Sourcing new merchandise to sell can be pretty tricky, especially if you’re looking at new suppliers. Even though product price and quality are the top priorities to look for before you make a purchase, there are plenty of other factors that come into play. Whether you’re just starting your own business or you’ve been doing […]
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Upselling Father’s Day Products
Holidays such as Father’s Day make for some great ways to upsell your products and increase sales, encouraging customers to get something for their loved ones. Now is the time to rearrange your booth and put all of your men’s products up front. The Merchandiser Group has some ideas for you on how to upsell […]
The Three Steps to Converting Window Shoppers
Converting window shoppers into paying customers is an art flea market vendors have been successful with for years. It’s much easier to convert a passer-by when you get to talk to the customer in person and either tell them what makes your products better than the rest or tell them the story behind your business. […]
Incorporating Wedding Accessories Into Your Booth
April showers bring May flowers and lots of weddings. The spring and fall are the two biggest wedding seasons and will have customers scrambling around to find the cutest table toppers, shoes, jewelry, favors, decorations, and gifts for the bride and groom. Weddings are just as expensive as they are exciting and fun, so here […]
Making the Most out of Mother’s Day Sales
Mother’s Day is a great day for the whole family to get together, grab a bite to eat, and go shopping! This is the time to put your best sales face on and give all mothers and gift buyers a reason to shop from your booth. Whether you sell jewelry, clothing, accessories, home decor or […]
Using CloseoutCentral.com to Source Merchandise
You probably already saw our article a few months ago on the new CloseoutCentral.com launch, and if you haven’t, go check it out. CloseoutCentral.com is a strictly B2B website that connects closeout buyers to closeout suppliers. Now fully mobile enabled, it’s one of the easiest websites to use to find the best deals on closeout […]
The 3 Commandments to a Great Selling Experience
There are endless amounts of ways that you as a vendor can improve the selling experience for your customers, whether it be by showing them a friendly smile, striking up a conversation, or demonstrating some of your products so buyers can see how they work. Even though every reason in the book is important to […]
How to Create your own Brand
Have you ever thought about creating your own brand? Maybe it’s something that you’ve been wanting to try but didn’t know how, or maybe you just haven’t thought of it at all. The springtime might be a good time to put those ideas to action and create your own. The Merchandiser Group has some tips […]
Spring Cleaning Sales for your Booth
In this issue we’ve supplied you with some great closeout and liquidation companies to stock your booth with all the spring necessities, so now it’s time to get rid of old merchandise that’s taking up space. I think we all know the best way to make room for new products… sales! The best part is […]
Make Your Booth Stand Out for Easter
Easter is a great opportunity to sell more merchandise