Archive for the ‘Hat Display’ Category

I (almost) hope you are too busy to read this retail display blog.

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Sugarplum Kids - Alpharetta & Duluth, GA

Sugarplum Kids - Alpharetta & Duluth, GA

As we start the busy Holiday retail season, I thought I’d feature a few especially nice displays. I’ll start with the cutest OPEN sign ever! Sugarplum Kids, with locations in Alpharetta and Duluth, Georgia sells designer clothing for babies and kids, but they chose a onesie to use as their OPEN sign. What a clever way to showcase their product. And, no, I didn’t ask them if it says CLOSED on the backside.

Swagger Gifts - Cary, NC

Swagger Gifts - Cary, NC

I like versatile displays and efficient usage of space, so I applaud the way Swagger Gifts, of Cary, North Carolina, stacked their tables for this Christmas display. Anytime you can build your display upward, it increases the merchandise per square foot ratio in your store. I am a big fan of tiered tables and these classic white, coordinated - but not matching - tables stack up nicely in this pretty shop.

 

 

 

Tracy b - New Haven, CT

Tracy b - New Haven, CT

Look closely and you will see that the hanging props in this store window are made from rolled up newspaper and joined with ornaments in the center to create decorative bursts. This winter wonderland window is at Tracy b  in New Haven, CT. I am sure that it could be made into a year-round concept by rolling up colorful pages from magazines and using spring flowers in the center.

 

 

 

 

 Chicky Bella in Chandler, Arizona, uses a glass dome pedestal pastry
Chicky Bella - Chandler, AZ

Chicky Bella - Chandler, AZ

plate to feature a couple of hats.

Love it!

Enough said.

 

 

 

 

Shoefly and Sox - Ukiah, CA

Shoefly and Sox - Ukiah, CA

This next display is a shoe table at Shoefly and Sox in Ukiah, CA. It’s a great layout with just the right amount of display props. Suitcases are one of my favorite props for most any type of store. I will be featuring more suitcase display ideas in upcoming blogs, but I think this one is especially nice.

Salutations Home - Pasadena, CA

Salutations Home - Pasadena, CA

I hope that your stores are busy for the holidays and that you also find some time for family and friends. When you do, I hope you sit at a table as lovely as this one displayed at Salutations Home in Pasadena, CA.

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Swirl Girl, Swirl Marketing, Becky Tyre~Becky

Store displays with ladders and fences and dowels, oh my!

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Stylish Stork, Boise, ID

Stylish Stork, Boise, ID

Wow! It seems that store display is quite the fun topic to discuss. I have enjoyed reading all your emails and comments and browsing through the many pictures submitted from several countries.  Keep ‘em coming. I’ll share as many as I can.

Rate The Display:
This windowbox flower display is (almost) too cute for words. Kimberly from The Stylish Stork in Boise, Idaho, submitted this picture of a clever cap display that she created herself. What a great way to display items that are not usually so easy to feature.

Alternative Fixtures – Ladders:  Caci of CashmereRed in Telluride, Colorado, uses this ladder display to showcase their elegant soft scarves. I’ve seen less elaborate ladders used to show jeans, towels and men’s ties, but the shape of this ladder display makes it much more eye-catching.    

Cashmere Red, Telluride, CO.

CashmereRED, Telluride, CO.

The addition of the hooks maximizes the usable display space. Caci tells me that all of the fixtures at CashmereRED are custom-made for the store.

Honey Bunch, Toronto

Honey Bunch, Toronto

Nicole of Honey Bunch in Toronto shows us this vintage ladder that she uses to display baby blankets. Nicole frequently uses antique and refinished items for display fixtures in her shop. I like that the ladder does not take up much floor space or wall width and would be easy to move around providing flexibility amongst departments.

Fall Displays: The Cook’s Nook in McPherson, Kansas, is a gift and gourmet store. A reader suggested that I check out their website for display ideas. They do a very nice job of incorporating their products into their fall displays. They were gracious enough to let me post them here to share. I bought some candy corn today, so it must be fall here in SW Florida. Sometimes we need store displays to let us know about season changes around here!

McPherson, Kansas
The Cook’s Nook, McPherson, Kansas

Cooks Nook Fall 2 - 3 inch

 
 
Inspirational Display Idea of the Month:
This next idea is not so simple to create, but can be easily changed once erected and definitely worth the effort. I have used chain link fence as a store window backdrop in the past, but a new product that I stumbled on inspires many more ideas. You have probably seen plastic cups lodged into fencing to spell words  (think local high school pep rally days). Designed as an Dixie_Cups 3 inch red cupsalternative to such plastic cups, Put-In-Cups are multi-colored snap-in plastic pieces that you can Put in cups 1use to create words or designs in chain link fences.  You can buy fencing in various widths & heights at most hardware stores and build your own fence or consider using a pre-made gate or two. Years ago, I saw a wall-mounted gate used to display Gate 2inchearring cards, necklaces and belts. The display was softened by intertwining  colorful scarves. I wish I had taken a picture back then, but I think you can get the idea. It’s simple to attach merchandise to fencing with S-hooks or apparel hangers and easy to change it, making it a versatile “fixture” that could work in a store window or on Dixie_Cups 3.5 inch colorsa blank wall. I hope you enjoy this pictorial fencing story and be sure to Fence Roll 2inchsend in pictures and ideas if you get inspired to create a fence display!

Thanks for reading Retail Details, a blog discussion and source for topics relevant to retailing, with an emphasis on product merchandising and store display. I hope this blog gives you some useful ideas and inspirations. I look forward to hearing your ideas, too. Submit your pictures or input through the contact link at the bottom of this page. I look forward to an open exchange of ideas and welcome your comments.

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Swirl Girl, Swirl Marketing, Becky Tyre

~Becky