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04/27/22

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.

04/01/22

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.

03/01/22

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.

02/04/22

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.

09/01/21

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

05/26/21

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

03/24/21

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

11/17/20

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.

10/06/20

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,

Marketing Opportunities
07/08/20

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.

In-store signage, In-store safety practices, Shopper behavior, Retail signage, Retail marketing, Retail strategy, In-store shopping
06/17/20

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.

02/27/20

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

02/11/20

An International Brand’s U.S. Retail Launch: Designing the Display

At-home coffee brewing has always been a mainstay of U.S. households. The industry has seen everything from percolators to Mr. Coffee, but nothing revolutionized the market quite as much as the introduction of single-serve capsules. The global market for coffee

11/06/19

CPG Brands: Increase Shelf Space with Creative Merchandising

Small batch. Specialty. Artisanal. Customers are demanding diversified and specialty packaged goods like beer or a five-ingredient granola bar. [bctt tweet=”Shoppers are on the alert for newness. So to draw attention to what’s fresh and unique, the goal is to

destination pop-ups
10/09/19

Destination Pop-Ups Boost Sales With Local Flavor

Branded activations are projected to fuel a $740 million market by 2020, according to the Association of National Advertisers (ANA). In an experience economy, pop-ups can draw a crowd based on excitement and engagement. But the most memorable experiences aren’t

window display
09/16/19

Window Display Goes Big Just in Time for Holiday

In a world where we are bombarded with constant information, art is still one of the biggest forms of inspiration. When harnessed in the retail sphere, art draws customers in, evokes emotion and tells a story. Window display is a

airport retail
05/21/19

Airport Retail — How It Can Help Your Retail Operation Thrive

Been in an airport recently? With the summer travel season upon us, travelers will be crowding into airports—and spending hours waiting for their planes to take off. That gives them hours to do much more than watch CNN or screen gaze: in

04/29/19

At Barnes & Noble, a Story of Fantastical Retail Transformation

You’re a wizard, Harry. May the force be with you. For readers young and old, there are perhaps no two literary franchises more ubiquitous than Harry Potter and Star Wars. To date, the Harry Potter brand has generated nearly $8

retail renaissance
01/07/19

Retail Renaissance: The New Golden Age of Brick-and-Mortar Retail

The past decade has not been kind to retailers. Malls shuttered, small businesses folded, and beloved chain stores – including Toys“R”Us and Sears – closed their doors. Spurred by delayed effects of the Great Recession and massive shifts in consumer