Many retail spaces look the same. I don't know about you, but personally, oftentimes when I walk around the mall, I can't tell which store I'm in unless there's a sign to inform me.
Luckily, this isn't always the case. Some businesses don't think it's enough to just have clientele and invest their resources into making our shopping experience as pleasurable as possible.
Whether they put up balloons to designate produce and help us navigate the aisles or set up A/C-controlled dog houses to provide our pets with a comfortable stay while we go about our business, turns out, there's still creativity in the retail sector.
So we at Bored Panda put together a list of pictures showcasing some of the best solutions to remind you to stay mindful about where you spend your money. If we give it to these folks, maybe their competitors will try to catch up and these practices will become the norm!
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#21 This Board In An Italian Supermarket Shows You What Fruit Is Available At Different Times Of The Year. This Would Be Useful In All Supermarkets
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"Attracting customers takes great visual merchandising, creative use of social media, and innovative use of how customers interact with you on the web, via email, and text," Bob Phibbs, the author of The Retail Doctor's Guide to Growing Your Business says.
According to him, building word-of-mouth buzz around your brand requires training your crew to open their hearts to a stranger, actively listening to what they are saying, and finding ways for them to buy what you have to sell.
"Miss that, and you’ll be stuck as a transactional retailer 'selling stuff.'"
#22 This Shopping Cart Has A Spot For Kids To Stand On While Their Parents Pushes
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#26 The Bra Store I Went To Has Instructions For A Self Breast Exam In The Changing Room
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#30 The Grocery Store I Shop At Repacks The Unbroken Eggs And Sells Them At A Reduced Price
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#31 This Grocery Store Has A Bigfoot Statue That They "Hide" Around The Store So Children Can Find It And Report It's Location To An Employee
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#33 My Local Supermarket Has These Yellow Sockets So The Shopping Cart Doesn't Roll Away When Stowing Your Shopping Into Your Car
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#34 I Was Handed This At A Furniture Store. You Can Plant This Paper Embedded With Seeds, And It Will Grow Into Flowers
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#35 This Dutch Grocery Store Offers Samples Of All Their Toilet Paper In Their Restrooms
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#37 Canidae Kibble Refill Station. First Time I've Seen Zero Waste Pet Food Refills
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#38 This Grocery Store Has An Aisle Specifically For Reuniting With Lost Spouses
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