3 Advices How To Choose a Retail Consultant

Feb. 15, 2011 - PRLog -- A retail consultant can also help with the geographical location of the store, as well as product placement inside the store. The retail consultant is well versed in product placement and consumer behaviors that many may not be. For example, grocery stores often find it better to place milk in the back corner of the store, knowing it is a product nearly everyone will need. Therefore, making customers walk past other merchandise on the way there may encourage more sales.

Our advice #1: Hire a local retail consultant.
Our advice #2: Hire a retail consultant specializing in your market (Grocery for example).


Further, a retail consultant can help with staffing issues as well. Consultants understand how and when the busy times will be and know how to staff appropriately during those times. They also better understand what skills are necessary among the staff to be a success. For example, the skills required for a hunting store may be different than those that are required for a women's clothing store. Of course, some of those skill sets will also be the same.

Our advice #3: Hire a successful retail consultant.

When choosing to hire a retail consultant, there are a number of important things to keep in mind. First, asking for what results have been achieved by a particular consultant is warranted. Second, choosing a consultant with a great deal of retail experience is important. While it may or may not be necessary to have a degree, a retail consultant should have plenty of knowledge and quantifiable results to back up their desire to work for you.

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