Merchandising
Gaining customers gets started in retail outlets. They are the last, yet, the most crucial link in market economy. Creative, individual, interesting and planned way of presenting the product range and advertisements of producers and also taking advantage of all presentation assistance (POS), they all have influence on boosting chances for spotting a company`s offer by a customer and consequently for improving sales.
A significant element of merchandising activities is the fact of positive market image of a given retail outlet and also distinguishing retail outlets from other numerous shops.
Diversity of products makes sales uneasy. Pure advertisement is no longer enough, new solutions are necessary. Diversity and variety of the offer is the reason for which decisions on purchase are most often made in the place of sale i.e. in a shop.
The proper and original display makes a purchaser interested in a product and lets quickly and efficiently find a wanted product. Whether the given shop will be visited by clients and whether they decide to purchase anything does not only depend on its location, external appearance but also on the interior of POS, an adequate, easily evident display of products. This is what merchandising deals with. On the one hand it may promote and create a given brand or POS and but on the other hand its inappropriate use may lead to worsening the image of both a given shop as well as the product, including its withdrawal from the market.



