"Holiday merchandise" refers to products or items that are associated with holidays or festive occasions such as Christmas, Halloween, or Valentine's Day. These may include decorations, gifts, clothing, or any items that are specifically designed or used during these holiday periods.
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Once school begins, you can even score extra savings as stores begin discounting school supplies to clear space
for holiday merchandise.
Gifting is another area where brick and mortar retailers face fierce competition from e-commerce outlets, which seem to start
offering holiday merchandise earlier every year.
Risano uses distributor shows to fill the stores with non-holiday toys and treats, and then aligns the sales items with
pre-booked holiday merchandise to pass the savings to his customers.
One would think they'd want shelves clear of Disney Infinity to make space for the more valuable
upcoming holiday merchandise, so maybe soon we'll have some big fall clearance sales.
HAIM launched
some holiday merchandise that we can't help but want for our collection.
George recommends committing a very visible part of the store to
holiday merchandise.
Creating a cohesive presentation is a great way to ensure that the store does not end up with left - over
holiday merchandise.
Almost as important to having a good strategy for driving fourth - quarter sales is planning for how to deal with
any holiday merchandise that does not move off the shelf.
«Once you select
your holiday merchandise, plan how you are going to display and advertise them,» advises Debbie Bohiken, president and founder of Claudia's Canine Cuisine in Maumelle, Ark..
«It looks good when most of
the holiday merchandise is focused in one area to make an impact,» she says.
The Best Effect No matter which product categories a pet store decides to feature in
its holiday merchandising plans, Hepzibah Rogers, managing member of Thunderpaws Canine Solutions a retail and dog - training business in Seguin, Texas, says that it is vital that the products truly reflect the retailer's approach to high - quality pet care.