New to Physical Retail? 5 Things to Consider When Building Your POP Displays
E-commerce brands saw a lot of exposure and a big boost from online shopping during the height of the pandemic. Now, many have set their sights on physical retail. Medallion Retail explores what it might take to get that coveted store positioning and to debut in brick & mortar like a superstar.
Can Brand Partnerships Help Shift to Thrift?
While inflation and rising gas prices fuel further financial woes, many have been caught in the middle. Navigating around high prices and product availability has some shoppers seeking alternative channels to shop, like thrift shops. Medallion explores the growing shift to thrift and how brand partnerships could help.
The Complicated Marketing of Health and Wellness In-Store
As consumers move to a more proactive mindset around their health and wellness, demand for products and services in this arena is growing fast. Medallion Retail explores how brands and retailers might address the complexities of marketing this category in-store, overcoming labor shortages and supply chain problems.
Unboxing the Love and Brand Awareness
Gift giving and the unboxing experience have always provided an ample platform for brands to make an impression. But it could also be an opportunity to gain a new customer. Medallion Retail explores optimizing the gift-giving experience, keeping it from the heart and making them want for more.
The On-Going Evolution and Value of Pop-Up Retail: 6 Questions to ask if it’s right for you
In 2008, the retail world, at least in the U.S., faced multiple challenges on many fronts. As online buying began to grow with shoppers’ comfort with this channel, the pull of foot traffic from brick-and-mortar stores to the online experience
Retail Personalities: How 5 Brands Excel at Expressing Theirs
I had an interesting childhood growing up with a mother who dressed in windows and retail displays in Southern Florida. Many memories of tagging along with Mom while she draped windows in fabric, outfitted mannequins, and stapled lots of things
Shopper Education: Tuning into the Shopper’s In-Store Channel
If the pandemic taught us anything is that with the right shopper education, whatever type of product we want can usually be at our doorstep in no time. Some things that were ordered on a Monday afternoon would show up
Reaching Today’s Digitally Burned-Out Consumer with Print Marketing
It’s hard to believe that our lives have been almost entirely digitized for eight months. Waking hours are spent in the same place (preferably in sweatpants), in front of the same screen, and a once-welcome routine now begs for change.
Counter Displays: 7 Design Principles
The objective of any POS display is to win the hearts and minds of customers by way of effective branding while selling more product. Successful point-of-purchase display design is the result of a careful decision-making process that combines marketing strategy,
Pickup & Home Delivery: Marketing Opportunities in the Bag
The coronavirus pandemic has had a substantial effect on retail. But it’s also provided retailers with unconventional marketing opportunities. Consider that delivery and pickup options have grown as consumers have sought safer and more convenient methods of collecting their purchases.
5 Reasons In-Store Signage Is More Important Than Ever
The best brick-and-mortar stores have always prided themselves on giving consumers reasons to return. From store design and layout to product selection and customer service, it’s been about creating an experience that surprises and delights enough to drive return visits.
Pop-Up to Keep Up: Our Top 6 Reasons Why
In today’s digital world, we can easily diminish the importance and power of physical interaction. This is especially true in retail. While retailers and brands such as Sephora, Nike and Warby Parker are pursuing AR and VR technology that allows