have a cup of coffee.  Actually, we’d like it even more if you had 15,000 cups of coffee.  We just received a huge closeout lot of really nice ceramic coffee cups.   Item HS762 is stackable, and item HW096 has a really nice flower design.  Here are some pictures.

Stackable ceramic coffee cups

Wholesale closeout stackable ceramic coffee cups

Ceramic Mug With Flower Pattern

Wholesale closeout ceramic Mug With Flower Pattern

These are great wholesale closeouts, and they’ll be gone soon.  Get on the phone or the Internet at www.koleimports.com  and buy some now before we run out.  We have a lot of other great items arriving in the next few weeks, and we’ll post pictures of some of them on this blog as they are warehoused. 

The Science of the Display

Posted in Buying Tips on September 3rd, 2009 by brian – Be the first to comment

Survival in today’s tough retail climate is all about innovation and creating customer satisfaction. One of the principal tools available to the dollar store retailer is the store display merchandising. How and where displays are set up, how well the sales team understands their design and the quality of the display’s “look” will determine how effective they are. Presentation is just as important in the dollar store business as it is in other retail categories.

In-store merchandising  is no longer a commodities-driven method of organizing a product at retail, but rather the last stage of a comprehensive and integrated marketing plan. When the shopper enters the store for the first time, she is subconsciously making a mental evaluation of several factors, and the focal point is the display. A well-thought-out display generates more customer traffic, creates repeat business and increases the average purchase size – all leading to increased sales.

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