While trends are shifting dramatically to online shopping, high-traffic display locations at brick-and-mortar retailers are becoming key branding and sales drivers. Endcaps, sidecaps, and free-standing displays are prime real estate locations of any retail store. Like window displays of the past, brands are using these visible and high traffic spaces to gain brand recognition and
The New Year has retailers focusing on spring retail reset season. Of course, resets happen throughout the year, but spring and fall resets are key transition times. It is prime time for brands to introduce new products, train stores on new offerings, and recalibrate strategy from lessons learned in the previous year. Keep reading to
The New Year has retailers focusing on spring retail reset season. Of course, resets happen throughout the year, but spring and fall resets are key transition times. It is prime time for brands to introduce new products, train stores on new offerings, and recalibrate strategy from lessons learned in the previous year. Keep reading to
Every sports locker room and high school coach has uttered the cliché, “when the going gets tough, the tough get going.” But this old adage has never felt truer than this year. We all toughened up this year. We learned resiliency together, even while apart. We grieved for the loss of family members, for special
Retail in 2020 has already been unconventional, to say the least. The holiday season will be no different. Brands that plan ahead and adapt to retailers’ own holiday strategies will come out ahead on sales. There is reason to be optimistic about consumer spending this quarter, as retail sales have increased by an average of
2020 will go down in history as the year of unexpected and unwelcome news. However, one surprising bright spot was that retail sales did not plummet. Year over year, general retail sales actually rose by 2.7% and grocery sales skyrocketed by a whopping 12.6% annual increase. These trends leave most cautiously optimistic that 2020’s holiday
Many successful brands rely on outside resources to provide key marketing and retail services. They build an all-star retail partner network, creating multiple levers to drive sales. Whether it is building promotional displays, printing point of sales graphics, creating stand-out packaging, or in-store execution, you need a solid team that you can trust to execute
FAQs About RMS Do you have a question about RMS’ services? We’re here to answer them. If you don’t see your question below, please contact us here to let us know. What services does RMS provide? General Services – Offered at all of our retail partners. Endcap and Display Management Instant Redeemable Coupons (IRCs) ISM
Phantom inventory plagues retailers and brands alike. Brands need to know what phantom inventory is and how to avoid it. What is Phantom Inventory? Phantom inventory happens when your products appear to be available at a retail store within a retailer’s inventory system but are actually missing or out-of-stock. When you think that your products
The holiday shopping frenzy will wind down soon and retailers will be left with all the inventory that didn’t find a new home this year. Or at least, not yet. Despite the best efforts of retailers and brands, inventory supply never aligns perfectly with consumer demand. Either it is underestimated how much inventory is needed
